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West Virginia bought by Sheikh's son...value question?

Not the state...the horse

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Sheikh Maktoum's son buys West Virginia

West Virginia, among the 27 nominees to the Woodward, has been purchased privately by Sheikh Rajid al-Maktoum, the son of Godolphin owner Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum, trainer Todd Pletcher confirmed Friday. Sheik Rajid is also the owner of Henny Hughes, the odds-on favorite for Saturday's Grade 1 King's Bishop Handicap.

West Virginia, a New York-bred son of Tomorrows Cat, was previously owned by R. Mary Zuckerman. Pletcher said the 5-year-old will remain in his barn and be pointed for the Grade 2 Brooklyn Handicap on Sept. 16, then the Empire Classic for New York-breds on Oct. 21.

Pletcher said no terms of the sale were disclosed.

Just curious as to what anyone thought his current value is. I've liked this horse for some time - he's quite an honest runner - and generally is in the exacta or trifecta at a price.

Ill say no more than 250k for a decent NY bred, then prolly some deal when this one goes to stud in NY

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Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

Ill say no more than 250k for a decent NY bred, then prolly some deal when this one goes to stud in NY

At first I thought you were saying he bought the whole state....probably could!

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Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

Ill say no more than 250k for a decent NY bred, then prolly some deal when this one goes to stud in NY

he's worth a little more than that but not much...can't remmeber if he is a whole horse off the top of my head although i think he is, but either way he is ONLY a racing p[rospect and not at all a viable stud prospect in any market...not a Tommorrow's Cat...

There are plenty off six figure NY-bred races that he would be the nuts in so i know his market value right now would be much higher than $250,000 - or at least i would guess....I'd say $400,000 would be a closer estimate - but that is merely a guess....not sure how sound he is either....