Does my tb have a good bloodline?

Question

http://www.pedigreequery.com/oell

Her names O'Ell

and even though it doesnt go back 6 generations, judy ogrady is a daughter of Man O' War (you can click on judy ogrady to see)

Thanks for ur opinions!

when i bought her they said she had good bloodlines, i just want a second opinion.

Answer 1

yes you have a good blood line

Answer 2

The top line bloodlines are there.  Those I recognize but not much of the dam's bloodlines.  She ran, made a little cash but wasn't a world breaker.  Bloodlines tell.  

I've owned several with GREAT pedigrees but they couldn't run and that's why I ended up with them.  One was a daughter of "The Shoe", a full brother to "Swaps".  Another was a Count Fleet grandson (Actually, I owned a couple of 'em).  

Now if you make her a world champion hunter/event horse, that may be a different thing.

Her life as a race horse didn't cut it, what you do with her now is what will make or break her.

Answer 3

Going back 6 generations in a TB pedigree doesn't mean anything from a breeder's standpoint.  Sorry.  Your mare is by a Northern Dancer grandson, putting him just out of the sphere of influence for most breeders.  We look at the sire, the sire's sire, the sire's dam's sire, the dam, the broodmare sire, and the progeny of sire and dam.  I personally look even harder at the dam's progeny then most.  I want a mare that made a little money ($50,000-100,000 is great), a sire that produces money makers and horses that make it to the track, and a dam that's produced money earners. Her sire made money over his lifetime, not in a big sweep as a young horse.  For me, he's what I'd want to breed to for a racing foal to keep, but his foals probably wouldn't market well at sales.  I prefer the longevity, and the large percentage of money earners he's produced.

In your mare's case, you seem to have a whole lot of foreign blood up close, so I imagine her pedigree might be more sought after overseas then here.  Over here if you're not a storm cat or similar breeding you're not hugely sought after. Even her Dosage says she's built to go a distance, and that's just sadly not what the north american breeders breed for anymore :(  So, if she'd made some money on the track (looks like her win was for a cheap claiming race), then I'd consider her for a foal to keep by a sire like her own father.  But I'm sure she's very pretty, as most of the horses in her pedigree certainly were!

Answer 4

Got bloodlines is a subjective opinion.  You need to specify for what.

What is the intent of the use for the horse?

When purchasing a horse for a specific discipline, one must look for bloodlines that have been successful at that discipline or in exhibiting whatever physical trait or behavioural trait you are trying to achieve.

Many people say that a well known name 6 generations back or more - or "off the papers" really doesn't mean much because the line has become so diluted.

However, certain horses have certain fame for certain things.  For example, what is that's been known for Secretariat's line?  His sons did not perform but offspring of his daughters bred to certain stallions are very good performers?

In the quarter horse world, some sires have success in various disciplines, but are known for certain behaviours - we know that Easy Jet lines produce horses which are very intelligent and always thinking - they have to be given a job to do and their minds have to be kept active to keep them happy and well-behaved.

So asking if a bloodline is a good one or not will get you tons of answers that mean nothing without knowing what you are intending to do with the horse in question.

I have a TB mare - she is a daughter of Strike Gold, who is by Mr. Prospector - one of the all time leading TB sires.  Her dam is Ms. Galleria by MasterDerby - a Preakness winner from the mid-70's.

Some would say that she's got awesome bloodlines - but not if one is looking for a stocky, laid-back, docile ranch horse.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

The bloodlines are quite good.  The only problem is Native Dancer, a very fast horse, a consistent winner who was mostly lame.  He sired horses that tended to also go lame, but your horse only has one cross to him and that's good.  Horses like Eight Belles, Ruffian and Barbaro had several crosses to him which may have caused them to break down.

Answer 6

Health wise it is hard to say, but a descendant of Man O' War  is a very nice bloodline. You would have to do a lot more research on the health aspects of the lineage, but that is an excellent bloodline with some bragging rites!

Answer 7

yes even though there is 6 generations after him i still believe that he was the best racehorse in the world.