shortlead wrote:Is there a way to do it without using AI equipment and would owners want a colt that is still racing to experience that sexual "release"? Would that not make things a bit more complicated? I'm just a racing fan who has always loved horses and racing, but perhaps those of you who are around horses all the time can maybe get into their heads and get an idea what they're thinking? A couple or so races to go and then AP can have all the babies he wants. LOLOL
Trust me, many colts experience that sexual "release" long before racing. They don't really need help. I've seen many unbred colts, umm, "releasing themselves" quite often.
Ok, ahem, that aside, I thought I read there's a clause in the contract that neither party shall test or know the fertility of the colt until he retires? It was in some or another of the thousand of articles I've come across since last Saturday. I remember because it seemed really risky to me not knowing the fertility of the stallion you're negotiating for, especially after Ashford's fiasco with Cigar.