Gold and Ivory\u00a0(11408) The Breeding Corner is going down a different path the next couple of weeks. By this time of year most people have bred all the big time runners they are going to breed. Their hopes are on the young shoulders of the well bred. So it is about this time of year I like to experiment. I like to find that sire that has virtually no sim offspring. I love these type sires.<\/P> \u00a0<\/SPAN>They are dirt cheap in most cases so it won\u2019t cost you a whole bunch to pair them with some decent dam sires. You can find them to be very well bred and best of all you may be the only person who knows about that particular sire. It\u2019s like he is there just for you, your own private stud. Gold and Ivory \u2013 <\/B>Gold and Ivory is by Key to the Mint. His dam sire is Sir Ivor and his dam\u2019s dam sire Dedicate. The rare Key to the Mint son and you now he has stamina. His dosage index is 1.55 and this guy was a multiple grade I winner. In fact he was named champion three year old in <\/SPAN> In the sim Gold and Ivory has nine sim offspring. Seven have raced and only two are still actively racing today including a seven year old that broke his maiden with an 89-speed figure which happens to be the highest speed figure of any of his progeny. As a sire I do not have any real good statistics. Pieces of Eight was a dam sire used a couple of times with him in <\/SPAN> I would want to seek out a grandson of Ribot through a son other than Graustark for a dam sire. Pleasant Colony is one of the top dam sires available that would give us the desired 4X4 inbreeding to Ribot. Run the Gantlet I believe is still eligible to used as a dam sire and is another solid choice. Cormorant, Gilded Age, Mehmet and Jujtsu are less expensive choices. <\/SPAN><\/P> <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/P> Here is where the fun comes into the picture. A sire like Gold and Ivory will go well with just about any sire lines. If you have a sire line you think pairs well with Ribot or Key to the Mint use them. The Ribot line has always seemed versatile to me and a sire like this gives you an opportunity to see Key to the Mint on top in the pedigree in a much different position you are used to seeing him. <\/SPAN><\/P> In the dam\u2019s dam spot the traditional Northern Dancer, Bold Ruler, Raise a Native lines are all solid but it is also a nice place to experiment with different lines. Sires like Pieces of Eight, Le Fabeleux, or Surumu (GER). Gold and Ivory is only about 11 or 12 BPs at the end of the week. Gold and Ivory (11408) X Run the Gantlet (5505) X Bold Ruler (735) Gold and Ivory (11408) X Sovereign Dancer (6087) X Surumu (GER) (6383) Bargain Bred Gold and Ivory (11408) X Cormorant (1312) X Joannie\u2019s Chief (3164) \u00a0<\/SPAN> I think Gold and Ivory runners will probably be best as three year olds and really as they get older. He ran well on turf and has been a sire in <\/SPAN>