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Originally Posted by Danzig
i guess it depends on their ultimate goal...but it just seems they are throwing money in all directions, rather than having a real sense of the approach they want to take.
i just think if they wanted to build a real successful stable, they can and will--and have. but the focus is seemingly on being better than coolmore..the sheik has a huge undertaking ahead of him.
meanwhile, coolmore follows their plan, and their sucesses continue.
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Very true. In the beginning, when spending was limited and the number of horses they had in their stable was also limited they were successful. Then for no reason at all they decided to increase their stable size by around 200% and continued to buy other people's horses that they regarded as competition. It failed to work then, so why should it work now? They cannot see this, it seems.
There is no doubt in my mind that they are jealous of Coolmore. It must really frustrate them when they see Coolmore doing very little (so it seems) but continuing with huge success year after year.
As you have said, it doesn't seem like they have a plan other than to buy and hope for the best. It's the same with racehorses and stallion prospects.
Their decision not to buy any yearlings at public auctions by Coolmore stallions was just stupid. Coolmore stallions are at the top of the tree each year, a business cannot stop buying the best if they want to succeed. Everyone sees that decision as nothing more than stupid, but they don't see that.