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Old 10-11-2006, 12:49 PM
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Default Flower Alley to stand for $25,000 at Three Chimneys

....just announced, which if they have already decided his stud fee it tells me that hes done - or at least 90% done. If I had to take a gamble, I'd say that they will tentatively train him up to the G1 Clark in late November at CD for an encore in hopes that none of the serious BC Classic horses come back for that race on three or four weeks rest and they'll catch a weak field.

Pletcher won is last year with a less-than-stellar Magna Graduate, and he knows it could be a cheap way to pad another Gr. 1 on Flower Alley's resume. Any G1 at CD is tough, so it won't be a walkover, but I bet they figure if they can get him sound enough in the next 45 days to be close to the best he can offer, they give he'll have a decent shot at least at hitting the board. However, if things don't work out perfectly, I bet they just pull the plug on him and retire him. There is no advantage at retiring a horse right now if his ailments are minor enough to get him one more quality start and I think that has to be their goal at this point.
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Old 10-11-2006, 12:50 PM
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Can't see him being worth 25k per. Maybe that's the market these days.
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Old 10-11-2006, 12:57 PM
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Can't see him being worth 25k per. Maybe that's the market these days.
Travers winner with a reasonable pedigree? Definitely the market.
Not saying I'D pay it though.
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Old 10-11-2006, 12:59 PM
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He is done. The stud fee is set at $25k. One more race isnt going to make a difference.
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Old 10-11-2006, 01:11 PM
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I wouldn't breed to him just because I think there are better opprotunities in that range....that is fairly priced considering the buzz over his sire Distorted Humor, who will shock some of you when his stud fee announced...

Put it this way, I called WinStar last week about doing a foal-share deal to him with my best mare and they aren't doing any foal shares this year and the guy said that they are increasing his fee to $200,000 - $250,000 depending on how his progeny close out the year...

His fee has significantly sky-rocketed each year the last 4 years....amazing...
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Old 10-11-2006, 01:16 PM
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I'd pass on Flower Alley at that price...

Not a huge fan of double dosing Mr. P.
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Old 10-11-2006, 11:06 PM
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Can't see him being worth 25k per. Maybe that's the market these days.


absolutely agreed randy! id breed to my beloved duckhorn 10 times instead and be alot happier spending 25g
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