New Posts For Thread: When is a Brood Mare too old to buy ??https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30115635/when-is-a-brood-mare-too-old-to-buyOffered a nicely bred 14 year old mare, won 5 times with some black type place form, has produced 1 winner from 4 or 5 off springs, a few still to run, nice scopey mare 16/2. Not in foal this year, no vices I'm told, is she a bit long in the tooth toWhy is she not in foal? Have they had her covered and if so when did the attempt fail?https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30115635/when-is-a-brood-mare-too-old-to-buy?post_id=536095189#536095189Why is she not in foal? Have they had her covered and if so when did the attempt fail?Wed, 23 Oct 2013 02:12:51 -0500Thanks Guys, long in the tooth meant "old" PM, her only winner was retired due to injury, and she has 3 that have yet to race, yearling 2 year old and 3 year old,https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30115635/when-is-a-brood-mare-too-old-to-buy?post_id=536074633#536074633Thanks Guys, long in the tooth meant "old" PM, her only winner was retired due to injury, and she has 3 that have yet to race, yearling 2 year old and 3 year old,Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:10:33 -0500No reason not to but you need to plan for the future. You run the risk of being stuck with her with less chance/time to benefit from any upturn in her career in a commercial sense. If you are looking to keep any offspring then that is a completely dihttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30115635/when-is-a-brood-mare-too-old-to-buy?post_id=536073421#536073421No reason not to but you need to plan for the future. You run the risk of being stuck with her with less chance/time to benefit from any upturn in her career in a commercial sense. If you are looking to keep any offspring then that is a completely diMon, 21 Oct 2013 16:34:16 -0500Bucko it appears to me that there might be a bit of a back story here. What does long in the tooth mean?Does she have health or reproduction problems, as there is no problem breeding from a 14 year old per se?One winner is not spectacular but I doubhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30115635/when-is-a-brood-mare-too-old-to-buy?post_id=536072043#536072043Bucko it appears to me that there might be a bit of a back story here. What does long in the tooth mean?Does she have health or reproduction problems, as there is no problem breeding from a 14 year old per se?One winner is not spectacular but I doubMon, 21 Oct 2013 15:10:23 -0500Offered a nicely bred 14 year old mare, won 5 times with some black type place form, has produced 1 winner from 4 or 5 off springs, a few still to run, nice scopey mare 16/2. Not in foal this year, no vices I'm told, is she a bit long in the tooth tohttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30115635/when-is-a-brood-mare-too-old-to-buy?post_id=536069177#536069177Offered a nicely bred 14 year old mare, won 5 times with some black type place form, has produced 1 winner from 4 or 5 off springs, a few still to run, nice scopey mare 16/2. Not in foal this year, no vices I'm told, is she a bit long in the tooth toMon, 21 Oct 2013 12:17:14 -0500