Champions Who Failed As Stallions

Originally Posted by Bold Reasoning

Affirmed was no more a failure than Alydar. Which sons of Alydar carry on the line? Few and far -between make it as racehorse and sire-of-sires. I see neither as failures because each give us some marvelous runners.

Alydar was a marvelous sire of runners ... one of the best ever ... and far better than Affirmed ... but ...

... his sons have not done particularly well at stud ... and the Alydar male line may not be with us very long.

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

Alydar was a marvelous sire of runners ... one of the best ever ... and far better than Affirmed ... but ...

... his sons have not done particularly well at stud ... and the Alydar male line may not be with us very long.

So we agree.

Originally Posted by Bold Reasoning

So we agree.

You've been around long enough to know ... that it's always wise to agree with me.