If Chrome wins...
Awesome Again
Classic
The Pegasus Cup
then that is roughly $12,000,000 in purse and bonus earnings.
Perry Martin is sitting in the catbird's seat. He's smart enough to know extending the racing career of a proven champion will only add to the value of the horse at stud. And being honest about it he knows that the odds of the horse being successful in the barn are miniscule at best.
You're talking maybe 15-20 million in the barn...if they're lucky.
Chrome stays healthy in training you're looking at that $12 million within 6 months and who knows how much afterwards.
Truly a once in a generation type horse. Thank the gods he has shoddy breeding.
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