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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
The foal crop numbers are less frightening as long as horses like Into Mischief, Curlin, Gun Runner, Tap It and the entire 1st and 2nd tier of sires keep breeding at the same rate. If horses of much lower quality (like some 3rd and 4th tier state bred programs) are breeding less, it's less of a problem because they are less likely to produce the kind of offspring that will populate major races at major tracks. After that, the number of races (or more importantly tracks!) has to match the foal crop. However, talk like that puts everyone into a tizzy fit. The only other alternative is figuring out a way to increase demand for horses so breeders breed more of them. That takes you right back to the economics of horse ownership. They tend to be pretty bad. That's why there isn't huge demand for horses except at the top end.
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there is plenty of demand for horses that used to sell for $10,000 now $40,000. the Koreans and Vietnamese are the buyers of those horses and bring them back home with them.
