True believer

I must be a true believer because I am broke and still living the dream of breeding the big horse.
Although my operation is small - one stallion - 5 broodmares (did have only 3 but have retired 2). My Thoroughbred holding are small - stallion - 5 broodmares - 2 yearlings and a 5 yr old gelding. I lost this years soon to be weanling crop due to bad feed..Have had to get a real job to play.. My feelings are still that a racehorse is still a huge commodity - not as many horses being bred..Lazzeri was a runner, being a $150k yearling and winning 3 of 10 at Santa Anita. My mares may be suspect, but if you are interested I will inform you of their breeding but they could run and 1 mare and her daughter which I bred (she had a little talent) re direct descendants of La Troinne.. I guess that and A $1. will get u a cup of java..But I am a believer..
I will bred a very good horse..I am a decent trainer when I train and not have to worry of paying my feed bill, but for the time being there is not enough do ray me.. I have been in the breeding game off and on for some 30 yrs (big breaks in between) but my theories and my beliefs are still strong.. I AM A BELIEVER...............

Red Barn Farm Mares

Mares bred by Red Barn Farm were tough hickory mares, also at this time you did not have many ,if any, filly and mare races. The races were: for 3 yr olds and upwards. They raced against colts and geldings most of their life. Some of these mares raced 50, 60 or more times in their life then returned home to be bred and raise more runners for the farm. One mare named Mardee's Chic was a stakes winner produced a stakes winner plus other good winners and 3 of her daughters were in the broodmare band. Having the grandchildren and great grandchildren of horses that you raced, one can see similarities of traits thru the generations and tendencies.
This was the same vein as Hirsch Jacobs - breed hickory tough mares to tough stallions = runners/winners..

Horses bred by Red Barn Farms.

At Red Barn Farms, they were successful in breeding to race as they had decent stallions and decent mares. The last stallion at Red Barn was Rolling Sea-- B.H. 1960 by Sailor out of De Hostess by Your Host. He won six races on the NYRA circuit - a 1 mile event in 1:34.4 was 3rd in the Occupy Hdcp at 1 mile to Never Bend after forcing the pace to the 1/16th pole.This is the family of Smart Deb -champion 2 yr. old filly of 1962. Other stallions to stand at Red Barn were Chicle II, The Warrior,Lollemmi(?) and several others. They all competed and won races in NY.
Walt Rydesky, former asst trainer for Tennessee Wright- a national leading trainer in the nation at one time- was the trainer for 37 years and his brother Ted was the farm manager. Breeding mares returned/retired from racing, Red Barn was able to stay in the black. Leaving Texas every year for the start of Keeneland Racecourse in April then onto Churchill Downs then where ever the stock told Walt they needed to be. Sometimes at Hazel Park, Detroit, Arlington or the New England racetracks or Waterford Park. Mares not producing runners were sold. Fillies by producing mares were retained for future broodmares whenever possible. Horse injured at the races were sent home to recover then when the string came home in November, they were put back in training along with the breaking of yrlgs, then back to the races in April. Sometimes as many as 36 horses left in April then only 9 came home in November, sometimes even less came home. As they became known for raising runners, Red Barn was able to sell/have claimed many of its horses adding money to the bottom line.