Scat Daddy retired

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Zippy Chippy

You are right about Scat Daddy's injury pretty much putting an end to his career, but it was suggested that he was going to be retired at the end of this year regardless of his health. Either way it's a shame.

Agreed...

It sucks that we only see a horse have like 8 starts before they're taken to the shed. It just seems like it defeats the purpose of breeding for a real racehorse.

[jpops757]

Originally Posted by Zippy Chippy

So far one of the reasons that I have read of Scat Daddy's retirement is his owners were concerned about his stud value dropping if his performance didn't improve next year. Is it just me, or have owners become obsessed with this? Steve made a good point on ATR when he said that the greatest horses in history used to run like crazy, and (get this) some of them even lost once in awhile. If their stud fees didn't decrease because of these losses back then, why are owners so worried about losses affecting stud fees now? Are owners being hypersensitive or what?

I also find it odd that a horse would be retired after its sophomore season when it is a known fact that many horses are still developing as a three-year old. Look at how many horses became serious contenders after turning four. It seems to me that a number of horses that are retired after three are missing out on a possibly stronger year at four. If black type does increase the amount of a horse's stud fee, why not give the horse a chance to earn more black type by running him at four?

Even tho he ended up shooting blanks, Cigar was a good example.