As for Flower Alley, Elusive Quality was about $10-15k when Smarty Jones hit it big for him. Now, he is $50k, was up to $100k. Who's to say the same boost won't happen for Flower Alley? We know his fee will go up. Breeders will take another look at him, too.
I've never heard "he was a great two-turn horse up to 9 furlongs, must breed to him." Unless he wins a big one-turn mile race, that whole raw speed argument for Bodemeister is irrelevant. Breeders drool over champion milers and Classic winners (including BC Classic). If the horse has a flashy pedigree, they drool an even bigger mess. Despite the criticism, I do still think Bode can be a very good stallion. He'll have every opportunity. His speed may end up being a tiebreaker when breeders consider him versus five or six other comparably priced stallions, but that's the difference - I'll Have Another will be a group of 1 if he wins the Triple Crown.
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