Swede 67 Report post Posted November 19, 2017 Quite a bit's been written about Naholo's win at Ashburton on Thursday. They don't often come from the back of a big field at Ashburton at the 800 and win like he did. Another quality performer from an underrated sire, Panspacificflight. Article on the Macca Lodge website about his first NZ crop. Wick, Southern Pursuit, The Manipulator, Arden's Concord etc. Fourteen horses who have now won 100 races! http://maccalodge.com Then he left two-year-old Group 1 winner Arden's Choice from a small second crop that also included handy types like Thisismylastflight, Pantastic and Julia Lady. There've only been 20 foals on the ground in each crop since then. Trouble is most of the good ones are sold and that doesn't leave many to carry the flag here. So proven sire, well-bred, going nowhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thejanitor 1,219 Report post Posted November 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Swede said: Quite a bit's been written about Naholo's win at Ashburton on Thursday. They don't often come from the back of a big field at Ashburton at the 800 and win like he did. Another quality performer from an underrated sire, Panspacificflight. Article on the Macca Lodge website about his first NZ crop. Wick, Southern Pursuit, The Manipulator, Arden's Concord etc. Fourteen horses who have now won 100 races! http://maccalodge.com Then he left two-year-old Group 1 winner Arden's Choice from a small second crop that also included handy types like Thisismylastflight, Pantastic and Julia Lady. There've only been 20 foals on the ground in each crop since then. Trouble is most of the good ones are sold and that doesn't leave many to carry the flag here. So proven sire, well-bred, going nowhere. It's a shame because Panspacificflight is a good sire. I know Southland is a good nursery ground for young horses but how many mares are actually bred from down there now? Perhaps the stallion needs to be relocated to Canterbury or the North Island? I don't know how popular the sire is at the sales either. Are his progeny sought after at the sales? Or is it mainly smaller breeders who use his services? It seems strange given his record as a sire that he does not get more mares. Perhaps there are other reasons why he does not? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede 67 Report post Posted November 20, 2017 Yep, fewer ma and pa breeders down south (though his frozen semen is available anywhere in the country) and commercial breeders have learnt the hard way that they must stick to the Bettor's Delights, Art Majors, American Ideals. Panspacificflight is actually beautifully bred. His second dam is Rodine Hanover and he ranks as a half-brother in blood to Art Major (dams were full sisters) and is very closely related to Captaintreacherous. There mighty be prejudice against him because his sire The Panderosa left P-Forty-Seven, who was a flop at stud here. Also frozen semen might put a few off. Most likely it's just the power of marketing. Changeover, with a big stud behind him, came on the scene at the same time here and served 100s of mares before breeders lost interest in him. Auckland Reactor and Sir Lincoln are others who have benefited from big marketing budgets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Sunrise 554 Report post Posted November 20, 2017 4 hours ago, Swede said: They don't often come from the back of a big field at Ashburton at the 800 and win like he did. Great effort. It will be really interesting to see how he goes on with it. Looked like he wanted to keep running forever at the winning post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harewood 477 Report post Posted November 20, 2017 5 hours ago, Happy Sunrise said: It will be really interesting to see how he goes on with it. Looked like he wanted to keep running forever at the winning post. Going to score many tries! Err sorry wins. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
