The 3-year-old males

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by freddymo

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In 1972/'73 Mr. Phipps offered 8mil for horse who had run 6 or 7 times.. What is 8mil 1972 dollars equivalent to in 2011 bucks?

And it was a highly controversial move on his part. Plenty of people thought it was an outrageous amount to pay to syndicate a horse based only on 2yo form, without a classic win or even a race at 3.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

And it was a highly controversial move on his part. Plenty of people thought it was an outrageous amount to pay to syndicate a horse based only on 2yo form, without a classic win or even a race at 3.

So apparently people did care about a horses value well in advance of their 10th start?