who will retire first, and why?

[jman5581]

Originally Posted by Danzig

exchange rate was a classic race performer?

Well, he hardly qualifies as a classic race performer himself... but, not a bad career... most importantly is that ER is siring graded winners, including a GI.

From Padua's site...

New York Grade 2 winner EXCHANGE RATE was a $1.4 million yearling who lived up to expectations in his three juvenile starts, breaking his maiden in :57.09 first time out and then placing in two Graded stakes. He showed his ability to get a route of ground as a three-year-old by winning the Risen Star S. over 1 1/16 miles. As a four-year-old he won on turf and dirt, including a 1:21.24 victory in the Tom Fool H.-G2 and 3rd in the Kilroe H.-G1 and Churchill Downs H.-G2.