Quote:
|
Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
Yeah, I definitely think this is the case. I think there are a few factors here. Number one, after Barbaro, fans needed something, anything to get their minds off of what happened in the Preakness. Well here comes Bernardini, with the looks, pedigree, and easy win after easy win. Some thought he was the next coming. And fans want to see a good one run, they could care less about anything that goes on in the business side. To be retired, assuming he's healthy after a very good, but not great 3 year old campaign is kind of premature. Number two is, and many will not admit it, and I'm not saying anyone here, because with the exception of maybe one person, I haven't heard any of this crap, but the fact the owners are Arabs bothers people. Lastly, the fact that the Shieks are seemingly buying everything in site doesn't sit well with people. It's one thing to be like the Phipps, and breed and own your champions, but it's another thing to just buy up most of the prized stock, and race it a few times. I definitely think it's a pissing match between Godolphin and Coolmore, because Coolmore has been much more successful in the breeding shed.
|
IMO the fact that the Boys from Dubai are buying everything they can get there hands on is not good @ all...and it has nothing to do with where they are from...right now they are the homerun every breeder wants to hit when they are selling horses...they lay out a fortune @ auction and are the underbidder on a great many more, that they don't feel they 'have to have' for one reason or another...
So right now they are buying the best broodmares the best studs and the best racehorses...to go along with all of their yearling puchases....Sooner or later they will have what they need and there is no doubt in my mind that they will stop participating in the buying and selling because they will have what they need on the farm already...Look @ Juddmonte. They don't buy and sell because they have one of the best groups of brrodmares in Kentucky.
If they Sheik's go this route (and it may take another 10 years 15 years who knows)...then the breeding/auction market suffers and the trickle down affect could be severe. JMO