The interesting Hough runner, to me, for the same owner, I believe, is Trippi's Storm. Didn't cost much but is certainly more valuable as a stallion given his improvement when switched to turf. Bet they wish he hadn't been gelded. Then again, maybe he doesn't get good unless he's gelded. I don't have the data but I wonder if he was gelded BEFORE they tried him on the turf. Gelding TS is bad enough but HOugh also made some errors in training with him and cost the owner at least a grade one and some nice bucks. Then again, given all the high priced horses that seem to not work out for them, they probably can afford it.
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