the green monkey

richard burch · #1 04-30-2008, 11:47 AM

what happened to him?

where is he now?

thanks

docicu3 · #2 09-13-2008, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Retired

Poetic justice of some sort ...... yesterday's "edge"

In other stallion news, the 2009 stud fee for THE GREEN MONKEY (Forestry), whose retirement to Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds near Ocala, Florida, was announced in February, has been determined. Sold for a world-record auction price of $16 million at the 2006 Fasig-Tipton Calder Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, he will stand for $5,000

Danzig · #3 09-13-2008, 08:29 AM

he's gonna have to cover a LOT of mares at that price for them to recoup their investment.
he better get busy.

PeteMugg · #4 09-13-2008, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

he's gonna have to cover a LOT of mares at that price for them to recoup their investment.
he better get busy.

Sounds like TGM had a master plan all along

docicu3 · #5 09-13-2008, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

he's gonna have to cover a LOT of mares at that price for them to recoup their investment.
he better get busy.

Lets see 16,000,000/5000 = 3200.......yeah I would say stamina may be an issue here.
The Monkey may have problems at this distance...

MaTH716 · #6 09-13-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

he's gonna have to cover a LOT of mares at that price for them to recoup their investment.
he better get busy.

They also plan for him to do children's birthday parties too!

Danzig · #7 09-13-2008, 11:18 AM

you think they're trying to teach him how to make balloon animals??

Danzig · #8 09-13-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by docicu3

Lets see 16,000,000/5000 = 3200.......yeah I would say stamina may be an issue here.
The Monkey may have problems at this distance...

he'd have to cover 160 mares a year for 20 years-and have every one of them take and produce a live foal. and that's just the purchase price....then there's covering his feed bills, etc..

Merlinsky · #9 09-13-2008, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

he's gonna have to cover a LOT of mares at that price for them to recoup their investment.
he better get busy.

Ah but that implies he actually cost them the price he brought at the sale.

AeWingnut · #10 09-13-2008, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Ah but that implies he actually cost them the price he brought at the sale.

ok, they didn't actually pay the $16 million?

smartyalex · #11 09-13-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PeteMugg

Sounds like TGM had a master plan all along

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Touché.......very witty!

pointman · #12 09-13-2008, 06:48 PM

He had done enough

Danzig · #13 09-13-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Ah but that implies he actually cost them the price he brought at the sale.

yeah, i know-i think pretty much everyone has heard the story by now.

Benny Leger · #14 09-13-2008, 10:18 PM

With his back breeding....I'd take a shot for 5K.

Indian Charlie · #15 09-13-2008, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Benny Leger

With his back breeding....I'd take a shot for 5K.

I hope they breed him to Giant's Causeway.

AeWingnut · #16 09-14-2008, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

I hope they breed him to Giant's Causeway.

miraja2 · #17 09-14-2008, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Benny Leger

With his back breeding....I'd take a shot for 5K.

I don't know.
If you want the Storm Cat sire line for $5k, I think Newfoundland might actually be a better choice. His dam was a multiple-G1 winner who has produced several decent horses, while I don't think TGM's dam has even produced a winner yet.

Regarding TGM, I am aware of the fact that on-track performance often doesn't translate to the shed, but for 5k, I would like to have seen the horse do SOMETHING in his career.