GREAT article- thanks!
Sounds like he could really be an issue, if not carefully managed, but they got Sue McDonnell down there, and she’s the best. I feel for the poor groom!
Bolt d’Oro must be something else. :no:
Handlers somewhere like Spendthrift are going to the shed upwards of a thousand times per season with the farm’s stallions. To have to cancel breedings and to have to call in outside help is highly unusual. And to be at the point where it is making the news… yikes.
Positive thoughts for the groom!
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Glad to hear that a management change has been helpful so far. :yes:
I too feel for the groom.
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing it.
It will be interesting to see how Bolt’s offspring turn out temperamentally.
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You make a great point- how many of the get of Halo, Dynaformer, and Tapit (who I get is just weird) take after their Daddy? How many of the good guys pass that on?
Halo was notoriously nasty, and some of his progeny were reported to share at least some of his aggression. I remember back in the day reading about how Sunday Silence definitely had some of his father’s temper. I don’t know if he was as nasty, but he was a handful.
Funny the stallion’s name was “Halo.” It’s like my experiences teaching middle school–any kid named Angel was guaranteed to be trouble.
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I was lucky enough to work for an outfit that started quite a few Secretariat babies. Never handled them as racehorses or breeding horses, but they were a nice group to work with overall and the colts were pretty laid back and actually lazy to ride.
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The article doesn’t make it clear if Bolt D’Oro has always been tough to handle and it just got worse once he started breeding, or if this is a whole new side to the horse’s personality.
