American Turf Magazine
/ December-January 2015-2016
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Betting Freshman Stallions
Roberto, Nijinsky II), to make him a
HT (hidden turf) sire, so don’t let his
initial turf starters get away.
Representative 2-year-olds by
Bodemeister:
ALUM
, colt is out of stakes winner,
P.S.U. Grad. His second dam, Lo Cal
Bread, is a half-sister to G1 stakes win-
ner, Richter Scale and G3 stakes win-
ner, Outperformance. Second dam is
a half-sister to Ubetshedid, the dam of
$5 million plus stakes winner, Best Pal.
BODES WELL
, filly has a powerful
pedigree geared for turf. A half-sister
to stakes winners, Wicked Style and
Wicked Uno, her dam is by Prix de
l’Arc de Triomphe winner and Breed-
ers’ Cup Turf runner-up, Trempolino,
and she also has Devil’s Bag, Danzig
and Round Table – turf influences
supreme – up close in pedigree.
BODIE’S VALENTINE
, filly is out of a
half-sister to champion 2-year-old colt,
Stevie Wonderboy and Group 3 stakes
winner, Theyskens’ Theory. Also is an
RF (Rasmussen Factor) as she is inbred
5x4 to the great broodmare, Weekend
Surprise, through her best sons, A.P.
Indy and Summer Squall.
COURAGE ON FIRE
, colt is out of a
half-sister to multiple stakes winner,
Nannerl.
OBSERVADOR
, colt is out of a Pulpit
mare who is a half-sister to stakes win-
ner, Air Support. More importantly, his
second dam, Gaze, is a half-sister to
major stakes winner, Coronado’s Quest,
and this is the tail-female family of
Ruffian.
SOMEDREAMSCOMETRUE
, colt has
a smashing pedigree for turf. Dam is
a full sister to stakes winner, Smarty-
fly and this is the prolific Canadian
female family of Dancing with Wings
and Loudrangle. A look at all the stal-
lions up and down his pedigree is as
good as it gets for grass – Smart Strike,
Theatrical, Red Ransom and Danzig.
(Lauren Stich was the longtime pedigree
handicapper and bloodlines columnist for Daily
Racing Form, and has written for The Racing
Times, American Turf Monthly, Today’s Racing
Digest and Breederscup.com. She was founding
member and pedigree analyst/columnist for
Gradeoneracing.com, and was the founding
racing and bloodlines editor for Horse Society
Magazine. Stich is the author of “Pedigree
Handicapping,” “Bet With the Best,” and “Bet
With theBest 2: Longshots” andhas been featured
in seminal handicapping books by James Quinn,
Steve Davidowitz and many other prominent
Thoroughbred authors. She can be reached at
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Bodemeister before the Preakness Stakes
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