In Range

[Call Sign Merlin]

Ohio based Regional stallion looks like he will have the favorite in both Hambo and Oakes out of his first crop.  Was a really nice 2 year old and a meh 3 year old.  Pedigree is fine but fairly common.  Brother Long Tom throws off useful horses as well.

Stud fee is $10k and highest in Ohio is $17.5k for DBTSS and Louprint.  State is overbred and not sure it would support a full book at that level for a trotter.  My guess is he gets moved

[truthisgrey]

Zero chance he gets moved. Ohio is arguably the best program in North America right now, with KY dual eligibility it can’t be beat. Stud fee will be raised considerably (again) and he’s fully syndicated with only a few outside bookings available, book will be closed as soon as it’s opened.

[Grandstand Handicapper]

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.

[Call Sign Merlin]

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.

[Grandstand Handicapper]

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.

I never said you did say backyard stud. I was using that term in the context of today's breeding landscape and commercial breeders and whether he's up for a move or not. Like I said, I have no idea if this stallion is up for a move or not, but he will certainly attract some attention from commercial breeders-----those who have the right cross, pedigrees, and families. I board mares with commercial breeders and talk to them all the time about breeding. They don't have a problem with old families. Families are supposed to be old LOL. Yes, they do have a problem with old pedigrees and old production/performers. Every breeding expert looks at the foundation family, in this case Yankee Duchess. If there are no current performers or production, that will hurt them, but the family is important to them. Ask a guy like Bob Marks about pedigrees, crosses, breeding, and so on, and he'll talk about family first. I like what I see from this stud and I hope he gets even more of an opportunity.

[COUNSELOR]

IN RANGE AND CAPTAIN COREY ARE THE NAMES OF THE FUTURE!!   WITH OHIO PROGRAM MANY COMMERCIAL BREEDERS WILL BREED TO HIM.   COREY PRODUCES FILLIES AND COLTS AND AN OUTCROSS.   

[Call Sign Merlin]

IN RANGE AND CAPTAIN COREY ARE THE NAMES OF THE FUTURE!!   WITH OHIO PROGRAM MANY COMMERCIAL BREEDERS WILL BREED TO HIM.   COREY PRODUCES FILLIES AND COLTS AND AN OUTCROSS.

Captain Corey is the outcross the trotting side of the industry desperately needed.  I am sure his fillies will be coveted broodmares as well given that they can cross with most

Final point on In Range - this issue in Ohio is overbreeding, the fairs and Northfield.  First two crops have had 40% fall for less than $15k - you just get a lot of Amish and recreational trainers who water things down.

[Checked Up]

IN RANGE AND CAPTAIN COREY ARE THE NAMES OF THE FUTURE!!   WITH OHIO PROGRAM MANY COMMERCIAL BREEDERS WILL BREED TO HIM.   COREY PRODUCES FILLIES AND COLTS AND AN OUTCROSS.

Great call! Any Breeding operation in any state would accept either one of these quality producers!

[JIDGE]

His value lies in being a grandson of Muscle Hill -- not a son, like Long Tom. This makes him available to a greater number of quality mares. And being out of a dam by Windsong's Legacy only increases his value. Chapter Seven mares and Walner mares will flock to him. He has a bright future in an Ohio program that grows in quality every year.