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Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance
True, but that will probably be higher than he is worth. I can't help but think he is such a weak individual. Sometimes you just look at him and you think a gust of wind would blow him over. I think breeders would be concerned about that physical weakness being past on to his progeny. I could be wrong, but that would certainly be in the back of my mind if i was contemplating sending a mare to him.
I doubt that Darley really wanted him to be retired this year. So it must have been the only option, which makes you wonder what might actually be wrong with him. Surely in the best of worlds they wouldn't want him having to compete with the likes of Street Sense and Hard Spun.
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Like that's EVER stopped breeders in this industry. Soundness seems to be the last thing on the minds of most Kentucky breeders, and, perhaps, breeders in general. Hell, I bet you see some breed-to-race people dumb enough to breed to Discreet Cat. I still can't believe stallions like Forestry (DC's sire) and Unbridled's Song are so popular. Their offspring can't stay sound if they trained on marshmellows. They just ignore soundness issues and blame it on track surfaces. But hey, those sires sell well and that's the biggest thing, right? In that area, Discreet Cat will probably follow in his father's and grandfather's hoof prints. For my sake, I hope he does.