What's the latest on the $16M dollar Monkey?
 

Things have been quiet on that front. Is he a total bust or will they get him to the track.

Isn't he vacationing on a farm? I think they keep having re-occuring problems with his back end.

When i saw "The Monkey" breeze at Saratoga this summer i knew there was going to be trouble making the races. I did not see a sore horse. Just a slow one. He couldn't outwork any of the matches Pletcher lined him up with. I'm not saying the hind end issues had anything to do with it. Pletcher knows of the great expectaions of this colt, so he wisely sent him home when he proved to him that he was lacking in any ability..

That's a lot of money to spend to be wrong. Wonder if being a bust has an impact on the high end of the auction block. Probably not.

16 million isnt that much money to some people, believe it or not. Like you and I buying a TV. For some, money will never be an issue, they just play on a different playing field.

I think when two giants in the game are going after the same horse, money seems to be secondary. Ego must take over somewhere in the bidding because you can't justify ever paying that kind of money for an unraced horse. So im not sure if this bust(so far) will have impact. Im sure there will be battles again between Darley and Coolmore..and the price won't affect their bidding..

Pretty weird way to compete. You think a pie eating contest would be a better way to find out who the better party is. A lot more interesting too. I dont know what the general public's constant infatuation with how much so and so pays for a horse. Who really cares?

The impact has been felt in the Arabs boycott of Coolmore and its stallions. Though the "bust" part has nothing to do the boycott, Demi pushed ol' Sheikh Mo too far one time too many.

I was thinking this would be a great addition to the Friday's Breeder's Cup program; "Whose ego (or insert any other word you wish) is bigger than Whose?

Actually watching their bidding develop at the sale is more exciting than one would thing...well maybe amusing is a better word.

It's exciting if its your horse they are bidding on.

Random facts on Monkeys:

Chunky Monkey has to be the worst flavor for an ice cream ever created by Ben & Jerrys.

Monkey Puzzle was a pretty good horse and occasionally popped on the turf, I think Canon Shell use to train him.

In the movie Blood Diamond, Leonardo Dicaprio kills a monkey because he is hungry.

Coolin' at the track
Crowd is kinda funky
Me sippin' on a brew
waitin for The Green Monkey

say what?! i loove chunky monkey ice cream. well, i used to. can't eat all that garbage anymore..:(

I never trained him though I do think I tried to claim him one time.

Oops, maybe he ran in a race at one time where a horse you trained ran and I got him mixed up. Sorry. My memory usually is way better than that. I remember he was a staunch closer.

It was a sad day when I saw him run last for $5k at Phila Park and he looked like he could barely pick up his feet.

i backed the green monkey to never win a race at 4-1 when he was bought by coolmore. at the same time he was just 33-1 to win the KY Derby.

how long do you have to wait for your payout?

This horse walks by
I gave him the eye
ran fast to the teller
cuz I knew he couldnt fly

at Wynn, the last time I checked, he's STILL just 75-1 to win the Derby.

Dreaming of Anna, for reference is 100-1.