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Originally Posted by pgardn
This is interesting, but it kind of makes me sick. I watch racing to see athletes run.
A sample of my nausea, a direct quote from Bloodhorse, Throroughbred Champions of the 20th century:
Easy Goer died at the age of eight after having sired JUST 136 foals in four years. The son of Alydar didn't have enough time to PROVE HIS WORTH...
Alrighty then. WTF is this supposed to mean?
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In the first few years a stallion is at stud, breeders often have no idea about which type of mares will go best with him. Early in his stud career, Damascus was expected to sire stamina, so he was given speedy mares but it turned out that Big D sired his dam's speed and needed staying mares to sire anything more than sprinters. With his early death, Easy Goer didn't get a chance to get the adjustment to his matings that would have given him the best shot as a stallion.