No love for the Preakness?

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by Cardus

I suspect that WinStar's approach is to carpet bomb the Derby in hopes of setting up a potential WinStar's winner's stud career. You probably feel the same way.

There have been several recent Derby winners who have not been particularly attractive stallion candidates. In recent history, more Belmont winners have emerged as significant sires than Derby winners. Also, a win in one of the other Classics can help enhance the reputation of a stallion they already own. As crazy as this sounds today, two years ago, Da' Tara's victory in the Belmont did a lot to enhance the reputation of Tiznow, a WinStar stallion.