who will retire first, and why?

[outofthebox]

I would hope both of them will finish out the 3 yo season. I mean we need some horses to challenge Invasor, dont we....Whatever happened to the days when the 3yo champion would head out to California and aim for the Strub series for 4 yo's.....

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by outofthebox

I would hope both of them will finish out the 3 yo season. I mean we need some horses to challenge Invasor, dont we....Whatever happened to the days when the 3yo champion would head out to California and aim for the Strub series for 4 yo's.....

seems like light years ago

[justindew]

Light years are a measure of distance, not time.

Thanks. I'll be here all week.

[blackthroatedwind]

I thought it was a Pearl Jam song.

[Danzig]

i'd hate to see any of them go.

hard to believe tafel would be in a rush to retire--if he was interested in easy money, he'd have sold the guy back after the juvie, when offers started pouring in.
as for curlin, smart strike isn't exactly a huge horse, so i don't know that there will be a lot of interest in curlin-just like there wasn't in medaglia d'oro. el prado does well, as does smart strike, but they aren't A-list...

i think the one to watch is hard spun-everyone is looking for a colt by danzig to step in where the sire left off. hard spun is a good prospect, danzig has several in the top of the sires list, but no BIG, classic horse on the racetrack lately...talking stateside here of course...

[jman5581]

What do you mean Smart Strike isn't huge? I think he's had as much success as Street Cry in terms of average runner earnings, has he not?

[KY_Sasquash]

barring an injury, Street Sense will be around this year and next.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jman5581

What do you mean Smart Strike isn't huge? I think he's had as much success as Street Cry in terms of average runner earnings, has he not?

and street crys first crop is running this year, as three year olds...hard to compare the two
yeah, smart strike is having a heck of a year, but no, he's not HUGE. i think a lot more people would be interested in street cry than smart strike. but i don't see the clamor like in past years with smarty, with afleet alex...probably because the breeding industry has taken a bit of a down turn lately.

[jman5581]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i think the one to watch is hard spun-everyone is looking for a colt by danzig to step in where the sire left off. hard spun is a good prospect, danzig has several in the top of the sires list, but no BIG, classic horse on the racetrack lately...talking stateside here of course...

See Exchange Rate.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jman5581

See Exchange Rate.

exchange rate was a classic race performer?