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Originally Posted by odbaxter
Sure, not all star horses will make star sires and vice versa, but calling Smarty a flop (even if it is qualified by the "To date"), is pushing it a bit. We're talking 6 months of results.
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He's standing for a stud fee of $100,000 and is 36th on the freshman sire list. There is only one horse behind him with more than a $15,000 fee (Strong Hope). People don't pay $100,000 for horses that might develop later so in that regard he's a flop "to date". He still could turn out to be an ok stallion but it's incredibly doubtful he's a $100,000 stallion.