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Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite
Hmmm ... yes, I said "hmmm" ... then ...
... then how come 90% of all the high-priced yearlings that these "astute" horsemen recommend ... turn out to be garbage?
Once again ... I say, "hmmmm .... "
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You can argue with me all you want to on this subject, but you are dead wrong. I know from personal experience that you are dead wrong, and there are many horseman that consistently pick out moderately priced two year olds in training and turn almost every one of them into winners. Don't get in an arguement about a subject that you know nothing about. You have obviously never worked around horses and wouldn't know from experience.
Because the horsemen who have filthy rich clients that buy the ridiculously high-priced horses aren't the great horsemen I am talking about. They are usually not as hard pressed to find good horses because there is so much money to piss away that they can just go buy another one anytime they want to. I would have never paid the amount for some of the high priced horses that some of these people have paid even if I had an endless money pit. Take Chekov for example...I never liked that horse. Just like a good bettor, a good horseman looks for value. I'm talking about the horsemen who can find quality in the cheaper animals. Most of the time, it is the Darley, Godolphin, and Coolmore stables pissing away money anyway...like the Green Monkey. While he is a nice colt, he will get beaten on the track. I've seen some others this year that I like a lot better than him.
Why did you think that I said that Orientate was going to be the one of the new top sires? Because I have seen his two year old trainees. He already is ranked 7th in the overall national standings for first crop with only 11 starters. His foals will only get better as they mature.