CORAGESCONTENDER, 2017 16.2h bay gelding

This beautiful homebred is very special to his connections, and they want ot find him the best home to develop him for what we are confident will be a successful sport horse career. He certainly has the looks, size, good brain, lovely movement, and sport horse oriented pedigree to excel in eventing, H/J or dressage. We watched Coragescontender get groomed for his photo session, and he stood there like an angel without being tied up, enjoying his groom’s attention. She exclaimed that he’s “the awesomest horse to groom in the whole barn,” classy and smart and kind. “He’s special and he knows it,” she said. His legs are clean and tight, and his breeder/owner/trainer attested that he is very sound horse who has never had any issues. For his jog video he was respectful of his handler and showed a light flowing trot with good engagement from behind and reach from his shoulders. He is the first foal from his owner/breeders’ first broodmare, and their first homebred to win at the top level NYRA tracks. Prior to 2022 Coragescontender primarily raced in allowance and even stakes level races. But last year he seemed to be less interested in racing, and rather than keep dropping him down the claiming race levels, his breeder/owners want to find him a new career in an excellent approved home. This spring, he has been used a few times as a pony horse to accompany racehorses to morning workouts or the afternoon races, and he has proved unflappable. The trainer will require references that will be checked. Coragescontender is by Courageous Cat, who is proving to be a sire of excellent jumpers — we know of many succeeding in the hunter ring and in eventing. His dam is by Strong Contender, who is a son of Maria’s Mon, a coveted sport horse sire known for offspring with good brains, good movement who are very good jumpers. His dam also descends from the Fappiano line, another strong sport horse sire line.

Contact: Linda Dixon 585-329-9062 (text preferred)

Price $2,500

Race Record: https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10260054&registry=T

Pedigree: https://www.pedigreequery.com/coragescontender

A PPE is always recommended. For information on vet practices available to do PPEs, and other important information about the buying process, please see the How to Buy menu tab on our website, which is linked in the post pinned to the top of our FB page.

BROTHER JOE, 2020 16.1h bay gelding

Located at Finger Lakes Race Track, Farmington, NY (near Rochester)

This beautiful homebred young gelding is described as an in your pocket, playful horse with a great temperament. He had one very slow and unsuccessful start in April, and when he worked very slowly in late May, the trainer had him physically checked out, and it turns out that he has small chips in a knee. The chips have not bothered him, and he has not been unsound and he has not had any heat or swelling in his knees. The x-rays are available from the trainer, and we shared them with a friend who is an equine orthopedic surgeon and an eventer, and that person said they would happily take on this horse as their own eventing prospect! While the chips may never bother Brother Joe, arthroscopic surgery could also be done to remove them, with an excellent prognosis for Joe’s ability to do any discipline without limitation. He displayed light good movement for his jog video, although he was a bit eager while jogging towards the race track where horses were training. Brother Joe is by Fast Anna, who is by Medaglia D’Oro out of a Rahy mare. You can’t beat these ElPrado/Sadler’s Wells and Blushing Groom bloodlines for sport disciplines! Brother Joe’s dam is by Pulpit, a son of AP Indy. He comes from a dam line of competitive stakes winning mares, so there is a lot of heart and try in his female family. This is an opportunity to get a gorgeous young horse at a bargain price!

Price: $1,000 negotiable to the right home

Contact: Adrianne D’Alessandro 585-281-1810

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Racing record: https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10784043&registry=T&rbt=TB

Pedigree: https://www.pedigreequery.com/brother+joe5

FRANKIE KNOWS BEST, 2020 16.1h+ bay filly

Located at Finger Lakes Race Track

The very sweet Frankie impressed us as an outstanding sport horse prospect, and for people who are looking for big, this young filly still has a lot of growing to do, and we think she could top out at 16.2-3h. Frankie has won three of her 12 starts this year, but she must now face tougher competition, and with the end of the racing season approaching, her trainer thinks it is best to let Frankie go out a winner on the track to become a winner in a new sport horse discipline. Her trainer described Frankie as sound, slow, and very sweet and quiet. We observed her lovely demeanor firsthand, as she was very friendly with our volunteers, soaking up our pats and nuzzling us as she stood quietly, untied, to be groomed for her photo shoot. Long legged with a great shoulder and nice topline, Frankie showed off a big overstep at the walk and a light trot with good hind end engagement, jogging politely on a loose lead. She has clean and tight legs, and her trainer says she has no vices or issues. Frankie is by Frank Conversation, a young son of Quality Road, and her dam is by Belong to Me, a son of Danzig, and is out of a Dynaformer mare. She has the long legged, good moving, good brained look of Quality Road’s offspring, which tend to be later maturing. Her sire Frank Conversation excelled at long distance turf races, so the dirt sprints at Finger Lakes are not the best outlet to show his offspring’s aptitude. But just think how cross-country courses will fit their breeding! Frankie is fully eligible for the 2024 RRP, and we would love to see her rocking it in eventing, fox hunting, jumping, or dressage at the RRP!

Price: $5000 negotiable

Contact: Adrianne D’Alessandro 585- 281-1810 (text or call Ok)

Video:

Racing Record: https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10735380&registry=T

Pedigree: https://www.pedigreequery.com/frankie+knows+best

A PPE is always recommended. For information about the buying process and vets available to do PPEs at the track, please see the How to Buy menu tab on our website, which is linked in the post pinned to the top of our FB page.

RUBY ROAD, 2019 16.1h dark bay gelding

Located at Finger Lakes Race Track, Farmington NY (near Rochester). This stunning homebred had both our dressage volunteer and our show hunter volunteer drooling — we think he is an excellent prospect for many new careers, and up there in the very top tier of horses we have listed. He is very well put together, with a strong shoulder, gret hip angles, and a lovely neckset with a good topline. He has a kind and intelligent eye, and his breeder/owner/trainer reports that he is easy to handle with a very good temperament. She states that he is very sound, and his only quirk is that he gets aggressive about his food at graining time, so he is not a candidate for 24/7 turnout where he might keep other horses from their fair share. After five lackluster races, it is time to let him find the sporting endeavor that he can excel in. His trainer reports that she rode him when he was a two year old, and that he showed great endurance — she told us about a nearly two hour trail ride around the farm that didn’t tire him in the least. Sounds like he might have aptitude for cross-country and hunter paces! He showed off beautiful movement, with loft, reach, and a swinging push from behind. If a horse is this good at using their back and hind end on the track, imagine what it will be like after some retraining for a new discipline. He also has an excellent sport horse pedigree. His sire is War Dancer, a son of War Front from the Danzig sire line. HIs dam, who was stakes placed, is by Tizwonderful who is a son of Tiznow out of a Henessy mare.

The owner/breeder/trainer will be picky about who gets her beloved homebred, so be prepared to show your bona fides and references.

Price: $6000

Contact: Jane Martin 508-204-7711 (text or call OK)

Racing Record: https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10602600&registry=T&rbt=TB

Pedigree: https://www.pedigreequery.com/ruby+road4

BLUE COSMO, 2020 16.1h bay gelding

Located at Presque Isle Race Track, Erie PA

Here is Ruby Road’s younger brother — out of the same mare, but this guy is by great jumping sire Desert Party! The flashy and beautiful Cosmo is a homebred. described by his breeder/owner/trainer as a sweetheart with a sensible quiet demeanor who is naturally mentally laid back with a great temperament. She told us that she rode him as a two year old all over the farm, and he was always very well behaved. Lightly raced, with three unsuccessful starts so far, Cosmo is described as very sound, and he has clean legs. It looks like his aptitude may be in a discipline other than racing, so his trainer/breeder wants to find that perfect new fit for him. Cosmo is very well put together, with a good shoulder, solid bone, great feet, and he is certainly going to grow into a bigger boy, since he is still a bit butt high. Cosmo displayed his sensible temperament for us — right when his trainer brought him out of the barn, another horse in the road erupted in front of him, and Cosmo looked, but respectfully listened to his trainer and held it together until the rambunctious horse passed by, and then visibly relaxed. Cosmo showed very good movement in his jog video, flowing and relaxed, a bit more of a huntery flat kneed style than the lofty trot of his brother. We can see him excelling as a show hunter, but he ha unlimited potential for any sport horse discipline. HIs sire, Desert Party, a son of Street Cry, is known for siring horses who are excellent jumpers — we have placed several over the years who have succeeded in eventing, show jumping, and in the hunter ring. His dam is by TizWonderful, a son of Tiznow. HIs breeding is definitely top of the line for sprot horse disciplines!

The breeder/trainer will be very choosy about who gets her beloved homebred boy, so be prepared to convince her you will be the perfect home with great references.

Price: $6500

Contact: Jane Martin 508-284-7711 (text or call are both OK)

Video:

Racing record: https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10794118&registry=T

Pedigree: https://www.pedigreequery.com/blue+cosmo

ICE’S IRONICDANCER, 2020 15.2h dark bay filly – sold for racing

Located at Finger Lakes Race Track, Farmington,NY

Very pretty little Ice has shown no racing ability in 10 starts, so it is time to let her find a new career. She is descrfibed as a good girl, easy to work with, sweet, sound, but slow. She is by Ironicus out of Bronxgirl by Corinthian.

Note: shortly after we listed her, her trainer at that time sold her to another person at the track who wanted to try to race her again.

CLASSY PAPA, 2017 15.3h bay gelding

Located at Finger Lakes Racetrack, Farmington, NY (near Rochester). UPDATE as of early June 2023: Classy Papa has been donated to the Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program (FLTAP), an on-site adoption barn run by the track. You can see him there and put in an application to be approved as an adopted if you are interested. See: http://www.fltap.org/available-horses

If you’re looking for a horse with personality, Papa is your guy. Papa’s trainer reports that he loves attention, that he “just wants to play” with his human, and is just very much a stereotypical gelding. While Papa is a very good boy, he can be a bit mouthy at times, but otherwise has no vices. He’s good for grooming and working around.

Papa does have arthritic changes in one of his knees. X-rays are available to seriously interested parties. According to his trainer, he did remain sound while running, but is no longer competitive so she would like to see him move on to a new lower-level career.

While Papa was a bit distracted for his video- it was dinner time, after all- he was respectful of his handler. He displayed a steady, even tempo, and will likely be more “whoa” than “go”. Papa may not be the next upper level mount, but he is suitable for most lower level pursuits. Papa is by Papa Clem, who is from the Smart Strike line. He is out of a Tizbud mare, from the Tiznow line.

Race Record: https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10271856&registry=T

Pedigree: https://www.pedigreequery.com/classy+papa