Havre De Grace Retired

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by trackrat59

"several good ones" - If you have money you can buy "several good ones" all you want. Once you put them on the track in a race, try and keep them happy and healthy, well, that takes "several good ones" to another place.

I think it was the owner of Lava Man that said something about why he would not take any of the offers he was getting for LM. Something like, what was he going to do with the money? Try and purchase "several good ones" and come up with another Lava Man?

Same concept with HDG. Just saying, If that were my filly I would hold on to her.

as rick porter explained, it's part of his business plan to sell his horses when they're done racing. that money he gets out of them at sales makes up for money he spends at sales. that he can't afford a large broodmare band. he named two horses that he kept because he became attached to them. yeah, hdg gets a lot of press, but rick has other horses that maybe don't do so well at the track-but still cost him money. he's not the only one who does this, and i can understand why. as chuck said a few years ago, whether a horse is fast or slow, it costs tens of thousands to keep just one in training-and that's just for basic upkeep. i doubt most of porters buys get what HDG potentially can earn when he sells them.
he's in racing, not breeding. HDG is no longer a racer...he'll sell her to enable him to remain in the racing game. makes perfect sense.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Who is she?

[trackrat59]

Originally Posted by Danzig

as rick porter explained, it's part of his business plan to sell his horses when they're done racing. that money he gets out of them at sales makes up for money he spends at sales. that he can't afford a large broodmare band. he named two horses that he kept because he became attached to them. yeah, hdg gets a lot of press, but rick has other horses that maybe don't do so well at the track-but still cost him money. he's not the only one who does this, and i can understand why. as chuck said a few years ago, whether a horse is fast or slow, it costs tens of thousands to keep just one in training-and that's just for basic upkeep. i doubt most of porters buys get what HDG potentially can earn when he sells them.
he's in racing, not breeding. HDG is no longer a racer...he'll sell her to enable him to remain in the racing game. makes perfect sense.

It all about the money, not the horse. I get it. For some it would be all about the horse. That's my point.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by trackrat59

It all about the money, not the horse. I get it. For some it would be all about the horse. That's my point.

i'm not sure what you mean that it's not all about the horse. she'll get the best of care and mates that money can buy, regardless of who ends up with her. for him, it's all about owning racehorses. she's not one anymore.

[trackrat59]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i'm not sure what you mean that it's not all about the horse. she'll get the best of care and mates that money can buy, regardless of who ends up with her. for him, it's all about owning racehorses. she's not one anymore.

If you don't get it don't worry about it. Just drop it.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by trackrat59

If you don't get it don't worry about it. Just drop it.

I did the same kind of thisn a couple of weeks ago but gave up much sooner...

Sometimes you just have to.

(Not always though).

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by trackrat59

If you don't get it don't worry about it. Just drop it.

oh, i get what you're saying. just not everyone looks at things the same way i guess. you'd think he could keep her-but i guess he doesn't have a connection with her.