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Originally Posted by ELA
As far as his stud fee, the Whitney is an extremely prestigious race. The Oaklawn Handicap is a GII (I think) and while it doesn't hurt, I don't think it changes anything. He had won graded stakes at 3. The only way the Oaklawn race would add to his value is if that's all he won as a four year old. He came back and was placed in a GII and GIII, but adding the Whitney to his resume enhanced his value very significantly. After that, the Woodward certainly didn't hurt -- it further enhanced as it was his second GI and like the Whitney it was at the Spa. These are the most prestigious races, and the most prestigious track, during the most prestigeous meet, in the world.
At the same time, the attorney for the estate has a fiduciary responsibility. That too could play into this. The other side could throw money at the issue.
Eric
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Since Stonewall didn't express any positive opinions about him racing in '07, I started speculating- from their point of view, did his '07 career enhance his stud fee enough to make up for the lost revenue of '06?