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Originally Posted by freddymo

I heard the best looking horse was 1065 some Broken Vow??? I am sure if we asked 10 well respected horseman we would get at least 7 different answers. I don't get the facination with looks or confirmation. I understand the importance and significance of physical issues. The folks who can project what they will look like in 12 months are the gifted ones. Figuring out who looks good today doesn't seem quite as impressive. Most of them come off the van two weeks later looking different nevermind in Feb.

Would you agree the single most important factor the horse market uses to value stock for racing is the prior successes and failures. DU had zero significant success. Perhaps you recall when the Smart Strike's came into the ring 6-7 years ago, standing for 25k and having marginal success, they weren't thought of as they are today. It took wonderful results to convince people his offspring were capable of limitless success. Why you don't think that Just Whistles/Gone Astray's success enlightened the audience and changed the markets tolerance for pain is puzzling. It's fairly straight forward the more fast horses they get the more they sell for.. The horse has had 500 plus foals I am sure 5 to 10 of them have been superior looking animals. You breed Scav to 500 mares and you get at least a few nice ones.

Scavs is a gelding