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Old 10-15-2007, 04:31 PM
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i thought they just used a dartboard myself.

i think the intent of the original question about how smarty jones can still be at 100k was more to ponder how people are willing to pay that price, not that the syndicate/farm would charge 100k if people are willing to pay it.

that's probably just another guess on my part though.
Smarty Jones is going to be a big time stallion and from the 5 or 6 that I looked at they looked OK. He wasn't the hottest looking colt ever either.
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Old 10-15-2007, 04:57 PM
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Smarty Jones is going to be a big time stallion
With the book of mares he is getting, he has every chance to be.

Why do you think he's going to be a big time stallion? Any particular reason?
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Old 10-15-2007, 05:01 PM
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i'll be surprised if smarty makes it as a big time stallion. they say one in 10 makes it, but i wouldn't be surprised if it got tougher than that. too many top sires, not enough top mares to go around.
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Old 10-15-2007, 05:11 PM
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Distorted Humor's CI compared with his AEI has consistently been off the chain. Elusive Quality was also in the same boat for awhile, as was Northern Afleet, but I suppose that is what you get when you have two horses the caliber of Smarty Jones and Afleet Alex in your first few crops.
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Old 10-15-2007, 05:14 PM
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EQ seems to have tailed off. shame too, as i think he's a nice horse, and started off lights out. so hard to make a stallion, getting harder every year.
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Old 10-15-2007, 05:17 PM
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I wouldn't give up on Elusive Quality too soon, the results of those large books of $100K mares should be hitting the track soon.
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Old 10-15-2007, 05:20 PM
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His runners aren't performing compared to the mares sent to him at least in 2007. His lifetime stats are slightly better.
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Old 10-15-2007, 06:35 PM
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Distorted Humor's CI compared with his AEI has consistently been off the chain. Elusive Quality was also in the same boat for awhile, as was Northern Afleet, but I suppose that is what you get when you have two horses the caliber of Smarty Jones and Afleet Alex in your first few crops.
yes, those were the indexes i was referring to. DH was so far greater than anyone else it was just ridiculous.

my namesake had one of the better ratios too at least! i think starting in 2010 or 2011, there will be a big upswing in the quality of IC runners.
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Old 10-15-2007, 07:03 PM
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Why do you think he's going to be a big time stallion? Any particular reason?
He's KRIM's long lost Uncle....
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Old 10-15-2007, 08:41 PM
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With the book of mares he is getting, he has every chance to be.

Why do you think he's going to be a big time stallion? Any particular reason?
Anne Peters is designing the matings for Smarty. She's got a good track-record in the field.
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Old 10-15-2007, 09:38 PM
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Smarty Jones is going to be a big time stallion and from the 5 or 6 that I looked at they looked OK. He wasn't the hottest looking colt ever either.
Maybe you can do a stallion primer with the noted pedigree expert PG1985. You both seem to be on the same page.
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Old 10-15-2007, 10:29 PM
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Eddington wasn't a success as a race horse but he may be just as good as Empire Maker.. <-- have any of his babies done anything?

Anyway.. I recently saw Eddington and he was a real character. and TALL
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Eddington wasn't a success as a race horse but he may be just as good as Empire Maker.. <-- have any of his babies done anything?

Anyway.. I recently saw Eddington and he was a real character. and TALL
I loved Eddington... I remember he was quite the head case on the track.
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Old 10-16-2007, 07:07 AM
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I loved Eddington... I remember he was quite the head case on the track.
he still is

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Old 10-15-2007, 10:34 PM
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Eddington wasn't a success as a race horse but he may be just as good as Empire Maker.. <-- have any of his babies done anything?

Anyway.. I recently saw Eddington and he was a real character. and TALL
Until last week, no. But he now has a G1 winner in Country Star...
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Old 10-15-2007, 11:45 PM
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Old 10-16-2007, 12:29 AM
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woah.

has a horse ever gone from 20k to 150k in 2 seasons?
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Old 10-16-2007, 06:50 AM
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I have to disagree on the comment that Eddington wasn't that good on the racetrack. His 4YO season was turning into something special before he was injured. Millionaire, graded winner at 3 and 4, GI winner as well. I don't see how that is anything other than a success actually.
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Old 10-16-2007, 09:02 AM
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woah.

has a horse ever gone from 20k to 150k in 2 seasons?

Distorted Humor stood 2003 for 20K....he was 60K in '05 and 225K for '07
Awesome Again stood 2003 for 50K....went to 125K in '05 and 150K in '07

and for the record smart strike was 35K in 2005... not 20K, that was 2003...
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Old 10-16-2007, 07:06 AM
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