Galileo, cetainly do not want to offend you, and really thinks its something worth discussing. But you clearly have a spelling mistake in your last posting, you certainly mean
"Ballydoyle"
is all about producing stallions, as its their list we are discussing.
I am not comparing montjeu, montjeu, danehill dancer etc. with PC, I have merely noted something we noted when reading through the list.
I admire all the racehorses Aidan o´Brien has produced for Coolmore so far, and will certainly continue to do, but personally I start feeling whether they start getting a bit into a one-way-street. Now surely everybody can argue that we do talk about the most successful sireline (in Europe at least) , BUT think their roster shows a frighting concentration on sons of danehill, not even Sadlers Wells anymore. He himself is represented by Galileo and Montjeu who no "normal" breeder can afford anymore, and High Chaparral, who nobody seems to want to support (anymore). the "cheap" stallions like, say, Night Shift or Antonius Pius, who will have his first 2yo runners this year, Catcher in the Rye or PC (who will now fit in this group but should really belong to another) are not supported - meaning none (OK, bar the one HC) of their offspring will get the benefit of one of the best training facilities in the world, yet about 100 breeders (per stallion) are supposed to use the respective stallion.
Surely what Coolmore does suits their own bank account, but equally surely they do not seem to care that well for smaller breeders who after all are the bread and butter of the racing world.
PS: this does not mean they didn´t look after us well, and it is fascinating to see their operation; but clearly from the small breeders point of view I have to think the above.
(And please nobody to say "If you do not have enough money, don´t breed!)
