[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

This industry is a money making industry. The big guns don't class it as a sport any longer. There is no patience amongst breeders, they love to breed speed. Of course it matters. As soon as a horse wins over 2400m these days people deem them to be a bit slow. It isn't the case, however, that fails to alter peoples opinion in the breeding industry.

Fact is, in the modern era, these horses make more each day during the breeding season than some do in a whole career. I'd love to say it isn't about the money, but it is.

I don't believe running in the Arc would give the horse any more credentials. Connections have said time and time again that he wouldn't want it soft. As much as track conditions shouldn't be an issue, we will never get away from them. Is there any point in prepping him specifically for the Arc, the ground comes up heavy and then he is forced to miss other Autumn races because he has been campaigned for that race in mind?

On another note, with Sariska beaten yesterday (probably another ground related issue) that could just well confirm how the three year old fillies are nothing more than a mediocre bunch this year.

I get what you are trying to say but again, it's not like he hasn't proven that he indeed has speed. It would be one thing if he had broken his maiden say at 10f and had been running in 12f ever since. But he's won a grade one race at a mile. So there's no way that any breeders would see him as only a plodder who needs distance to excel. He could run in 16f races for the rest of his days and I don't see how that would take away from the fact that he still won that 8f grade one or make people think he has any less speed. Chances are, if the biggest money was in sprints and miles, he'd be trained for them and still be the best horse in the world. Breeders know he has speed no matter where else he runs for the rest of his career. As for your other reasoning as to why the Arc may not be in the cards for him, I agree with you.