Just when I thought this guy was being smart...

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Originally Posted by Danzig

i was just wondering what kind of money got thrown at midnight cry for part of curlin after his maiden win.
there's some serious money involved in this sport-and people willing to dig really deep for a shot at the derby. war emblem's win made people realize you could buy lightening in a bottle. trick is buying the right bottle. and there are people out there who can afford to buy up a lot of these hot young horses.
lose, they're out a couple million. win, they just hit the motherlode. and they can afford to lose that couple of million. it's like these horse are high priced lottery tickets.
also, keep in mind that hard spun was not a top 2 yo, and his deal was rumored to be just about as high as street senses. big brown wasn't a 2yo champ either, look at how his deal went. majestic warrior off one win-his stud fee was a done deal before the bcj.

A nice chunk of Hard Spun's deal was tied up in an incentive if they won a G1 race before the end of the year which they did in the Kings Bishop.

Majestic Warrior won the G1 Hopeful, worth a lot more on a stallion resume than a Gotham or Rebel.

Which Big Brown deal are you talking about? When he sold for like $3-4 million when he had no guaranteed value? That is hardly Street Sense money.