By connections, I meant his original owner. If he was offered a good sum, I wouldnt have held out. You never know what you were getting on any given day with this horse and thats a big gamble. Winning a few more turf stakes wasnt going to increase his value by much... and thats IF he was able to find the winners circle again in a top race. If grandma had balls she'd be grandpa... IF is a big word.