The biggest winner in all of this, win or lose, will be Harris Farms. Lucky Pulpit has produced Rousing Sermon and Luckarack in addition to California Chrome, and was standing for just 2K in 2013 I believe.
If he wins he'll never see another racetrack, which is anything but good for horse racing. I would guess he would get decent freshman book of mares, but not sure if the pedigree is there to assume he will command an extraordinary price. If he doesn't win, i think the pressure would be off the owners to rush him away, and maybe give him the summer off and prep for a fall campaign.
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