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I don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend on glossy TV advertising where a sire struts his stuff in “slow mo” and to rousing music.

I don’t think Tintin In America would like that anyway. He was never a show pony. He was a racehorse who wanted to win.

Remember how he stood so still at the start of a race, almost in a world of his own. Other horses would be walking around, or getting tweaks to their gear, waiting, waiting…

Not Tintin. Driver David Butcher tapped his inner will to win. And after his prelims, he would stand quietly, ignoring other horses around him, slightly apart, arrogantly in his own world.

Like a very top athlete does before an event.

The calm before the storm.

Tintin In America winning the 3yo Breeders Crown.

Just hold that picture of Tintin In America in your mind now. That’s the image I have of him – and then a picture of him low flying down the home straight, so damn fast and wide on the track, passing other good horses like they were … well, like they were in “slow mo”.

Here are some very good reasons why you need to consider Tintin In America for your mare this season.

And if you look at the foals he is leaving so far – the ones I have seen are striking types, good size, athletic – it’s a damn good bet.

Here’s what Tintin In America can offer your mare:

1. a multi-Group 1 performer who raced at the top level as a 2, 3 and 4 year old, and at sprint. middle and long distances
2. possessed almost freakish high speed
3. had absolute determination to compete and win
4. comes from an outstanding maternal family, speed in the immediate family, and has In The Pocket as his damsire
5. has a genetic structure that will allow many mares to potentially ‘click’ with him
6. has high fertility
7. is leaving very attractive, athletic types (oldest have just turned yearlings)
8. is affordable – but has an x-factor that will make his offspring appealing to buyers.

I have put my money where my mouth is (I am leasing a mare to put to him this year and buying a half share in a yearling filly by him).

I bred Tintin In America – but those who follow my blog know I think hard about breeding and sires. I have no financial interest in Tintin In America but I have confidence in his potential to be an outstanding sire.