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Originally Posted by Charismatic1
I think the more interesting question is what his stud fee will be when he retires.
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He will most likely be standing for $7,500 when his first crop are 5-year-olds.
Overdriven will stand for $7,500 in his first crop -- and will almost certainly be a much better stallion despite having a harder road initially.
Take Charge Indy is A. P. Indy-Take Charge Lady and won his debut sprinting and had a much better 2-year-old season for now hapless trainer Pay Byrne.
Algorithams is an undefeated son of Bernardini who won at a mile with a 5 length win over Hansen and earned a big figure last out.
Fed Biz cost $950,000 as a yearling and is a speedier router than I'll Have Another. He beat Blueskiesandrainbows by 12.5 lengths in his last start -- and that one was 3rd by a half length to I'll Have Another at 9 furlongs in the SA Derby.
I'll Have Another has never separated himself as a top performer at any distance of 9fs or less.
That's obviously important for a top stallion prospect because 99.5% of all races are at less than 9f -- and it worrisome because of the short comings of his 2yo campaign, the short comings of his pedigree, and the short comings of his lack of success in auction rings. It's also not encouraging that he's trained by an alchemist.
If you pay $70 million for him solely because he was able to wear down Bodemeister (a horse with no 2yo foundation) twice after 9 furlongs --- what does that make Bode worth considering he has a way more fashionable pedigree and superior raw speed?
Sunday Silence was by a sire who threw about ten different Grade 1 winners and multiple champions. Sunday Silence was out of a dam who was a multiple Graded Stakes winning race mare. Flower Alley stands for $7,500. Why wouldn't he suddenly become worth a fortune as well?