The queen to Bernardini

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

If their respective fanbases are any indication, this should be a match made in heaven.

No kidding.
The Bernmafia and the Zenyattards united?







The day that demon-offspring is entered in a race may be the day I retire from horsey boards.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by miraja2

No kidding.
The Bernmafia and the Zenyattards united?







The day that demon-offspring is entered in a race may be the day I retire from horsey boards.

Unless its a gelding in a mdn claimer at Suffolk

[The Indomitable DrugS]

I don't remember Bernardini having many rabid fans ... other than The Fat Man.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I don't remember Bernardini having many rabid fans ... other than The Fat Man.

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3752

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by miraja2

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3752

That is really some thread. In a lot of ways.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by miraja2

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3752

Barbaro and Discreet Cat had a few pretty kooky fans as well.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Barbaro and Discreet Cat had a few pretty kooky fans as well.

Well, they can't breed her to Nicanor. He's not retired yet, and Dynaformer doesn't take maiden mares so that's out. Darn. No fan-plosion in 2012.

AP Indy's no spring chicken. Maybe they don't want him trying to mount a 17+ hand maiden.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Well, they can't breed her to Nicanor. He's not retired yet, and Dynaformer doesn't take maiden mares so that's out. Darn. No fan-plosion in 2012.

AP Indy's no spring chicken. Maybe they don't want him trying to mount a 17+ hand maiden.

Nicanor has done enough

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Well, they can't breed her to Nicanor. He's not retired yet, and Dynaformer doesn't take maiden mares so that's out. Darn. No fan-plosion in 2012.

AP Indy's no spring chicken. Maybe they don't want him trying to mount a 17+ hand maiden.

Do you think that Three Chimneys or whomever runs Dynaformer's career would decline breeding to Zenyatta? Maybe, but call me skeptical.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Scav

Do you think that Three Chimneys or whomever runs Dynaformer's career would decline breeding to Zenyatta? Maybe, but call me skeptical.

Dynaformer's a piece of work. They probably have a number of reasons for trying to avoid maiden mares, but his temperament combined with Zenyatta's size? I think they'd absolutely think twice about allowing it. What if he hurt her? What if he got hurt because of something she did? It's unnecessary drama. I'm sure they have an idea about his fertility, and if it's reasonably strong and he's in good health, it's worth suggesting they come back next year (if they plan to go at all).

I doubt Dynaformer was even their first pick anyway. They went to a promising stallion with a good female family, a nice conformation, and a nice cross with her dam already. Makes sense. I'm skeptical that we'd see a Zenyatta yearling go through the sale. Not that they'd never part with a colt, but she's their queen, and they're not exactly poor. I'm sure Darley would make them a generous offer in the future if they liked what came out of this mating.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I don't remember Bernardini having many rabid fans ... other than The Fat Man.

He got called the "best horse ever." People who didn't bow at the altar before the BCC were automatically labeled "haters," no matter how much thought they put into explaining why they weren't totally convinced. Much focus was put on his beautiful action and fluid movement as a reason to be forced to agree that he was "great," rather than his races themselves.

Sounds awfully familiar, and the most recent time that a racehorse seems to have spawned legions of obnoxious fawning fans whose ability to have a rational conversation somehow always ended the moment his name showed up in a post.

Thank god Smoothie wasn't around then.