If Godolphin didnt have Discreet Cat

Originally Posted by Cardus

One-hundred percent wrong.

It's clear that Shake Mo is retiring Bernardini because he wants him to be the foundation sire of his push to win the American classics, particularly the Kentucky Derby, the greatest race in the world. (The other race he covets is the Melbourne Cup.)

Discreet Cat cannot hold that position.

I'd have to agree. I think he can't wait to get to stud to not only breed his own but to lure the best commercial mares away froom competitors stallions, especially Coolmore's. I thought about this last night for a while, when asking myself why he would retire him because its certainly not about themoney. I concluded what you did.
Discreet Cat may or may not have a huge impact in the sire market, but Bernadini certainly will. Coming from the coveted Ap Indy sire line, and also posessing speed that many AP Indy's do not posess, its very safe to assume that he will be highly sought after and a good bet to succeed at the highest level.