New Posts For Thread: Criminal waste of money?https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30759519/criminal-waste-of-moneyImho, the 2,000,000 gns paid by Coolmore last week for the FOURTEEN year old mare Hazariya was plain crazy. No way could this be considered a sound investment, as I am sure time will tell. Discuss.Hoping for fillies for sure, Harzand is the most painfully uncool Derby winner ever, worse than Ruler of the World. Half-brother to Harzand won't do much for them. Weld threw that horse under the bus commercially to make sure the world knew that he whttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30759519/criminal-waste-of-money?post_id=550611875#550611875Hoping for fillies for sure, Harzand is the most painfully uncool Derby winner ever, worse than Ruler of the World. Half-brother to Harzand won't do much for them. Weld threw that horse under the bus commercially to make sure the world knew that he wFri, 09 Dec 2016 18:43:04 -0600Coolmore are probably hoping for a few fillies from her that will be good producers in the future.I think that stat about mares producing their best foals early is doubtful. The study I saw had a very small data sample.My guess is owners send theirhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30759519/criminal-waste-of-money?post_id=550611573#550611573Coolmore are probably hoping for a few fillies from her that will be good producers in the future.I think that stat about mares producing their best foals early is doubtful. The study I saw had a very small data sample.My guess is owners send theirFri, 09 Dec 2016 17:36:40 -0600I agree Zygote, often not much upside with an older mare.Hazariya though is not just any old mare and her 3 yo is the current Derby winner and her 2 yo is well thought of so she might not be finished yet.It is indeed a statistical fact that most marehttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30759519/criminal-waste-of-money?post_id=550609257#550609257I agree Zygote, often not much upside with an older mare.Hazariya though is not just any old mare and her 3 yo is the current Derby winner and her 2 yo is well thought of so she might not be finished yet.It is indeed a statistical fact that most mareFri, 09 Dec 2016 10:55:51 -0600I think that's an excellent piece of business to get G2M for a 14 year old mare.Very much cashing in on the moment! I think they pretty much said that themselves!?Coolmore are happy. HH is happy. Everyone's a winner!https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30759519/criminal-waste-of-money?post_id=550608779#550608779I think that's an excellent piece of business to get G2M for a 14 year old mare.Very much cashing in on the moment! I think they pretty much said that themselves!?Coolmore are happy. HH is happy. Everyone's a winner!Fri, 09 Dec 2016 09:23:28 -0600Interesting comment, potmill! If I had 2m (!) to invest in bloodstock, I would definitely avoid elderly mares. Not much upside when they get to 14+, imo. By the by, POLLY'S MARK is a good example of the type I like. Snapped up for a bargain 105k, andhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30759519/criminal-waste-of-money?post_id=550608361#550608361Interesting comment, potmill! If I had 2m (!) to invest in bloodstock, I would definitely avoid elderly mares. Not much upside when they get to 14+, imo. By the by, POLLY'S MARK is a good example of the type I like. Snapped up for a bargain 105k, andFri, 09 Dec 2016 08:25:23 -0600Well Zygote, I don't think people would necessarily say there wasn't a large degree of a gamble involved but a criminal waste of money?This is a game of a gamble at every turn and I am not sure this is any different to so many of the others.Hazariyahttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30759519/criminal-waste-of-money?post_id=550590413#550590413Well Zygote, I don't think people would necessarily say there wasn't a large degree of a gamble involved but a criminal waste of money?This is a game of a gamble at every turn and I am not sure this is any different to so many of the others.HazariyaTue, 06 Dec 2016 15:35:41 -0600Imho, the 2,000,000 gns paid by Coolmore last week for the FOURTEEN year old mare Hazariya was plain crazy. No way could this be considered a sound investment, as I am sure time will tell. Discuss.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30759519/criminal-waste-of-money?post_id=550590307#550590307Imho, the 2,000,000 gns paid by Coolmore last week for the FOURTEEN year old mare Hazariya was plain crazy. No way could this be considered a sound investment, as I am sure time will tell. Discuss.Tue, 06 Dec 2016 15:12:14 -0600