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Originally Posted by Merlinsky
It doesn't make him a stellar prospect but I'll take a stab at why someone might want to send a mare to him. 21 starts, he danced in graded company with horses like Curlin, Street Sense, Scat Daddy, Stormello and Hard Spun, got a G2 win... three reasons he's a better prospect than The Green Monkey right there. Another might be that his 3rd dam is half to Narrate who you might recognize as the dam of Preach and Yarn. I'm not sure if you'd call him a diamond in the rough by any stretch, but he's a semi-precious stone compared to some of those early-retired, little-accomplished individuals out there. Let's cut him some slack. The question isn't why you'd send a mare to him but whether he's worth $10,000. It's not a slam on Teuflesberg to focus on that, it's the kind of discussion all mare owners have.
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Saying someone is "a better prospect than The Green Monkey" isn't exactly saying a lot.
I think there are a BUNCH of horses that are a better value at $10,000 than T-berg. Hell, Point Given is now standing for $15,000, and while he certainly hasn't dazzled as a sire, I definitely think he would be worth the extra 5 grand.
Obviously each individual mare's best match is different, but if you want to find an inexpensive sire inbred to Mr. P, I think there are a lot better options than a horse like T-berg who seems relatively weak in terms of pedigree and on-track performance.