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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
While we're on the breeding topic, could someone with some knowledge/experience in the field answer something for me?
On the ride home from Belmont I talked with a handicapper who speculated that Rags' connections will never pay a stud fee for her- stallions' connections will be lining up to offer free seasons. Does this happen (I assume as a potential way to increase the stallion's value)? And would it happen with top stallions, too, or only ones that stand to get an increase in value?
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Deals on stud fees are as old as the breed. The advertized fee is just the start of negociations in many cases. Many will give a discount if your mare is a proven producer of class animals, or if she is a newly retired SW from a good family. Obviously, this isn't usually true of the very top rank of stallions who don't need to prove themselves, although the above example is another type of deal that goes one. J.T. Lundy was addicted to trading seasons to Alydar for horses in training, stallion shares, lots of other things, which is another reason Calumet went bust.