All of this is pure guesswork ... because ...

... it's impossible to forecast in advance who will be a successful stallion and who won't.

Race record, pedigree, physical appearance, soundness, and professionalism all are contributing factors ... but ...

... there are so many horses who share so many of those attributes ... that somehow divining which ones of dozens of prospects are going to succeed ... and which ones are going to fail ... is a sucker's game.

Hundreds of years of breeding experience have borne this out.

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