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Originally Posted by Fager Fan

Didn't you hear CJ about continuing with that particular line?

Let me give you another example of the market at play in KY. Remember the TC winner? No way he wouldn't get a full book, right? But he wasn't filling at $200k, they'd overpriced him. They started calling clients and offering a 2 for 1 deal, essentially lowering him to $100k to fill the book. Breeders don't pay just anything to go to any stallion. The farm has to hit the mark on what their clients will pay to go to that stallion.

You don't think the poll matters? Those voters are among the Eclipse voters, so often the poll is in line with Eclipse voting. You don't think winning an Eclipse increases a horse's value? Then why is each win worth 7 figures in stallion contracts? The farm knows they can recover that value in stud fees.

You really don't understand why WTC was discussed? Looking at other similar stallions is part of how you value stallion prospects. I showed you how UBS at the top hurt WTC's value. If he was by AP Indy, for example, he'd probably have commanded $50k instead of $30k.

Breeding isn't racing, it's a whole other ballgame. Pedigree does matter. Confirmation matters. And how hot a stallion is matters. Breeders will pay more for "hot" and "great."

Shouldn't you be swimming with 8 year olds?