I'll Have Another injured, withdrawn, retired..

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

I don't blame him one bit. Wish we'd get to see IHA again, but I don't blame Reddam here. It's not like this is a perfectly healthy or mildly injured 3yo. It's a tendon injury which requires a long layoff and recovery. If he won't be ready to race til May at the earliest, and even then might not be back to his old form, it's hardly unreasonable for them to want go out on a high note of a dual classic win. What if he came back, won a minor race, then bowed a tendon? How is that worth it to anyone?

I'm holding out for a Square Eddie-type deal. At the tail-end of the next breeding season, when all this drama is rehashed during next year's Triple Crown, temptation will rear it's ugly head. Especially if I'll Have Another proves to be as unpopular a sire as people are predicting.