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Agreed. Yeats was not much of a surprise, as they’d love to secure a fourth Gold Cup with him, but it’s always nicest to have these things confirmed by connections.
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Bit of a shame they are persevering with Yeats. Nothing left to prove and has the attributes of making a good sire. Probably not fashionable enough for the Flat but such a fine physical specimen.
Bit of a shame they are persevering with Yeats. Nothing left to prove and has the attributes of making a good sire. Probably not fashionable enough for the Flat but such a fine physical specimen.
Have to agree David but at the same time if he did get that 4th Gold Cup it would be a time before it was equalled.
I’d have to disagree. Any news of a top class horse being kept in training is good news as far as i’m concerned.
What a marvellous goal: to win a historic 4th AGC! They do with Yeats, what some of us hoped for Zarkava – staying in training.
Yeats already is a great horse, he won G1 over 12f and this years AGC with speed and determination besides his great looks.
A great stallion-prospect anyway for all true lovers of that sport!
Would he really enhance his legacy any more by winning a fourth Gold Cup? For me one of the appealing aspects of Flat racing is seeing past champions produce future ones. Now I’m not saying evry G1 winner should be whisked off to stud before his owners have even collected the trophy but it’s improtant to get the right balance.
Got to admit im baffled by that view DJ
Its a great sporting move. I was a bit suprised though
Very sporting decision by Coolmore. Nice to see them keeping more older horses in training rather than shipping every promising colt straight off to stud after their 3yo season, like they did a few years ago. Would be testament to Aidan’s immense skills as a trainer if he could bring the horse back to win at Ascot again.
He’ll make some National Hunt stallion when he eventually does go to stud. What price Yeats to sire a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner before 2020?
Given they won’t run them against each other, wouldn’t Septimus be a more interesting Gold Cup contender next year?
There’s no reason why he shouldn’t make a successful flat sire, if he were to be given the chance.
He’s not a plodder by any stretch of the imagination.
I expected either of Duke Of Marmalade to Soldier Of Fortune to continue training on next year – I know underestimating any Coolmore horse going from 3 to 4 is dangerous, but relying upon Frozen Fire for the big middle-distance prizes would be catastrophic.
Soldier Of Fortune loves Longchamp – if the Arc can be run on a genuine soft, he is very hard to beat.
Would be amazing if Yeats could do the 4th Gold Cup and no doubt that is the big aim, he certainly is not slowing down with age anyway
Duke of Marmalade was retired to stud after the breeders. Soldier of Fortune is to be kept in training. In a way, suprised they are not keeping DOM in training as other than SOF, they dont have any decent middle distance horses. And i would hardly think he would be that much of a huge asset to have as a stallion looking at the others coolmore have.
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