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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
I keep hearing about monetary incentives written into the agreement with Ashford Stud. If this is true, then I would have to think a Travers win would be worth more to a breeder than a Haskell...although at this point, being a Triple Crown winner, I doubt he can get any more valuable...so maybe all those incentives are now moot...
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I agree, I can imagine there was a kicker for winning the TC, but the rest IMO is far fetched.
By offering kicker after kicker for races, they would be encouraging the owner to race him more than he needs. This increases the chances the horse could regress and "look bad". The breeder in a perfect world would want the horse to win the TC, make a few non racing appearances to keep his name and glory alive then go to stud.
I do hope they keep him racing though.
