Doubling the DWC to 12 million, WOW!!!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

No one has said the World Cup or Carnival is harmful for the sport. But the retiring early is no matter how much people want to pretend it isn't.

True but if you look at the whole picture you have to include the positives also. Really he is trying to become the dominant player in the breeding business, probably for reasons of ego. His admitted rivals at Coolmore have been far ahead of him in that area and he simply has tried to corner the market by buying every top prospect. Not only does he get them to stand at his farms, Coolmore doesnt get them and it also forces them to pay more money if they decide to bid. Basically it is an billionaire's ego that drives him. I dont think that he will keep it up forever especially if one of his new acquisitions turns into the next big sire but he has raised the bar in the new stallion business really high and very few play there.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Yeah, you make good points Chuck and I am in agreement with basically everything you say. I guess it irks me when I hear about how sporting he is for throwing money at people. I also find it kind of irritating that because Coolmore plays the breeding business game a lot better than he, his way of trying to counteract that is to just try and buy any and all viable prospects. I don't remember who, but someone compared him to Veruca Salt. I thought that was pretty clever.

The difference is that Coolmore is trying to make money, he isnt. I would also think that most of the people who call him "sporting" are either someway associated with him or want to be.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The difference is that Coolmore is trying to make money, he isnt. I would also think that most of the people who call him "sporting" are either someway associated with him or want to be.

Some of them want to be in his harem.