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Originally Posted by freehouse138
i never meant to piss in anyone's cornflakes here. i am just calling it like it see it here. I know that Mr. Simon will undoubtedly move to horse up, but im just thinking you could have gotten her for cheaper if someone would have done the research. Too many people do the research at these types of sales and you end up paying a premium price for a horse. I hope she wins a million dollars for the syndicate, but you must be able to at least see my point...
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FH,
You're not wrong. She could have likely been acquired for a little less.. But recognize that the objectives of our project here is a little different than that of a "profit driven" racing stable. We wanted a healthy horse with potential upside so that the people involved can get to see it race and feel the excitement of ownership. The last thing Chuck wanted to see happen was that we claim a 5yo gelding that gets hurt a week later and no one gets to see anything as it gets turned out for 8 months.
The beauty of Sumwonlovesyou is myriad:
1.) As a sales ring buy, we were able to vet her and confirm soundness.
2.) As a solidly pedigreed filly by a $1,000,000-earning Gr. I winner with a $25,000 stud fee out of a $500,000-earning, multiple stakes winning mare, should she be injured, she has residual value to recoup the purchase price as a broodmare prospect. It's a safety net for the group to move on to another runner.
3.) Considering that her dam was a successful turf router and Sumwon has yet to do either, there is upside that she will move up once she gets to the lawn. (If you watch her races, she looks to me to have turf action.)
4.) She is a lightly raced 3yo that got to the races at 2 and being by Came Home should improve with maturity.
There are a few other positives associated with her that I won't elaborate on here, but I personally have a very positive vibe from our roulette peg landing on this gal. I think she's going to be lucky for everybody...
From an outside glance, I can understand why people would be perplexed at the excitement over her, but as you spend more time here, you'll get why she feels like Personal Ensign to Derby Trailers...