Scat Daddy retired

[Buffymommy]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

"Our vets told us he would need 90 days rest, so we would have run out of time to get him back for the major races this year, and the decision was made to retire him to stud,'' Pletcher said.

In other words he was going to be retired at the end of the year anyway...

That is how I read it.

[Mortimer]

THEBBY!

[10 pnt move up]

shocking, hope he goes to stud in Idaho.....

[Late Fires]

Originally Posted by mortyfeatherhands

THEBBY!

A greater injustice I have never seen. It was fine work.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by Late Fires

A greater injustice I have never seen. It was fine work.

You have always been my fav poster.


Too kind.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by mortyfeatherhands

THEBBY!

weren't me hon.

[paisjpq]

I think I just heard Joel's gun go off...

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

I think I just heard Joel's gun go off...

now that was funny.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

OOOOOOOOOO

glad someone appreciated that....I know I did.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

glad someone appreciated that....I know I did.

Don't expect any adoration from me after that horrible cipher.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by mortyfeatherhands

Don't expect any adoration from me after that horrible cipher.

if you had paid closer attention to the cipher...you would have seen that it was the 3rd race so you should have bet for 3rd place.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

weren't me hon.

Thank you Sweetie.

[Mortimer]

STEVIE!

So, you think an owner should run their horse until it breaks completely down? The horse is theirs to make money with. Would you continue running a horse that you could make millions on in the shed, just so the public could see him run. As soon as he lost a couple races his value and public appeal would drop, and those of you who what to see him run now would never bet on him again.

[blackthroatedwind]

The truth is, it actually makes real sense to retire him, as his resume is much better than his actual talent, and in all likelihood his value would only diminish by his racing in the future.

I guess it's easy for me to say because I certainly won't miss him....except to bet against him.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

The truth is, it actually makes real sense to retire him, as his resume is much better than his actual talent, and in all likelihood his value would only diminish by his racing in the future.

I guess it's easy for me to say because I certainly won't miss him....except to bet against him.

I agree completely. He was a G1 and G2 winner at both 2 and 3.
That sounds really good, and the horse was certainly NOT really good.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

The truth is, it actually makes real sense to retire him, as his resume is much better than his actual talent, and in all likelihood his value would only diminish by his racing in the future.

I guess it's easy for me to say because I certainly won't miss him....except to bet against him.

Isn't that the truth. I was thinking about what will happen to Team Todd's pack of 3YOs as they begin their 2nd half of the 2007 season. Can we envision the same thing for Any Given Saturday and Circular Quay?

AGS has nothing on his resume right now, but I wonder if WinStar would be willing to take a Dwyer win, which is no foregone conclusion, and settle there. Obviously Cowtown Cat is going to make himself look worse as the year goes on and one has to wonder how much will go into this whole turf experiment with Circular Quay.

Team Todd- run the hair off them in the 2YO season, bring ill-prepared/exhausted horses to Triple Crown races, file excuses, then retire. Sorry folks, that's about the long and short of it with him.

NT

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Isn't that the truth. I was thinking about what will happen to Team Todd's pack of 3YOs as they begin their 2nd half of the 2007 season. Can we envision the same thing for Any Given Saturday and Circular Quay?

AGS has nothing on his resume right now, but I wonder if WinStar would be willing to take a Dwyer win, which is no foregone conclusion, and settle there. Obviously Cowtown Cat is going to make himself look worse as the year goes on and one has to wonder how much will go into this whole turf experiment with Circular Quay.

Team Todd- run the hair off them in the 2YO season, bring ill-prepared/exhausted horses to Triple Crown races, file excuses, then retire. Sorry folks, that's about the long and short of it with him.

NT

As you mention, Any Given Saturday is in the opposite position of the accomplished Scat Daddy. AGS has yet to win a graded stakes race.
However, with his pedigree (by Distorted Humor and out of an AP Indy mare whose other foal became a graded stakes winner) it would probably take only one graded stakes victory for them to send him to the shed.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

The truth is, it actually makes real sense to retire him, as his resume is much better than his actual talent, and in all likelihood his value would only diminish by his racing in the future.

I guess it's easy for me to say because I certainly won't miss him....except to bet against him.

bingo, that is the heart of the matter. any further racing would likely diminish his status and since his status is now obviously inflated, why take the risk of racing.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

bingo, that is the heart of the matter. any further racing would likely diminish his status and since his status is now obviously inflated, why take the risk of racing.

OOOOOOOOOO