New Posts For Thread: Sakheehttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/27633693/sakheeI'm not for one minute suggesting he's been a success at stud, despite Sunday's Gr1...but I often wonder how good Sakhee could have been as a stallion had he not been managed by Shadwell in the way that he has. Small books and non-exposure to the creInteresting thread!https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/27633693/sakhee?post_id=496058613#496058613Interesting thread!Tue, 17 May 2011 15:14:41 -0500As ever BSB the criteria by which we measure stud success of a sire remains cloudy!Those sort of in your face sires that are extensively marketed and catch the eye of agents, trainers and the fashion police frequently don't measure up to the Sakhee'shttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/27633693/sakhee?post_id=496039301#496039301As ever BSB the criteria by which we measure stud success of a sire remains cloudy!Those sort of in your face sires that are extensively marketed and catch the eye of agents, trainers and the fashion police frequently don't measure up to the Sakhee'sTue, 17 May 2011 12:16:45 -0500I doubt he would be any more successful if he had stood with Darley,as until very recently they pretty much trashed everything they had.The broodmare band tented to be stoutly bred animals even their more precocious sorts were in turn were covered wihttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/27633693/sakhee?post_id=496032845#496032845I doubt he would be any more successful if he had stood with Darley,as until very recently they pretty much trashed everything they had.The broodmare band tented to be stoutly bred animals even their more precocious sorts were in turn were covered wiTue, 17 May 2011 11:11:52 -0500I suspect the problem is partly that you don`t know what you are going to get. I know he has got the stayers you would have expected. Sakkee`s Secret is his highest-rated horse and he has one or two other good sprinters as well. The other obvious prohttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/27633693/sakhee?post_id=496008777#496008777I suspect the problem is partly that you don`t know what you are going to get. I know he has got the stayers you would have expected. Sakkee`s Secret is his highest-rated horse and he has one or two other good sprinters as well. The other obvious proTue, 17 May 2011 06:53:18 -0500I agree Black Sam,Compared to a lot of Irish or Darley stallions he has covered relatively few mares and yet has managed to get Group 1 winners over 6,8,&10 furlongs. He might not be the best sire in the world but the median rating of his offspring chttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/27633693/sakhee?post_id=495996301#495996301I agree Black Sam,Compared to a lot of Irish or Darley stallions he has covered relatively few mares and yet has managed to get Group 1 winners over 6,8,&10 furlongs. He might not be the best sire in the world but the median rating of his offspring cTue, 17 May 2011 02:15:13 -0500I'm not for one minute suggesting he's been a success at stud, despite Sunday's Gr1...but I often wonder how good Sakhee could have been as a stallion had he not been managed by Shadwell in the way that he has. Small books and non-exposure to the crehttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/27633693/sakhee?post_id=495959777#495959777I'm not for one minute suggesting he's been a success at stud, despite Sunday's Gr1...but I often wonder how good Sakhee could have been as a stallion had he not been managed by Shadwell in the way that he has. Small books and non-exposure to the creMon, 16 May 2011 16:30:21 -0500