600 to Bettors Delight - 'Absolute rubbish!'

[justdoit]

Hi Buster you wrote

it doesnt matter in the long run what we do down here as we are just following the hype from the US breeding scene and every now and again a battler from over there will become a good stallion here

I totally disagree with you Buster, possibly you are thinking of what has happened in the past.

As for Mr Feelgood he will breed 2 to 3 times as many mares as he would have if he had raced on in the US,
If his management and fertilitly give him no problems.

[Flashing Red]

and yet courage under fire, elsu, auckland reactor etc all proven stars in aus are standing for the same and less then these stallions

With all due respect to their connections, and in my humble, humble, opinion, but those 3 horses you mentioned would not have been up to the calibre of either the top US 3yos or Grand Circuit aged horses. THAT, IMHO, is why people go to your Rocknrolls, Art Majors, etc. They simply, IMHO, are a "better" (ability wise) horse. And that is no shame. As you have identifed, our breed has improved in leaps and bounds in the past 5-10 years. Seconds difference. Why? IMHO we FINALLY have access to the BEST stallions in the world. We didn't 5-10 years ago. Now picking mates for your mares is so hard because we have SO many fantastic stallions available! Not North America's rejects or stallions that were successful back in the day in North America but came to us in the twilight of their stud career (due to age). The gap is closing IMHO between down under and North American horses. But IMHO, we are not there yet. Their horses are still better.

[triplev123]

I agree Flashing. The improvements in overall quality have been incredible in recent times. A foal/weanling/yearling that we'd have been happy enough with 10 years ago would more than likely be bottom of the pecking order today. With that increase in sire quality of course comes a rise in expectations & I'm very, very pleased to say that so far, so good. I really like what I see in both our yearlings & the current season foals. We've got 1 in particular, a filly & currently a foal...and I've got to say, she has me more excited about the future than anything that we've ever bred. You see a lot of horses pass by as we all do but every so often you see one that makes your heart jump. This is one of them. I'll try and get a pic and send it along so you can see what I'm crapping on about. What a ripper. Here's a likeness of my face when looking at her in the paddock.

[triplev123]

Incidentally, harking right back to the title of this thread, I sincerely hope that when the final figures for Oz and NZ come out...the person who came up with that sensationalist headline is big enough to seek similar levels of attention to their apology for having gotten it all so very, very wrong.
Attempting to fill the general information vacuum that continues to exist in the Southern Hemisphere with regard to such matters is one thing however not having had anything even remotely approaching concrete on hand and nevertheless choosing to fill said vacuum...with bullshit...is another thing entirely. A job at NZHRW no doubt beckons the author. Perhaps a nice info-mercial on Love You to kick off ? Just a thought.

[justdoit]

Hi Triplev123,
Is love You a porn channel?

[triplev123]

Dunno. Have called Foxtel and am awaiting their reply.

[mango]

When you find out let me know i might subscibe lol.

[triplev123]

5:45pm NZ time. Non-TAB event at Addington.

The question upon all the keen observers lips is..."Will D'Arcy de Gerolstein meet 'The Democratic Machine' of Monsieur Guillotine?"

Stay tuned.

[buster]

just watched the apg videos, apparently art major is the top juvenile sire while bettors is the leading juvenile sire

didnt realise there could be 2 top stallions

[mango]

I think Art Major might of been the top juvenile sire last year, Bettor's only had 2yr olds on the ground and he topped that list. They also could mean that so far into this season that Bettor's is the leading juvenile sire.