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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
No one has said the World Cup or Carnival is harmful for the sport. But the retiring early is no matter how much people want to pretend it isn't.
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True but if you look at the whole picture you have to include the positives also. Really he is trying to become the dominant player in the breeding business, probably for reasons of ego. His admitted rivals at Coolmore have been far ahead of him in that area and he simply has tried to corner the market by buying every top prospect. Not only does he get them to stand at his farms, Coolmore doesnt get them and it also forces them to pay more money if they decide to bid. Basically it is an billionaire's ego that drives him. I dont think that he will keep it up forever especially if one of his new acquisitions turns into the next big sire but he has raised the bar in the new stallion business really high and very few play there.