Flanders wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:25 pm
The thing is, imo, his owner could have gotten him a stallion deal somewhere but apparently refused to settle for less than he thought the horse was worth. Real question though, has anyone seen him up close? Is there like something GLARINGLY wrong that would make farms not want to stand him? Or is it just the owner's thinking the horse should be worth more than he is?
I’m leaning towards this. The horse has a nice female family, and Twirling Candy is a good sire, I would be surprised if no one was interested in standing him. Half of Spendthrift’s roster is less qualified on a pedigree and soundness front. And would no farm in New York or Florida have expressed any interest?
The way Fradkin loudly took credit for Rombauer’s campaign to the Preakness via the El Camino Real Derby (which obviously was successful), he seems to take a lot of pride in how he manages the horse. It sounds like he didn’t want anything less than a seven figure Kentucky deal for his pride and joy of a horse.
So either the horse has physical issues that keep even the Spendthrifts away, or the deal was unrealistic/Fradkin got in his own way as owner/manager/bloodstock broker.