>>531174629
His owner, Masatsugu Takezono, was ambitious as fuck and wanted to make his own stud business. That made him hostile to other groups that already had a strong foothold, and when you piss off groups with connections that closes a lot of doors for you. A phone call from someone with more power in the business can suddenly mean no mares for Opera-kun. There's also the matter of his pedigree.
>>531174732
I mean if you want to look at it through such a generous lens then you're free to. I just don't see any glory in coming in fifth. It's like watching a senior baseball player whose lost their swing still trying to recapture the athlete they were. Sure you have empathy for them, and you'll never stop loving the performer they were, but they aren't 'that' guy anymore. As said though I'm not trying to shit on your take, just sharing how I look at it personally.