Quote Originally Posted by flute2 View Post
I'll never understand why so many people say this: if a stallion and a mare "work" together, why wouldn't you try that combination back? What if the gene that worked between Flower Alley and Arch's Gal Edith was from Flower Alley's dam (Princess Olivia)? You at least have a CHANCE of getting that gene pairing again if you breed back to FA, but you're never going to get that combo again breeding to Distorted Humor...
Thing is that Arch's Gal Edith is a proven success as a broodmare, all of her foals that have raced to date are winners. Flower Alley is a bit hit & miss. So the logic in going to Distorted Humor over Flower Alley is that Distorder Humor is a decidedly proven sire whereas Flower Alley is not.