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Old 11-12-2013, 07:31 AM
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Loved the offspring of Pirates Bounty................here's a nice article after he passed away.............

http://archive.ctba.com/06magazine/o...mPirteBnty.pdf
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Old 11-12-2013, 07:35 AM
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Thank God for geldings or they would all be Verrazanos and gone.
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Old 11-12-2013, 08:04 AM
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Thank God for geldings or they would all be Verrazanos and gone.
A completely mistimed squawk coming on the heels of a Breeders' Cup that featured 5yo's Mucho Macho Man, Fort Larned, Justin Phillip, Point of Entry & Pants On Fire, 7yo's Flat Out & Jeranimo... Not to mention 5yo mares Royal Delta, Authenticity, Groupie Doll, Tiz Flirtacious, Marketintg Mix, Laughing & Mizdirection.
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Old 11-12-2013, 08:05 AM
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A completely mistimed squawk coming on the heels of a Breeders' Cup that featured 5yo's Mucho Macho Man, Fort Larned, Justin Phillip, Point of Entry & Pants On Fire, 7yo's Flat Out & Jeranimo... Not to mention 5yo mares Royal Delta, Authenticity, Groupie Doll, Tiz Flirtacious, Marketintg Mix, Laughing & Mizdirection.
Oh stop Steve. Females can't be gelded, do you need a biology lesson?

Do you think the best horse in training Wise Dan would be racing if he had balls?
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Old 11-12-2013, 08:29 AM
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Oh stop Steve. Females can't be gelded, do you need a biology lesson?

Do you think the best horse in training Wise Dan would be racing if he had balls?
Instead of acknowledging that it seems there is a growing trend to keep horses around and expanding on the discuss. You elect to go with the inane.

you could have said the influx in additional older horses running is a direct result of the poor stallion market in 08-12 and the determination of owners that racing is more advantageous then crappy stallion deals...
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Old 11-12-2013, 08:31 AM
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Instead of acknowledging that it seems there is a growing trend to keep horses around and expanding on the discuss. You elect to go with the inane.

you could have said the influx in additional older horses running is a direct result of the poor stallion market in 08-12 and the determination of owners that racing is more advantageous then crappy stallion deals...
MMM is 5, not 8. He also was still racing in part b/c he hadn't accomplished enough to get a better stallion deal. The idea that things have reversed in the last few years is inane. A slow trickle better....And the idea that Mizdirection's 2 start year should be embraced as a horse running when older is utterly ridiculous as well.
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Old 11-12-2013, 08:32 AM
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Oh stop Steve. Females can't be gelded, do you need a biology lesson?

Do you think the best horse in training Wise Dan would be racing if he had balls?
*yawn* A classic evasion of your completely wrong-headed original post...

Stallion-eligible colts/horses haven't been rushed off the last couple of years and we've have had a particularly nice group of older horses as a result. That's a inarguable fact. The mares were thrown in as additional evidence of owner/breeders providing extra seasons of pleasure for those that follow them.

In most cases, Wise Dan and most other top-performing geldings wouldn't be top performers had they not been gelded.
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Old 11-12-2013, 08:34 AM
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*yawn* A classic evasion of your completely wrong-headed original post...

Stallion-eligible colts/horses haven't been rushed off the last couple of years and we've have had a particularly nice group of older horses as a result. That's a inarguable fact. The mares were thrown in as additional evidence of owner/breeders providing extra seasons of pleasure for those that follow them.

In most cases, Wise Dan and most other top-performing geldings wouldn't be top performers had they not been gelded.
A bit evasive on Wise Dan. Counter factual isn't an answer. We both know he would've been retired had he not been gelded....I'm shocked my comment has elicited that much debate. Saying Thank God for geldings is not exactly that big a deal but it's winter and I get it. Slow times.
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Old 11-12-2013, 08:48 AM
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A bit evasive on Wise Dan. Counter factual isn't an answer. We both know he would've been retired had he not been gelded....I'm shocked my comment has elicited that much debate. Saying Thank God for geldings is not exactly that big a deal but it's winter and I get it. Slow times.
So obstinate and obtuse... Wise Dan almost certainly isn't the horse he is if he remains whole.. You can't even accept that fact? If they won't train and are studish and unfocused and constantly doing things to hurt themselves, they can't turn into the kind of horse he is. That's why they get gelded.
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Old 11-12-2013, 01:51 PM
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Loved the off spring of Pirates Bounty................here's a nice article after he passed away.............

http://archive.ctba.com/06magazine/o...mPirteBnty.pdf
Thanks too.

I loved betting Pirates Bounty FTSs.

Too bad he never got any really high quality mares bred to him.
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