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Originally Posted by King Glorious
Doesn't this happen now anyway, even without any of them winning the TC? Some of them don't even have to win a TC race and it still happens. You say that the TC should be promoting certain traits in the breed and I agree. But even though it should, it's not.
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Which recent classic winners have been successful sires? There's maybe 3 or 4 (Unbridled, Thunder Gulch, AP Indy, if you count Sunday Silence). None of those horses were notoriously unsound from what I recall, and none were particularly brilliant either.
The TC only identifies potential stallions, doesn't mean that those horses will be potent or popular. The few that have been consistently good all have imparted some classic attributes to their best offspring. Among recent winners, Empire Maker loomed large late last year with some stamina types.
As far as breeders favoring non-classic stallions, well obviously they have a different agenda. Let them make their own TC out of the Withers, King's Bishop, and Malibu. Or better yet, the Sanford, Saratoga Special, and Hopeful.