Sportswriter- Check out the difference in these two videos

[triplev123]

I couldn't believe the difference in these two videos.

One is direct from the Tara Hills website
http://www.tarahills.com/virtual-stable/sportswriter-2011.html

The other is from the Pepper Tree website.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cMZHSAzPWA&feature=player_embedded

This is a great looking horse from all reports, I've heard it said that he looks more like his sire Artsplace than any other son of the great horse & that's exactly what I have always understood him to be & I'm sure that's exactly what he is...you can see it from the video with Rob walking him, but geeze, from these videos you'd be forgiven for thinking that it was of two different horses. The footage Tara Hills has on their website is pretty bad, IMO.

[thesushitrain]

I didn't think he looked as heavy in person as he does in that video

[justdoit]

Tara Hills must have some one new doing their advertising stuff, other than a bad picture of the trotter Here Comes Herbie they are usually very professional in what they do.

Well done Mr R.V,
The horse looked to be very much at home in his surroundings. The importance of this, I guess is huge for a breeding stallion.

[triplev123]

GREAT gaited horse this one. So slick.

[mango]

Hey Triple

Seen him for the first time up close yesty and he is one beautifull horse and was my pick of the 4 that paraded and i can tell you i wasn't the only one with that opinion.

[triplev123]

The Tara Hills video does not do him justice then huh?

[eliteblood]

You can add me to the list of Sportswriter admirers. A very nice stallion and perhaps the forgotten stallion in 2011 with all the hype about the two RNRH arrivals.

[thesushitrain]

video taken of him just after he left the track triple v?

[triplev123]

Nah, as far as I know it wasn't. I understand it was done about 5 or 6 months ago.

[mango]

Tara Hills done the vid after he arrived back from his first season at stud at Peppertree Farm. So vid done in feb/march

[justdoit]

The first breeding day in NA is early February and the skiing is still very good for a couple of months after that.
Some time around June should do it, thanks to the video by Greg Gangle of Harness Edge fame and now at ? Woodbine ?

[montana]

gee Sportswriter is a really nice looking horse . one of the broodmares i bought this season was in foal to him and i never really thought much about it , saw his record and thought it was good but never went any further in checking him out but now i can look forward with anticipation to the baby coming !