This
week in the breeding corner we get back to the older sires. You And I is by
Kris S. His dam sire is UPS and his dam’s dam sire is Nyangal. The dam side of
his pedigree is made up of sires that are not real well known. His dosage index
is a low 1.74 however he was better known as a sprinter miler. He did win the
Brooklyn Handicap at a mile and an eighth but that was probably his limit
distance wise. He was a grade I winner and won stakes at ages 2,3, and 4.
Real Life- You and I’s best-known real life runner is You who
was a multiple grade I winning filly. He also sired Sweet Nanette who I believe
has Sim ties and a horse I have scene run many times Miss Photogenic. He also
sired Marimer who was a champion older mare in Peru and In the Woods who was
Champion 3yr old filly in Scandinavia. See a theme developing? His top five
listed runners are all female. As far as bloodlines go Mr. Prospector sire
lines produced 2 of the top five runners (In the Woods and You). A very wide
variety of bloodlines have been used. Even though he seems to pass along a good
deal of stamina his runners seem best between seven and nine furlongs
Sim Life – There are only 49 You and I progeny in the Sim.
Usually copying real life breeding does not work well in the Sim but duplicates
of You’s pedigree (You and I X Homebuilder X Briartic) have been used 3 times.
Two of them have run 100+ speed figures and the other 1 has run mid 90’s.
Hombuilder has been used as a dam sire a couple of more times with one breaking
the 100 speed figure mark and the other in the 90’s. The Nasrullah line is
present in every single one of his progeny that have broken the 100-speed
figure mark. All the off spring using Homebuilder (or any son of Mr.
Prospector) as a dam sire produce a 5X5 inbreeding to Nashua who is a son of
Nasrullah. Other Nasrullah influenced dam sires or dam’s dam sires used were
Majestic Prince, and Boldnesian.
A couple of expensive dam sires have been
used like Summer Squall, Deputy Minister, and Forty Niner. The Summer Squall
did not turn out well and the Deputy Minister and Forty Niner offspring are
just three years old so the jury is still out on them. His Sim runners run
horribly past 10f just like real life. They prefer the dirt to the turf but
they are not terrible on the turf. Only three two year olds so far this year
and they have not been bad with top speed figures for each 56,66 and 61.
Breeding Suggestions- I think the Mr. Prospector sire
lines work better than the Northern Dancer sire line with You and I. The Nasrullah
line seems a favorable cross. You could go a number of ways but I think I would
look to breed You and I to speed influenced dam sires from any sire line. I
would love to see Secretariat used as a dam sire. That would be a sire from the
Nasrullah line plus it would give you a 4X4 inbreeding to Princequillo. Dream
breeding You and I X Secretariat X Mr. Prospector. A more realistic breeding
You and I X Crafty Prospector X The Minstrel.
Bargain Bred-You and I falls down to around 60 points by weeks
end. Homebuilder falls around 28 points by weeks end. Throw in a really cheap
dam sire maybe from the Northern Dancer or Nasrullah line and that could be a
solid bargain bred. You and I X
Homebuilder X Warrshan. Of course Homebuilder has been used several times
already so maybe try You and I X Excavate X Lucky North.
What To Expect – His runners should run well at two, three
and four year olds however his better runners did not run to top form until
their late 3yr old season or 4yr old season. His runners will likely prefer
dirt to turf and run best between 6-9 furlongs. 30% of his current runners have
won at least one allowance hopefully we have narrowed those odds down a little
more.