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Old 06-19-2008, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Linny
There is a difference between a trainer/agent saying "I don't care for the Saarlands" when he's $10k and saying "I don't care for the Smarty Jones'" when he was $100k.
Let's face it, based on price alone the expectations are far higher for Smarty (or any high ticket horse) than the Saarlands etc. I don't recall a huge groundswell of horsemen praising the Distorted Humor's when they hit the weanling/yearling/2yo sales, yet he sired a Derby winner and then some in his first crop and is now one of the most expensive stallions in the world.
That's a fair point, but even in his price range there seems to be considerably more buzz attached to the Chapel Royals and the Friends Lakes.
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