Can Retirement REALLY be Far Behind?

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Rupert, you definitely are very in tuned with what is going on, so please do not take this as any offense, but there is no way this horse makes a start in a stakes race. Easily one of the worst purchases ever. When you are purchased for such a high sum, so early, usually the thought is precocious juvenile. No one spends that kind of money for a horse who may start at 3. Honestly, I am glad. Maybe now there will be some sort of realistic prices for horses, and there will not be a pissing match between the two worse things for modern day racing, Coolmore and Godolphin.

They overpaid for the horse by a million times. I'm not denying that. This horse should have sold for $500,000 or so. And as you said, they were obviously expecting him to run as a 2 year old. I totally agree with you on both of those points.

However, I don't know how you can you say that he will never run in a stakes race. There have been hundreds of horses over the last 10 years that didn't run until they were 3 years old and ended up being stakes horses. It's way too early to say that The Green Monkey won't win a stakes race. It's not too early to say that they paid way too much for him. But it is too early to say that he won't win a stakes race.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

They overpaid for the horse by a million times. I'm not denying that. This horse should have sold for $500,000 or so. And as you said, they were obviously expecting him to run as a 2 year old. I totally agree with you on both of those points.

However, I don't know how you can you say that he will never run in a stakes race. There have been hundreds of horses over the last 10 years that didn't run until they were 3 years old and ended up being stakes horses. It's way too early to say that The Green Monkey won't win a stakes race. It's not too early to say that they paid way too much for him. But it is too early to say that he won't win a stakes race.

Tiznow and Bernardini are two that come to mind right away.

[King Glorious]

On another forum, I was wondering about something like this. Not particularly with this horse but since he's the subject now, what kind of stud fee do u all think he would be able to bring if he doesn't race? Also, what kind of fee do u think Bernardini could have brought had he went to stud unraced?

[AeWingnut]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

On another forum, I was wondering about something like this. Not particularly with this horse but since he's the subject now, what kind of stud fee do u all think he would be able to bring if he doesn't race? Also, what kind of fee do u think Bernardini could have brought had he went to stud unraced?

I think Bernardini would get $5,000 tops unraced.

Silver Charm has won 2 huge races (Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup) with almost $7 mil in earnings. I tink his stud fee started at $25k was dropped to $10k and now he has been shipped over to Japan.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

I think Bernardini would get $5,000 tops unraced.

Silver Charm has won 2 huge races (Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup) with almost $7 mil in earnings. I tink his stud fee started at $25k was dropped to $10k and now he has been shipped over to Japan.

by AP Indy out of a G1 mare?
I don't know how much exactly....but prolly more than 5K

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

by AP Indy out of a G1 mare?
I don't know how much exactly....but prolly more than 5K

I don't think so. If the horse was unraced, he would be lucky to get $5,000. I doubt he could even get that much.

With The green Monkey, they'd be lucky to get $1,000-$2,000.