hard spun deal in works

[Danzig]

well, the good news regarding racing just continues....again, not surprised!

from drf:

Hard Spun deal in the making

Negotiations to syndicate Hard Spun are close to being finalized, and the deal would require the colt to be retired at the end of this year, Rick Porter, whose Fox Hill Farms owns Hard Spun, said Thursday.

"I've had very serious negotiations on his breeding rights," Porter said in a telephone interview. "Nothing's finalized, and it won't be until after the Belmont Stakes. But it's very close."

Porter declined to say which farm had emerged as the front-runner to acquire Hard Spun, but said every entity with whom he had dealt stipulated that Hard Spun enter stud in 2008.

"It's very difficult to find someone who will negotiate to let him race after his 3-year-old year," Porter said. "Nobody will allow me to do more than retire him after the Breeders' Cup Classic. As an owner, thinking about his value, with a horse with his pedigree, you've got so much at risk. You've got to make a deal. To me, as a businessman, I have to protect my interests."

Hard Spun, who is by Danzig and is out of the Turkoman mare Turkish Tryst, has won 5 times in 8 starts.