Doubling the DWC to 12 million, WOW!!!

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I dont understand why someone has to be labeled "good" or "bad " for the game. A lot of Sheik Mo's money filters back into the game when he buys super expensive horses. That is good. A lot of the horses he buys are retired at first chance or never reach their full potential. That is bad. I also never understand when people fawn over mega rich guys spending money (unless the fawner is getting it, that is totally understandable). He has tens of billions at his disposal and happens to spend hundreds of millions on this sport. He doesnt really run his organization as a business even though it is a huge entity. A business is something that is created to make money and I hardly think he makes a profit. What he wants is to be known as the best and spends to do it. He is not much different than George Stienbrenner in that respect. His breeding aspirations have caused some horses to be retired early but who really thinks that they wouldnt be retired if he had not bought them? He is spending more money than anyone which always makes a nice target but the World Cup and carnival can hardly be declared harmful to the sport overall especially including the international effect. Does it take some of our best horses away from traditional races like the Big Cap? Sure, but a $12 million dollar race may be the one thing that keeps many of the marginal stallion prospects in training for an extra season.