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Originally Posted by tector
Those numbers are absolute chump change compared to what these people have spent on their Derby efforts, pocket change.
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I think that in this type of discussion, it's also important to note the net worth of those that are spending the money. If it's $1 million to someone that has $50 million, it's 2% of their income. If it's $10 million to someone that has $1 billion, it's 1% of their income. As I've always said, when it comes to them, you can't just look at the purchase prices the way you would look at anyone else because they play on a different scale. The purchase of Mine that Bird worked out obviously because he won the Derby but the $400k that his owners paid for him in hopes of getting a Derby winner was a far bigger risk for them than the money Godolphin spent on Desert Party and Regal Ransom and Vineyard Haven and Midshipmen combined.
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