[Danzig]

discreet cat, and not bernardini, was the stables big 'star', which explains why he, and not bernardini, was in dubai this spring, and why he, and not bernardini ran in the uae derby, and then was sent to america. of course we all know that he was laid up all summer, while bernardini won the sheiks first classic.

as i've said elsewhere, not only is the sheik trying to win, he's trying to make darley a premiere farm. tops, not near the top....bernardini is his huge horse now, and the sheik isn't a dummy. he knows all about pedigree and marketability. bernardini has both. discreet cat has suffered setbacks, and is just now coming into form. i see a return to dubai for the colt for the world cup, and then a return to the u.s. and the bcc...the sheik has his horse for the bcc this year, bernardini...and now he has discreet cat for next year.

of course, if bernardini doesn't win this year at churchill, then maybe he brings him back. but i think that if the colt wins here, he's done.

the sheik completely rebuilt jonabell....it's his desire to have a top farm, he stands two classic sires, but now he'll stand a classic winner, by a classic winner and classic sire.
yeah, he's a sportsman, but no one needs look further than lammtarra to see he doesn't want to watch them all run...