Well I saw the big bucks for Bernardini and then news of Wilburn being the first son to retire immediately after.  I agree with you though, its odd that they would retire him now at three unless something were wrong.  I don't like 3yo retirements to stud.  For any reason.

I was thinking like you. I imagined they saw Bernardini's fee and bought Wilburn to be the poor man's way to Bernardini; however, in my thoughts they were going to try to charge like 30,000 for Wilburn because he looks so much like Bernie. On seeing his stud fee, I have decided that he is probably injured, or they just think he isn't a very good racehorse. I think it is probably the former rather than the latter.

Could be, I thought he was talented.

Matt and I were at the Spendthrift breakfast the other morning and I believe I heard (but I could be wrong) that Wilburn had a suspensory injury and they decided to retire him.  It didn't seem to be too serious as he was walking in their show ring just fine with no wraps. 

Thanks Wendy for the info on the suspensory and happy to hear it's nothing serious.  Really liked this colt.

GREAT photo of Gio, Wendy!!

ger

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/66182/malibu-moons-fee-70000-at-spendthrift

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/66170/more-than-readys-fee-increases-to-60000

These boys deserve their fees! :-)

ger

I agree on them boys : )

Workforce: Set to stand in Japan

WORKFORCE RETIRED TO STUD

Workforce, brilliant winner of last year's Investec Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, has been retired to stud.

The four-year-old colt, owned by Khalid Abdullah and bred by his Juddmonte Farms operation, will stand at Teruya Yoshida's Shadai Farm in Japan.

http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=racing/11/11/14/RACING_Workforce.html&BID=465

 

That's where Harbinger went after he was retired due to injury. I'm sorry to see Workforce go and I hope they look after him well. I wish it were easier to keep track of them when they get sold to Japan.