Any Given Saturday
 

Yet another to be bought by the Maktoums.

Details on DRF's website.

"As for whether the colt would compete in 2008, Darley stallion nominations manager Charlie Boden said Wednesday: 'That's a possibility, but nothing's been decided yet. It depends on how he's doing.'"

Wonderful.

Don't they also have Street Sense and Hard Spun after this year?

How long until they secure Curlin?

1 minute after the Breeder's Cup

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I think these guys could probally buy every horse that wins a stake race and still not affect the lifestyle they live. I am surprised they haven't bought or built there own full scale racetrack. I heard Magna might sell some of theirs wouldn't surprise me if Sheik buys one and has another huge day of racing

and they're supposed to be building a bigger and better version over there.

'Any Given Saturday's future will be evaluated after the Breeders' Cup.'

:p :p

Even if Darley does retire him after the BC, does anyone honestly think Win-Star was going to keep him around racing for another year had Darley not bought him?

No.

yeah, i bet they put that out with a straight face!

and yes, he most likely would be done regardless of who owned him.

and not the first saturday in may either.

He got the offical 'DrugS Derby endorsement' that is so coveted --- and proceed to run BY FAR the worst performance of any DrugS Derby endorsement horse this entire decade!

He really should be ashamed.

He'll go down in the history books as the horse who recived the DrugS Derby endorsement the year after Discreet Cat recieved it.

As said, no, which as we have all discussed in great detail is part of the major problem in this industry. Whether due to injury or by choice, a 4yo campaign is just not economically feasible. They would be tremendouly rewarded for retiring the horse.

Not that I was a big fan prior to, but that performance in the Haskell was very impressive.

Eric

Actually it is economically feasible for the new owners.

However, they are just interested with accumulating as many potential stallions as they can to try to one up Coolmore in the only area where they have been deficent. (other than winning the Derby)

Yes, it is economically "feasible" for the new owners -- you are right. They can "afford" to ignore economics and race the horse as a 4yo -- but of course you are right again, and they won't.

Eric

Just about anything is economically feasible for them