Corinthian or Bernardini

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

< But I'm pretty certain that the typical horseplayer would not say that the breed needs another good sire. >

WHY THE HELL NOT?..EVERYBODY GETS EXCITED ABOUT NEW, GOOD BLOOD IN OUR GAME....LOOK AT THE PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT OFFICER AND JOHANNESBURG THIS YEAR, AND THE PEOPEL THAT CANNOT WAIT TO SEE VINDICATION'S BABIES SELL IN THE RING THIS YEAR AND RACE NEXT YEAR....THE GAME CAN ALWAYS NEED GOOD, NEW BLOOD....ALWAYS...A.P. INDY WON't BE AROUND FOREVER AND WE NEED HORSES LIKE MINESHAFT AND BERNARDINI TO CARRY THAT LEGACY AND BLOODLINE....JUST LOOK AT SEATTLE SLEW NOW...HE IS DEAD AND NOW HE ONLY HAS A COUPLE SONS THAT HAVE ANY PROMISE OF BEING GOOD SIRES TO CARRY HIS BLOOD ALONG FOR GENERATIONS TO COME AND THEY ARE A.P. INDY AND VINDICATION AND THE REST OF HIS SONS ARE LITTLE PLAYERS.... THERE IS DEFINATELY A REASON TO GET EXCITED ABOUT NEW DYNAMIC STALLIONS...

Please. Do you think 1 person in 1000 could tell you who Johannesburg and Officer were (or are). I don't think 1 person in 100 at the track could tell you.

Do you really think the fact that Johannesburg and Officer have been successful sires has any impact on the appeal of the sport to 99% of the people who bet? I would be extremely surprised to learn that the success of a stallion like Johannesburg or Officer would bring a single extra fan to horseracing or a single extra bettor to the track.

Maybe you are talking about excitement among owners. I am talking about excitement among bettors (both casual and serious) and among casual fans.

--Dunbar