Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

As for the foal being more reliant on the quality of the mare, well of course!...The mare has one foal a year and the stallion has up to 200 foals a year, especially if he shuttles......If there are 200 A.P. Indy foals running around from his '05 crop, it is easy to assume that one by Azeri as the dam would be better than the one by a cheaper mare, right?...Of course....the sire has substantial influence, but you can only do so much if you are the sire because the mare also has to be good....to BE a stallion you have to have been pretty damn good....not the same to be a broodmare.....Believe me, you'll never trump me on pedigrees nor influence me on your opinion that they are unimportant...won't happen...