New Posts For Thread: Coolmore in decline?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31908693/coolmore-in-declineWhen you look at the top stallions today it's surprising that Coolmore have only one commanding a 100k fee (No Nay Never). Couple of Epsom Derby winners at 60k and 40k. Losing Galileo and Wooton Basset has hit them hard. So where's the next super staThanks for clarification and I did miss the point about incentives for breeders. I was countering the suggestion that the Coolmore team just snap up promising stallions without planning their own strategy. You were lucky to get a word out of Sadlershttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31908693/coolmore-in-decline?post_id=565530345#565530345Thanks for clarification and I did miss the point about incentives for breeders. I was countering the suggestion that the Coolmore team just snap up promising stallions without planning their own strategy. You were lucky to get a word out of SadlersTue, 11 Aug 2026 02:06:34 -0500https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching_grandmother_to_suck_eggs#/media/File:Teaching_Grandma_to_suck_eggs.jpghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31908693/coolmore-in-decline?post_id=565530335#565530335https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching_grandmother_to_suck_eggs#/media/File:Teaching_Grandma_to_suck_eggs.jpgTue, 11 Aug 2026 01:13:27 -0500DrGordonsCoolmore wouldn't have had Galileo and Montjeu if Sangster, Vincent and John Magnier hadn't bred Sadlers Wells with the American dam. Swettenham was Sangsters US operation but there's no doubt they were laying the foundations for Coolmore sohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31908693/coolmore-in-decline?post_id=565530333#565530333DrGordonsCoolmore wouldn't have had Galileo and Montjeu if Sangster, Vincent and John Magnier hadn't bred Sadlers Wells with the American dam. Swettenham was Sangsters US operation but there's no doubt they were laying the foundations for Coolmore soTue, 11 Aug 2026 01:05:25 -0500No doubt who the best sire is currently, and I see Coolmore aren't standing still in that regard, having paid 525,000 gns for Marco Polo, the son of Night Of Thunder made a pleasing debut yesterday.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31908693/coolmore-in-decline?post_id=565529675#565529675No doubt who the best sire is currently, and I see Coolmore aren't standing still in that regard, having paid 525,000 gns for Marco Polo, the son of Night Of Thunder made a pleasing debut yesterday.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:15:52 -0500Coolmore wouldn't have had Galileo and Montjeu if Sangster, Vincent and John Magnier hadn't bred Sadlers Wells with the American dam. Swettenham was Sangsters US operation but there's no doubt they were laying the foundations for Coolmore so you canhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31908693/coolmore-in-decline?post_id=565529449#565529449Coolmore wouldn't have had Galileo and Montjeu if Sangster, Vincent and John Magnier hadn't bred Sadlers Wells with the American dam. Swettenham was Sangsters US operation but there's no doubt they were laying the foundations for Coolmore so you canMon, 10 Aug 2026 06:28:59 -0500Be My Guest (1974) - Walter HaefnerSadler's Wells (1981) - Swettenham StudDanehill (1986) - Juddmonte FarmsMontjeu (1996) - Sir James GoldsmithGalileo (1998) - David Tsui and OrpendaleHigh Chaparral (1999) - Sean & Anne CoughlanNo Nay Never (2011) -https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31908693/coolmore-in-decline?post_id=565529413#565529413Be My Guest (1974) - Walter HaefnerSadler's Wells (1981) - Swettenham StudDanehill (1986) - Juddmonte FarmsMontjeu (1996) - Sir James GoldsmithGalileo (1998) - David Tsui and OrpendaleHigh Chaparral (1999) - Sean & Anne CoughlanNo Nay Never (2011) -Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:59:21 -0500Take your point there but possibly the best stallion and sire of stallions was Sadlers Wells who WAS bred by one of the original Coolmore crew, Robert Sangster.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31908693/coolmore-in-decline?post_id=565529397#565529397Take your point there but possibly the best stallion and sire of stallions was Sadlers Wells who WAS bred by one of the original Coolmore crew, Robert Sangster.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:17:07 -0500So where's the next super stallion coming from?Correct me if I am wrong but all the top Coolmore stallions were bred elsewhere.*They will wait until someone else "breaks" a stallion then move in and buy it.*the breeder was not Coolmore, the sire/damhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31908693/coolmore-in-decline?post_id=565529339#565529339So where's the next super stallion coming from?Correct me if I am wrong but all the top Coolmore stallions were bred elsewhere.*They will wait until someone else "breaks" a stallion then move in and buy it.*the breeder was not Coolmore, the sire/damMon, 10 Aug 2026 04:13:52 -0500Mozarthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31908693/coolmore-in-decline?post_id=565528939#565528939MozartSun, 09 Aug 2026 11:40:13 -0500Everyone happy with the pacemaking today? No moaning about it so I guess it was to everyone's satisfaction.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31908693/coolmore-in-decline?post_id=565528899#565528899Everyone happy with the pacemaking today? No moaning about it so I guess it was to everyone's satisfaction.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:19:27 -0500