Here's what Ray supposedly said about Haskin. Ray likes to be the one to write stuff like this it seems like. Maybe I'm wrong but seems like comments of import in the commentary section are things he likes to handle.
"The decision to pull Steve Haskin's editorial commentary from bloodhorse.com was mine and mine alone... With the exception of an occasional Final Turn, which is labeled an opinion piece, Steve was not hired to write editorial commentaries on industry issues... This article was billed as a Breeders' Cup wrapup but clearly was written as a commentary; it should not have been posted as written. I'll take the blame for that."
I normally would've caught the article but somehow didn't check Bloodhorse.com in time. The remark about a slim to none chance of Bernardini hitting the big time as a sire or whatever the phrase was is pretty clear to most people. Odds of replicating himself is based on normal numbers in the industry for the last century. Even Man O'War and Secretariat didn't do it. The great Cigar turned out to be sterile. Did Affirmed ever sire another Affirmed? What about Seabiscuit or the Bid? The Sheikhs shouldn't have a problem with the numbers on that what with things like Snaafi Dancer going down. I bet they know darn well that the odds are against them. They also can make for darn sure Bernardini will get the mares he needs. I just don't see them suffering for Steve's remarks and spitefulness by removing the ads is annoying (but typical of the magazine and television industries--heck some companies did it because of boob-gate with Janet Jackson). I'm hoping things'll die down but he was absolutely right and we all know most stallions can't sire a champion whatever their own accomplishments.
I couldn't let things slide without doing a greatest hits of things that made me snicker...there were others but some of these were all on the same page and drove me to point them out.
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Originally Posted by Pillow Pants
Youuuuuuu'll neeeeeeeeeever walk alooooone
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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Sorry, but grounds for at least a successful lawsuit are not " my marketing guy didn't like that ".
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(amen)
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Originally Posted by oracle80
Some of these guys think Gastrogard is a contraceptive.
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(Classic, hall o' fame stuff there oracle)
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Originally Posted by Revolution
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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
I find it laughable that someone could sue a writer based upon his opinion of a stallions chances to replicate themselves. I think Reveloution should not be allowed to breed. Sue me.
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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
I am shocked and stunned at what that mean man Ray Paulick has done!
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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
When I tell him YOU said that he will put the article right back up!
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(first 'take their ball and go home' remarks by several people and now this...hilarious references to when I was 6 yrs old, awesome)