Blame retired - that's weak

[KingChas]

Originally Posted by Robert Fischer

Blame is the type of stallion you WANT to breed to.
as a runner he could win when he got his setup

Vague Promises..................

Sounds like a name for his 1st-born.

[CincyHorseplayer]

OK,here's my simple selfish take.Before Haynesfield ran away with the Gold Cup I was looking at Blame's PP's and thinking "Here's a horse who could be the staple in the handicap division".Fast horse.Looked to be coming into his own.A winner.He is.He was.

I agree with the title post=weak.Claiborne farm is celebrating 100 years of probably at least a billion dollars and they do it by retiring a horse in his prime??Yeah count your dollars boys and girls,it takes a lot of loot to dress up in that KY fashion!!

[tucker6]

Originally Posted by CincyHorseplayer

OK,here's my simple selfish take.Before Haynesfield ran away with the Gold Cup I was looking at Blame's PP's and thinking "Here's a horse who could be the staple in the handicap division".Fast horse.Looked to be coming into his own.A winner.He is.He was.

I agree with the title post=weak.Claiborne farm is celebrating 100 years of probably at least a billion dollars and they do it by retiring a horse in his prime??Yeah count your dollars boys and girls,it takes a lot of loot to dress up in that KY fashion!!

People keep talking about what ails the sport. Zenyatta was popular in part because she had a three year campaign. Her following could build up over time and bring non racing fans to her. Unfortunately, many horses retire at the end of year one, and most certainly at the end of year two. Not nearly enough time for the horse and industry to romance the public. There really needs to be an incentive or dis-incentive for owners to pull grade 1 horses from the track early. For example and I don't know if it would be possible, prevent any stallion from breeding prior to his fifth year. That would at least keep a significant amount of horses in training at age 4. If the owner wants to retire them at 3 anyway, okay, but you lose stallion fees that first year until they turn 5.

[CincyHorseplayer]

Originally Posted by tucker6

People keep talking about what ails the sport. Zenyatta was popular in part because she had a three year campaign. Her following could build up over time and bring non racing fans to her. Unfortunately, many horses retire at the end of year one, and most certainly at the end of year two. Not nearly enough time for the horse and industry to romance the public. There really needs to be an incentive or dis-incentive for owners to pull grade 1 horses from the track early. For example and I don't know if it would be possible, prevent any stallion from breeding prior to his fifth year. That would at least keep a significant amount of horses in training at age 4. If the owner wants to retire them at 3 anyway, okay, but you lose stallion fees that first year until they turn 5.

Zenyatta also wasn't able to race when she was younger.Bad example.She was a late comer and that kept her ontrack longer.

Your idea,while tenuous in reality is actually great.If horses were mandated to race into their 5th year it would be great for the game.Blame is 4yo but raced just 13 times.Just when you start getting fired up about somebody,boom,they're gone.It'll never happen though.It just irritates the hell out of you though that a prestigious farm like Claiborne is pins and needles on a single horse,ready to whisk them off into sperm sales.Blame could dominate next year.But he'll sit inside a barn with million dollar walls!!That stinks.