Freshman 2020

There are at least 6 Vic newbies seriously overvalued, especially in light of what our economy will be once their offspring start hitting the market as weanlings

Here's an old stallion page for Lecture.  https://www.sportingpost.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sires/pedigrees/lecture.pdf?x79687

The extended female family itself is interesting, if for no other reason than it regularly produces fast horses that are seemingly very sound.  Lots of offspring with ~8-9 starts per season for 2-3 years, and not just the geldings.  

I had AP Indy in mind re Al Mufti, so should state nephew as opposed to brother (come to think of it, same goes for Pulpit/Tale of the Cat & Lecture), but the point remains the same. I did at least recognise the name from somewhere, though I’m not sure where exactly... the answer is only ever a few clicks away 

Throw in Roberto’s full brother & Royal Meeting is nothing if not intriguing.

Looking at the production in his female line, I'm astounded that anyone tried this horse outside of sprint distances.   It's a quality family, racing primarily at the premier tracks of Kenilworth (Cape Town) and Turffontein (Jo'burg).  And basically every stakes horse under the 3rd dam is a sprinter.

As for the "other brothers" -- Al Mufti may not have had the track performance of his half-brothers Wolfhound or Deerhound, but he did far better at stud than either of them.  Whether it's because he went to South Africa or because he was a better stallion period is a question that will never be answered.  It is worth noting, though, that Wolfhound was purchased by South African breeders late in his stallion career and he never made it to Al Mufti's level.  

Though would point out that Robbo entirely endorsed peoples' cynicism.

Won a weak 2yo stakes race in Brisbane after placing in a big-money but restricted Inglis race, then had trouble beating the clerk of the course home at 3.  No thanks.

The fluff from Newgate is impressive though. 10/10 to the marketing team and 0/10 for those breeders who fall for it

D.F. has even had more 3YO starters than Snitzel. That's why he has had so many winners. However his AEI of 1.08 ( Ave $30K per runner) is pedestrian to say the least

Simply the majority of his runners lack the quality to be Saturday winners

Does anyone know what %age of Deep Field wnrs are actually Sat. metro wnrs ? This would be an enlightening statistic. One I don't think we will see on promotional material