John Sikura of Hill N Dale commentary

[ct2346]

This is the report of drama that I remember.

http://www.drf.com/news/candy-ride-relocates-lanes-end

[Tappiano]

Hi Tap - "the great assumer" ok I am laughing, point made, perhaps I should be careful not to use that phrase too much! No I do not know the inside story on either of those Hill n Dale situations, I only know the basics: The hard part of standing a successful stallion is the early years; once the stallion is successful it does not matter where he stands - it is unfortunate that the farm that worked through the tough years is not able to enjoy the fruits of their labors.

The one exception to the "once a stallion is successful it does not matter where he stands" may be Haisfield/Stonewall...Leroidesanimoux would have a full book of quality mares if owned/managed by anyone else.

Regarding the Lifetime Breeding Right deal and Hughes potentially selling the stallion off to a regional market thereby inconveniencing the holders of those LBR's - everyone that I know that has bought into the plan does so hoping for the big horse. If the horse is not successful enough to stay in KY they are not interested in the horse anyway. The play is for the next Distorted Humor, not the next Closing Argument (apologies to Louisiana).

Well stated and that is true of Corporate America, it's not the people who do the day to day work who reap the rewards of a good earnings season, it's the shareholders and the executives who do. The executive who sells his company on and earns the shareholders a profit (which is what he was hired to do) is a hero to them but is a villain to all the workers who are sent packing. Not exactly the same situation here, but close enough.


I think the LBR and pay with proceeds programs are brilliant, but for a purely selfish reason. They let people like me afford to send decent mares to proven stallions.

That Leroi situation is like Field of Dreams.. if you build it they will come, if we stand the stallion, they'll send the mares.