New Posts For Thread: Frankel very nearly didn't 'happen'https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29766593/frankel-very-nearly-didnt-happenWe're all probably familiar with the foal share agreement between Juddmonte and Coolmore, but I didn't realise that Kind was one of ten mares originally due to visit Sadler's Wells. When he became ill, Juddmonte agreed to switch those ten mares to thNo, it's true. Bold Ruler at that time didn't really cover many outside mares, he was used mainly by the Phipps family on their own broodmare band. But if they accepted an outside mare, they would claim one of two foals produced by the mare he bred ihttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29766593/frankel-very-nearly-didnt-happen?post_id=529055131#529055131No, it's true. Bold Ruler at that time didn't really cover many outside mares, he was used mainly by the Phipps family on their own broodmare band. But if they accepted an outside mare, they would claim one of two foals produced by the mare he bred iFri, 15 Feb 2013 06:11:01 -0600Unless it was contrived for Hollywood, wasn't the ownership of SECRETARIAT basically decided by the toss of a coin?A good toss to win, I would say.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29766593/frankel-very-nearly-didnt-happen?post_id=529054187#529054187Unless it was contrived for Hollywood, wasn't the ownership of SECRETARIAT basically decided by the toss of a coin?A good toss to win, I would say.Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:00:06 -0600There is such a lot of 'happenstance' in this game JM is there not. An interesting tale for sure.Mind you as a mare's 2nd foal is statistically her best then perhaps Frankel would have come along even if Kind had visited Three Valleys that year Sadlehttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29766593/frankel-very-nearly-didnt-happen?post_id=528916129#528916129There is such a lot of 'happenstance' in this game JM is there not. An interesting tale for sure.Mind you as a mare's 2nd foal is statistically her best then perhaps Frankel would have come along even if Kind had visited Three Valleys that year SadleSun, 10 Feb 2013 09:17:12 -0600We're all probably familiar with the foal share agreement between Juddmonte and Coolmore, but I didn't realise that Kind was one of ten mares originally due to visit Sadler's Wells. When he became ill, Juddmonte agreed to switch those ten mares to thhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29766593/frankel-very-nearly-didnt-happen?post_id=528910915#528910915We're all probably familiar with the foal share agreement between Juddmonte and Coolmore, but I didn't realise that Kind was one of ten mares originally due to visit Sadler's Wells. When he became ill, Juddmonte agreed to switch those ten mares to thSun, 10 Feb 2013 05:24:00 -0600