Empire Maker as a sire KD 2007 ?

Originally Posted by Dixie Porter

Had the potential to be one of the best we ever had. Nothing but bad luck with this guy.

I don't even know the breeding of the hundreds of horses I've owned and trained, but this guy was a real good horse. So was Coded Warning but he was born without a heart.

"Potential" is not a great word to use when talking about retired horses. Barbaro had the "potential" too, but until they hook up with older horses it is really hard to say how good they are.