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Originally Posted by Kasept
Since then he has been beaten in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood and the Prix du Moulin, losing his chance in the latter having become upset on loading into the stalls.
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Importantly, Siskin was scratched from a Group 1 as a 2yo last year when he became upset in the starting gate.
With that history it'll be a crapshoot how he behaves first time in the starting gate in NA with a large field. At least there won't be very many spectators, I guess.
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“It just goes to show where we are in the industry when powerhouses like Juddmonte and Coolmore still have to sell their best horses for economic reasons.
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Interesting comment. Not sure if Siskin fits the bill, though. He's never beaten the other top milers in his crop and failed in his starts versus his elders as well. Compound that with being sired by First Defence, a middling Juddmonte horse in the US that was ultimately let go by Juddmonte as a sire and carted off to Saudi Arabia, and it's not too surprising to see he's going to Japan.
Coolmore very frequently sells their horses, but not usually their best. They frequently do a lot of business selling to Australian connections ahead of the big races down there. This year they sold Sir Dragonet who failed to reach the top class level despite a lot of hype.