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[Dan Gordon]

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[Kelly Haggerty]

I know stuff gets frustrating sometimes, but only 3 of the top 10 DR stallions are booked full right now, and hardly any of the top 50 DR 3yo are by a sire that is booked full.

[Stormy Peak]

Dan, sometimes stallion owners reserve x amount of breedings for their own purposes, which including sending their own mares to the stallion but too, sometimes to fill out the odd request from a friend or other player so they can get a breeding from a stallion.

You might write to the stallion owner and ask, or see if you can get a spot reserved for the next season.

Stormy

[Laura Ferguson]

I'll also add that several of the owners start the year with their horses at booked full until they have a chance to adjust the stud fees for the new year, once they see how gallops went. I looked at the list of DRs at "booked full" and I wouldn't be surprised if most of them open up spots in the next few days/Week 1.

Some may also be full because of the default number of reservations for the owner that was set in a previous year - I checked after reading this, and that was the case with Better Days, who started this year at booked full because of the number I'd set in a previous year. In his case, that's now been adjusted.

[Kent Saunders]

Laura's answer +1. That's exactly why I am booked full the first 2-3 days after gallops. I then reset the fees (if needed) by Monday latest.

Kent

[Erin Sanderson]

War Like Me has been at least partially open since the year started and is now fully so, just saying.

I'll add a +2 to Laura's answer. In 95% of cases, the booked full status isn't anyone trying to be exclusive at all.

[Mr. Lord Rich]

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[Nicole Marie]

War Like Me has been at least partially open since the year started and is now fully so, just saying.

I'll add a +2 to Laura's answer. In 95% of cases, the booked full status isn't anyone trying to be exclusive at all.

I've (almost) never had an issue getting into a stallion I want from an open slots perspective. There's only one stallion recently that I was one of a handful of players that got any kind of special access to (which was unsolicited) and while every division has its' standout sires, at least none of the ones I run in only have one that's realistically useful in G1s.

[Andrew Chillin]

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[Joseph Depaulo]

I’m honestly sick of the big boy club I’m done breeding Drs !!!!!!!!

[Gigi Gofaster]

well if you miss the good ones this year, Blueprint will be retiring at the end of the year

[Mr. Lord Rich]

I thought the big boy private breeding club ended with Dave Matthews Band pensioning.

[Kelly Haggerty]

I thought the big boy private breeding club ended with Dave Matthews Band pensioning.

All I know is that I have a stakes LB DR in my training barn and if I can breed one from my pitiful DR program, surely anyone can get lucky. Forte gave me this one, out of a DMB daughter from a gifted season. https://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.ph ... ID=1848341. Valley of Fire gave me two productives, so it is all just part of the deal.