READ THE FOOTNOTES

[Shammy Davis]

I'm not familiar with him, but I was listening to HRTV this morning and one of the commentators stated he was a stallion w/lots of potential. Opinions?

[LB]

Generally speaking, there is no worse source for breeding information than the commentators on TVG and HRTV.

[Shammy Davis]

LB: You are probably right, but I think they were reporting what they had heard from the trainer or owner of Read the Contract.

[LB]

Read The Footnotes is currently #19 on the Third Year Sire list. In 2009, he was #19 on the Second Year List. In 2008, he was #15 on the First Year List. So that's how he compares to his direct peers--admittedly one of the strongest sire crops in years.

He has 3 stakes winners so for in 2010--including Out of Respect who won today--but his earnings of $1,155,534 are not enough to place him in the top 150 sires. If indeed he does have "lots of potential" he seemingly has yet to reveal it.

[Tappiano]

Generally speaking, there is no worse source for breeding information than the commentators on TVG and HRTV.

You got that right, just about every time a Smarty Jones horse goes into the gate the announcer sing his accolades about what a really good sire he is. He is literally the only sire I recall them doing that with.