i think the odds are that one in ten stallions is considered a success....so if darley buys 100, they're bound to get 10 good ones! what a rate of return.
equivalent to throwing mud on a wall, and seeing what sticks....
not so sure that they are buying up what they consider the best, or just making sure coolmore can't. but i suppose they think by buying up all the top colts, they are assured a place in the future.
i think it's crazy. no real plan--and if this is their thinking, who decides what mares go to whom??
if you fail to plan, you plan to fail(don't you love cliches?). no rhyme or reason, just snap them all up. crazy stuff.