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Originally Posted by paisjpq
you run up against the nature vs. nurture debate which is really what they are talking about IMO when they say the mare contributes more.
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I believe the mare contributes a great deal more to the pedigree than the sire...but I never thought of it having anything to do with nature vs nurture.
Virtually all stallions excelled on the race track....and for just $5,000 you can breed to a multiple Grade 1 winner like Jade Hunter, who's sired a slew of top horses before (Horse of the year Azeri, Three-time Grade 1 Yagli, Halory Hunter, Stuka, Midway Road, Diazo, etc)
For $5,000 you can also breed to a Real Quiet, who came within a nose of winning a triple crown...and has thrown Grade 1 caliber horses like Pussycat Doll, Wonder Lady Anne L., and Midnight Lute.
An all-time great stallion like Storm Cat has a $500,000 stud fee, and inspite of the incredible book of mares he gets every year, he has just two eclipse award winners...a couple of 2-year-old fillies who fell apart as 3yo's.
Obviously some stallions are better than others...and sure Storm Cat's a lot better than a Jade Hunter or Real Quiet...but there isn't as much seperation as there are with mares in my opinion.
From a bettors standpoint....when I judge a pedigree, I put minor emphasis on the sire himself and huge emphasis on the tail-female line. IMO, nothing else matters.