How would a Chrome TC win affect breeding/bloodstock?

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

I hope it puts some of the big breeding info people back in their place. Listening to them talk about a great-great-great-great-greatmother of the Derby winner, as if THAT was the cause of what we see now (or something similar), is tiring. Every horse has a story, and we've gotten to a point where there is some regal distant breeding everywhere.

If anything, this should reinforce the fact that good horses can, in fact, come from anywhere, and that you don't have to spend a big fortune to make a small fortune.

That was very well stated... almost a page from the King Glorious On Pedigree handbook. Well done.

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

if chrome wins the t.c what effect will it have on breeding and sales in the future...

No idea but if you had asked what the cultural effect would be?

Easy.

It would be the record-setting spike in prescriptions and sales of anti-depressants due to the vast number of predominantly older white males on horsie boards lapsing into a deep and collective depression (stemming from the arrival of the newly-registered, self-designated Chromies who will take over).

(The boards, not the world).

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

That was very well stated... almost a page from the King Glorious On Pedigree handbook. Well done.


No idea but if you had asked what the cultural effect would be?

Easy.

It would be the record-setting spike in prescriptions and sales of anti-depressants due to the vast number of predominantly older white males on horsie boards lapsing into a deep and collective depression (stemming from the arrival of the newly-registered, self-designated Chromies who will take over).

(The boards, not the world).

We won't mention any names though

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Arletta

We won't mention any names though

No we wont and isn't it interesting that the Zenyatta girls (well in my mind they are mostly female but who knows!) pretty much stayed in their safe zones but something tells me if he wins that won't be the case.

It's all good.

[robfla]

ESPN article on this subject today:

http://tinyurl.com/lbq3b64

[Dawgswin]

Forgive me for not addressing the question posed, but if there is a secondary consequence to a successful bid by Chrome, my hope is that it trickles toward some of my employees.

Since I'm the only person (I assume anywhere) they know who follows racing, I'm backing Chrome simply so that they will stop talking to me about it. This morning someone asked if the connections were going to pull out of the Belmont since "he can't wear his nose thingy."

Last Thursday before a meeting someone asked if California Cruiser (sic) had won the Triple Crown yet.

Perhaps I am not doing my part to grow appreciation of the game, but it has been pretty irritating.

[Thoroughbred Fan]

If he wins the Belmont, my best guess is that he'd be worth about $20M and stand initially for $62,500.

He'll have to produce big sales numbers from his first two books or he'll be standing in PA for $20,000 before his his second crop hits the track. From there, he'll need to produce runners to stay in that $20-25k range or it's a boat ride to a new country for him.

[Indian Charlie]

It would also cause record sales of maxi pads.