In Range actually has a very good stallion pedigree, very solid, strong foundation. He's well bred. He was a $185,000 yearling, they were high on him as a 2yo, and he had an excellent freshman campaign. Didn't meet the expectations as a 3yo, but he showed up to some of the big dances. When they syndicated him, the shares sold out very quickly and they structured it with a four year deal attached to it. He's from the family of Yankee Duchess, who has a very strong lineage pedigree/family. Check out his extended pedigree. I think he's #3 on the earnings list, from a crop on the small crop---and both Chapter Seven and Captain Corey had bigger crops and more starters. I have no idea if the stallion is up for a move or not, but this was no backyard stud, LOL.
I don’t think I said ‘backyard stud’ - which there are plenty of in Ohio but there is a reason he went to Ohio. The $185k price tag was largely driven by being a Bar Hopping over a Windsong Legacy made who had just produced a productive Muscle Hill 2 yo (Long Tom). The pedigree gets pretty old pretty quick. Nothing wrong with that but from a commercial perspective it isn’t trendy by any means.
All of that is out the window now given production. They come out very racy - which can concern from a longevity perspective- but the early speed is there in spades. Luther had a colt win in 51 today at Lexington out of a Malabar Man mare.
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