Justify breeding rights to Coolmore?

[Merlinsky]

Multiple sources told ESPN (and it's being followed up by the NY Times, Courier Journal, etc) that Coolmore allegedly got the breeding rights to Justify for $60 million. WinStar says multiple parties are interested, including Coolmore, but no deal is finalized. Does the deal get finalized if Audible doesn't run? What's going on?

[Kasept]

Deal in place. There’s supposed to be a gag order on parties involved which is why WinStar is not commenting. As was the case with American Pharoah’s deal, Coolmore provided details to ESPN’s business writer Darren Rovell. http://www.espn.com/horse-racing/sto...rights-justify

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Deal in place. There’s supposed to be a gag order on parties involved which is why WinStar is not commenting. As was the case with American Pharoah’s deal, Coolmore provided details to ESPN’s business writer Darren Rovell. http://www.espn.com/horse-racing/sto...rights-justify

Does, um, does Coolmore not know what a gag order is or something? And if Coolmore's blabbed, and everybody's writing about it, why doesn't WinStar get to talk? I'm sure this is obvious and I'm just missing something, but it feels like the kid who can't keep another kid's present secret so they blurt it out before it gets opened. Is it that Coolmore is the one waving the money so it's 'don't say a word or no $60 mil for you'?

[ElPrado]

Coolmore does what it is in the mood to do, and everyone else follows a contract. SNAFU