Bloodlines Presented By Walmac Farm: The Stallion Shuffle

Bloodlines Presented by Walmac Farm illustrates how the stallion market evolves with demand, as Connect (Curlin) has been sold overseas while Napoleon Solo (Liam’s Map) is slated to begin a stallion career next season. The megaboook era of the 1990s let breeders buy prospects and recoup costs before a runner, a model that rewards shrewd cash management and selective mating. Connect enjoyed early success, winning the G1 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct and the then-G2 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx, defeating Gun Runner, and later siring G1 winner Rattle N Roll in 2021. Yet foal numbers declined across crops, from 111 in Connect’s 2019 first crop to 60 by the fourth crop, reflecting market caution and the economics of supply and demand in modern breeding.