Appearance Fees

Originally Posted by boldruler

Usually shares. I wonder if the Storm Cat trainer got one. Imagine that.

jonathan shepard did according to most people.

Originally Posted by oracle80

jonathan shepard did according to most people.

Wow. That is a nice $500,000 a year for the guy.

[blackthroatedwind]

Obviously this can be a real payday and I would assume one of the real perks for trainers who taken private stable jobs. I imagine, for instance, the shares Shug got in Seeking the Gold have worked out very well for him ( and deservedly so ). This can be a great annuity.

And, of course, there are downsides. For instance, sometimes the deals aren't in writing, and perhaps a relative ( maybe a son-in-law ) takes over a stable, and while running it into the ground, he strips a trainer of what were promised, and very valuable, breeding rights.

Ah, but I'm sure nothing like that ever happened.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Obviously this can be a real payday and I would assume one of the real perks for trainers who taken private stable jobs. I imagine, for instance, the shares Shug got in Seeking the Gold have worked out very well for him ( and deservedly so ). This can be a great annuity.

And, of course, there are downsides. For instance, sometimes the deals aren't in writing, and perhaps a relative ( maybe a son-in-law ) takes over a stable, and while running it into the ground, he strips a trainer of what were promised, and very valuable, breeding rights.

Ah, but I'm sure nothing like that ever happened.

Nick has done very well with those as well.

[Gander]

Why would the trainer get the appearance fee over the owner? That doesnt make any sense to me. That would be like instead of David Lee Roth getting residuals every time one of his songs plays on the radio, his producer gets it.
Baffert got it for Point Given? To me thats insane. Should go to the owner.

And I dont think Flower Alley is anywhere near ready to be earning an appearance fee.

Originally Posted by Gander

Why would the trainer get the appearance fee over the owner? That doesnt make any sense to me. That would be like instead of David Lee Roth getting residuals every time one of his songs plays on the radio, his producer gets it.
Baffert got it for Point Given? To me thats insane. Should go to the owner.

And I dont think Flower Alley is anywhere near ready to be earning an appearance fee.

The owner of Point Given was like a friend to Baffert. $50K to Prince Ahmed was pocket change. Baffert paid him back with a KD winnning purchase in War Emblem. Too bad the guy died in his early 40's.

Originally Posted by boldruler

The owner of Point Given was like a friend to Baffert. $50K to Prince Ahmed was pocket change. Baffert paid him back with a KD winnning purchase in War Emblem. Too bad the guy died in his early 40's.

Thats the bottom line. To the Prince it was a pittance. He alreayd had a 50 million dollar breeding deal on him as well. Baffert took the 50 why? Because it was offered. Shoot, thats where the damn horse was gonna run anyway, they didn't need to give him the 50 to get him to come. I'm sure NOONE here would take 50 grand that was offered to them to run a horse where you were gonna run him in the first place, right? LOL!!