Steve Haskin's latest: 'Leave Crown Alone'

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Originally Posted by dalakhani

And isn't that type of owner more of an anomaly in today's racing world? What is the likelihood racing is going to go back to where that owner is the norm? it appears to this non-insider that racing is going further and further away from that type and more toward the IEAH's of the world.

not going to happen. i think things began to change when the commercial breeders took over. instead of racing being about breeding a good horse to further the breed, it has become purely about the bottom line. that's why you have so much emphasis on precocity, so you can 'get out' on a horse early. that's also why you have so many early retirements-a desire to get a horse in the shed before a defeat can spell disaster for his stud fee. it's no longer about runners being a showcase for a stallion, but about finding a runner who can wow someone enough to demand five figures at stud-altho six would be better...that also explains the increasing shuttling of stallions, which is no better for a stud than having 170 mare books.