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Originally Posted by Dunbar
That only makes sense if making money is the only thing that matters, no matter how much money you already have. The owner is a rich man. He can afford to buy more horses whether or not he sends IHA to stud. The chance of him getting another horse as good as IHA is small no matter how many horses he buys or breeds. I'd give 10-1 right now that the owner will never see a son or daughter of IHA win 2/3 of the TC. I'd give 10-1 that no son or daughter will ever win HOY.
When something unusually lucky, in this case having a horse that is the best horse in the country, actually happens, the recipient of the good luck thinks it was easy and will happen again. Whether the owner is 40 or 80, he/she probably won't be racing a horse as good as IHA again.
--Dunbar
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You assume IHA himself will be as good as IHA has been this spring. If someone was to dig through the archives on this board they could find me touting his sire Flower Alley as a BC Classic winner. I thought he'd be a monster at 4 after the way he finished up his 3yo season. He was one of the rare ones that came back when a Travers win and fine showing in the BC put enough black type on his resume to make him an intriguing stud prospect, yet he did nothing of note that season.