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					Originally Posted by PatCummings  If anything, this should reinforce the fact that good horses can, in fact, come from anywhere, and that you don't have to spend a big fortune to make a small fortune. | 
	
 As much as the story of Claifornia Chrome is endearing, it's pretty clear that he is a freak (and those do come along every once in a while).  At a time where the industry has a large unwanted horse problem, encouraging people to breed mares that ought not to be bred (of course, that can be subjective) to relatively non-descript stallions because they might get the next California Chrome would not be good for the industry.  These are the type of horses that often get "no bid" at a sale.