Allam (Premium Tap) done in US

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Well I think Invasor would have been bought anyway by someone who had no interest in running in South America anyways. The same thing would likely happen with the Saudis buying our stock and never racing anyone over here if those sanctions existed. I know it isn't practical, just pissed to see our top horses brought overseas and really hate hearing "it's their money, they can do what they want" when in every other sport that isn't the case. It is because this "sport" is treated so much like a business that it has such a hard time drawing more fan interest.

Well, one could use your same argument and say that South America was robbed of Invasor.

Look, I'm not saying I am in any way happy that Premium Tap is gone, but this is a business, and the business is not great for fans who enjoy seeing the good horses. However, they aren't retiring Premium Tap, they just aren't racing him here.....like Invasor isn't running in his home country.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Well, one could use your same argument and say that South America was robbed of Invasor.

Look, I'm not saying I am in any way happy that Premium Tap is gone, but this is a business, and the business is not great for fans who enjoy seeing the good horses. However, they aren't retiring Premium Tap, they just aren't racing him here.....like Invasor isn't running in his home country.

I agree that you could use the same argument with Invasor. The difference with Invasor I feel is that most of the fans down there recognized that for him to prove his greatness he was going to have to do it somewhere else so they weren't as upset by him leaving. They certainly seemed incredibly excited for him in all his races in America. Doesn't seem like the backlash you'd expect if they were really upset that he was bought up and shipped out of the country. In general I don't like seeing a horse win a G1 in a major racing circuit and then bought up to run in another circuit. I don't think it is good for a sport that is already hard enough to promote.

[philcski]

F&@#*$k this bull. Where the hell are they planning on running them?

[pmayjr]

I guess the BC Classic isn't rich enough for P. Tap? He'd have enough of a layoff to get back to Saudi Arabia after that race, and be fresh for their race there.