Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Yeah but we need people like them to make good business decisions. Buying a Langfuhr for $6 million is a bigtime gamble. Sure the horse had a shot at the derby but the risk vs. reward wasn't balanced in their favor.

What put up the red flag for me is how one of the Hines' family members loved the horse and said they wouldn't consider selling until after the triple crown races. I was told this by them before the Arkansas Derby. And then all of a sudden the horse is for sale? Hmm.



I've got a relative who is a breeder and his livelihood depends on people overpaying for horse flesh. I believe one of his babies was purchased and put under the care of Pletcher. Could be wrong though.

It's amazing the ups and downs he goes through. One day he makes $200k and the next day he loses a mare because she kicked her stall.



Hey I admit what I said about them was wrong. But part of the blame of the state of racing is the way these *******s who inherited their wealth/farm have squandered everything their kin had worked for. They end up selling the farm to a sheikh and then we have to endure those ungrateful pricks winning all of the big races and owning all of the top stallions and mares.

Makes me sick.

I root for people like the Haisfields. We need 1000 more of them.