SI article Green Monkey or Green Bust?

Holland Hacker · #1 03-29-2007, 12:11 PM

Got my new SI and there was an article on the Green Monkey.

In a nutshell the article basically says how Coolmore and Darley were involved in a battle of egos & power to get the GM at the sale last year. The author puts it in persepctive though saying that $16M is chump change for Coolmore as Giants Causeway is being bred to about 300 mares per year at $300K a pop, so don't worry about them.

The article goes on to say that the GM will be grazing in a pasture somewhere in Kentucky on the first Saturday in May instead of entering the starting gate and running off with "his" Derby. The article concludes by saying that at this point the Green Monkey is a bust.

Sorry I'm at work and couldn't access SI to post a link to the article darn filters.

Buffymommy · #2 03-29-2007, 12:12 PM

I agree. So far it is a bust.

Cannon Shell · #3 03-29-2007, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Buffymommy

I agree. So far it is a bust.

Do you really think so?

blackthroatedwind · #4 03-29-2007, 12:23 PM

Did Mark Beech write the story?

Holland Hacker · #5 03-29-2007, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Did Mark Beech write the story?

Yes it was written by Mark Beech. the Article was titled "Monkey See, Monkey Dont The costliest racehorse ever has been a huge bust"

blackthroatedwind · #6 03-29-2007, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Holland Hacker

Yes it was written by Mark Beech. the Article was titled "Monkey See, Monkey Dont The costliest racehorse ever has been a huge bust"

Thanks.

Buffymommy · #7 03-29-2007, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Do you really think so?

Maybe if he races then he will change my mind, but I think right now "WHAT HAS HE DONE?" Has he done enough to retire?

wac · #8 03-29-2007, 12:38 PM

what is Giants causeways stud fee? i thought it was private so how much does that mean? Also how many mares does he breed too? I have always been curious about how much GC is actually worth??? 500million?

XIIPointStables · #9 03-29-2007, 12:49 PM

Does that mean they're bringing in roughly 90 million a year from his services?

Yowzers.

whodey17 · #10 03-29-2007, 01:24 PM

Green Monkey is a bust on the track. Who is to know what he can do in the shed. What if he becomes the top freshman sire. What if he sires 3 KY Derby winners in his life. What if he sires 6 horses of the year. I know this is all "what if's" but you never know what will happen. I do wish the horse luck in the shed.

Thoroughbred Fan · #11 03-29-2007, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by whodey17

Green Monkey is a bust on the track. Who is to know what he can do in the shed. What if he becomes the top freshman sire. What if he sires 3 KY Derby winners in his life. What if he sires 6 horses of the year. I know this is all "what if's" but you never know what will happen. I do wish the horse luck in the shed.

Are you high? 3 KD Winners? 6 HOY? If he doesn't run a lick he'll be in FLA for $5k and won't get nearly the quality of mares that would be required to do that. I'll go as far as to say he'd be lucky to ever sire a G1 winner in his whole life. Now put the pipe down and return to reality.

hi_im_god · #12 03-29-2007, 02:10 PM

piling on the green monkey is like calling the kid from mask ugly.

they paid too much? really?!?

i had no idea.

POINTGIVEN1985 · #13 03-29-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Thoroughbred Fan

Are you high? 3 KD Winners? 6 HOY? If he doesn't run a lick he'll be in FLA for $5k and won't get nearly the quality of mares that would be required to do that. I'll go as far as to say he'd be lucky to ever sire a G1 winner in his whole life. Now put the pipe down and return to reality.

i will say that he wins a grade 1 on the track....

whodey17 · #14 03-30-2007, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Thoroughbred Fan

Are you high? 3 KD Winners? 6 HOY? If he doesn't run a lick he'll be in FLA for $5k and won't get nearly the quality of mares that would be required to do that. I'll go as far as to say he'd be lucky to ever sire a G1 winner in his whole life. Now put the pipe down and return to reality.

You never know is my point. But I do agree with you. Who knows what boodmares Coolmore has that they would breed to The Green Monkey. But I do wish the horse luck in the shed.

Cannon Shell · #15 03-29-2007, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by XIIPointStables

Does that mean they're bringing in roughly 90 million a year from his services?

Yowzers.

No. He stands for much less in the Southern Hemisphere and many of the mares that he is bred to are owned by Coolmore. If anyone is paying $300k for him they are seriously nuts.

AeWingnut · #16 03-29-2007, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

No. He stands for much less in the Southern Hemisphere and many of the mares that he is bred to are owned by Coolmore. If anyone is paying $300k for him they are seriously nuts.

I also heard they made Giant's Causeway private. After ready what JT
Lundy did with Alydar, I can imagine they claim he is worth $300k a pop. Get a loan based on 100 years of servicing 200 mares 3 times a day
woo hoo