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Originally Posted by Riot
Age 11-14 is when many mares start to lose fertility, have foaling problems, etc. To sell, in foal, in the early double-digits of age, before there is an open year or two on the pedigree page, is basic livestock management for getting the best dollar on aging assets, and keeping your herd producing.
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Best explanation. Makes sense.
But, they did that with Supercharger... sold the potential KD winner...and the Phipps have never won the KD...probably not an objective now.
Probably truth to prior post that SS would never have gotten to the Derby if owned by the family.