Fusaichi Samurai

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Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

well thats nice to read that hes doing ok and going to be fine. A 4.5 million dollar trail horse..heh heh. I am happy he didnt have to suffer the indignity of falling into cheap claiming ranks.

I remember Baffert had a horse named Work for James McIngvale, i believe he was a 950k purchase. Apparently before he had his first race he was already running and training like something special, Baffert went as far to say that this was his Derby horse and one of his most talented, Work was even given a nickname that I am forgetting right now. Before you know it something wrong happened and he never panned out, last I remember of him he was running in a cheap claimer at Mountaineer.

Then, of course, there was Snaafi Dancer. Sheik Mohammed bought him for $10.6 million (the first yearling to sell for more than $10 million and, at that time, the most ever paid for a thoroughbred at auction). Never got to the track, and when they tried to breed him, proved to be infertile. To be fair, I think the sheik wanted him primarily for his bloodlines.