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[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by SundayStar

not necessarily. he still has to win. and they don't just want to break the record. they want to win as much as possible; which of course means entering races with the richest purses.

No one's gonna show up in the Stephen Foster, that's $450,000 right there, giving him $9.25 million. Whitney pays $450,000 for first, Woodward pays $300,000, Gold Cup pays $600,000. You don't think he has it sewn up barring injury?

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

No one's gonna show up in the Stephen Foster, that's $450,000 right there, giving him $9.25 million. Whitney pays $450,000 for first, Woodward pays $300,000, Gold Cup pays $600,000. You don't think he has it sewn up barring injury?

Yeah, but we said the same thing about Invasor last year after the World Cup. I doubt if he stayed in the US he would run in all four of those races. Foster - Whitney - JCGC seems the likely course.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Yeah, but we said the same thing about Invasor last year after the World Cup. I doubt if he stayed in the US he would run in all four of those races. Foster - Whitney - JCGC seems the likely course.

I didn't say he'd run in all four. I was just pointing out how much money there is to be won.

If he takes your path and wins all three, he's got $10.3 million in earnings.

If he wins the first two and runs second in the Gold Cup, he's got $9.9 million, if he wins the Foster and Gold Cup and runs second in the Whitney, he's got $10 million. This is before factoring in a possible race after the Gold Cup.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I didn't say he'd run in all four. I was just pointing out how much money there is to be won.

If he takes your path and wins all three, he's got $10.3 million in earnings.

If he wins the first two and runs second in the Gold Cup, he's got $9.9 million, if he wins the Foster and Gold Cup and runs second in the Whitney, he's got $10 million. This is before factoring in a possible race after the Gold Cup.

Yeah, I'm sure he'll get it barring injury but that barring injury is a big part of it. We've had 3 of the last 4 HOYs come back the following year and the first two were retired with injuries before the end of June. The one who did retire wound up breaking down on a stud farm. Not the best track record going right now.