5 year olds 24/9/09

B E Mares
It is time of the year when the youngsters are about to hit the tracks, Bel Esprit has only won two races for two year olds, raced before the new year.
Remember when they first ran and the knockers were around saying that the fillies were OK but where are the colts?
The shoe is on the other hoof now because two months into the five year old season and the fillies haven't won a race from twenty two starts while the five year old boys have won five races from eighteen starts, a strike rate of 28%.
It makes one think of the story last Monday about Bel Esprit's dad, Royal Academy breeding the two group winners last saturdayand who has come from 90 to 29 to 13 and now 8 on the list of Broodmare sires.
hopefully Bel Esprit mares will do the same thing.