Value of a mare..

[The Indomitable DrugS]

When evaluating the value of a broodmare...people shouldn't forget that their best foals are very often one of their first four.

If you look at the 50 ranked horses of the 1900's, 32-out of-50 (64%) were one of the first three live foals dropped out of their dam. 40-of-50 (80%) were one of the first four live foals dropped.

Rags to Riches was the 4th foal dropped out of her dam.

Sure all the females Better Than Honour drops from this stage on will have tremendous residual value..and any colt with some talent will have stallion potential...however, statistics would suggest her future foals might not compare favorably to the ones she has had so far.