So You Think $66,000 !!!!!

Speaking of So You Think, does anyone else see what I'm seeing in this video?

https://inglis.com.au/sales/info/2022+Classic+Yearling+Sale/catalogue/118

The right shoulder at about :20

It looks like he stepped in a little divot or something. The shoulder dips and he shortens his stride for a few steps.

SC, I'm glad you noticed that, I watched it several times to make sure I wasn't making it up in my head.

Divot or not, parade videos filmed in uneven grass paddocks don't do these yearlings any favours.

Second Chance wrote:

too much time over the food bin and not enough time at the walk or in the round yard.

Story of my life! (Although I try.)

The SYT filly isn't stretching out at all at the walk. Again, having her parade on uneven grass did her no favours.

Heavy topped fellow, not sure about the angle of shoulder and foreleg, front on appears turned near front however very likely a facade as that doesn't appear to be the case from the rear angle. That said an otherwise fairly impressive type.

Over to others.

Vivarchi wrote:

Speaking of SYT colts, what are the opinions of this colt?

https://inglis.com.au/sales/info/2022+Classic+Yearling+Sale/catalogue/159

Cheers

There's something going on with the right hind leg. Left hind leg is tracking nice and straight behind the left front. The right hind foot lands under the centerline of the horse's body. Pause the video at :49 to see what I mean. If you go forward in slow-mo to :50.5 seconds, the horse is pushing off with the right hind--and that foot is directly under the base of the horse's tail. The other three legs are not doing that.

Yet another case where they do the horse zero favours by parading it in a paddock -- in this case, up and down an incline. It's difficult to say if that deviation is caused by an anatomical thing or if the horse is compensating for walking on an uneven surface.

I see it KM: too busy concentrating on what I was looking for. If you have another look when he parades from right to left at about 20 seconds onwards there's a number of strides where he again appears to be pushing off with one hind leg more so than the other. Thumbs Up

Second Chance wrote:

I see it KM: too busy concentrating on what I was looking for. If you have another look when he parades from right to left at about 20 seconds onwards there's a number of strides where he again appears to be pushing off with one hind leg more so than the other. Thumbs Up

I watched the video a few more times and when the colt swings his right leg forward in the tail-on view, his pelvis is visibly angled with the point of the right hip lower than the point of the left hip. The ground is unlevel but not THAT unlevel. The SYT filly #95 has a similar look when she walks.

Meanwhile, aside from needing to lose about 50 kg, I like the look of this filly.

https://inglis.com.au/sales/info/2022+Classic+Yearling+Sale/catalogue/277

Golden Slipper.

reductio ad absurdum

Yes he doesn't usually get winners on the wet that three of them win G1's in Sydney and he got another in Newcastle. Who got third in that last race. I thought it was Icebath but was it Lighthouse. I've got to change so figures if it was.

Won the 2nd last at Caulfield today too , Think n Fly . Clap

He has taken five steps and is top of the Sire Standings with over $15,700K. I am Invincible (who always seems to be the bridesmaid) is running second with $15,440K. Still some big races and more I am Invincibles around to pick up that money.

Very impressive TJ . Clap

Just did a winner in Chile out of a So You Think mare. Pretty week line of mares although good stallions used. Of the first five dams only one winner and three unraced.

Yes a top sire indeed Gay. Think we've given him a number of leg-ups over the last year but in threads about his runners. Thumbs Up