I know I'm going to sound like a pooh-pooher, but it's not really retirement; it's her next career-- she'll be either pregnant or nursing for the rest of her active years, which is not exactly risk-free for mares. It's not like they're retiring her so she can relax- they're moving her to broodmare so they can, hopefully for them, continue to make money off of her.
Mind you, I agree that there isn't much left for her to prove, and since Kingmambo seems to be getting a bit long in the tooth in HIS second career, perhaps better to get a Kingmambo baby as soon as possible!
I can't grouse about retiring a five-year-old mare the way I can a three-year-old colt, though, so I'm looking forward to following her babies' careers. Plus, it's easier to follow a mare's babies, since they don't have as many!
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