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Trainers and agents saying that they "don't like" the offerings from a particular stallion generally mean something to me. Obviously this filly was the start of her crop and her price shows it. (As an aside, I remember asking Todd Pletcher when Coronado's Quest's babies were 2, what he thought of CQ. Let's say that he was NOT impressed with the ones he had. With his breeding and looks I though CQ would do well. That's why he's Todd and I am not.)
There is a difference between a trainer/agent saying "I don't care for the Saarlands" when he's $10k and saying "I don't care for the Smarty Jones'" when he was $100k.
Let's face it, based on price alone the expectations are far higher for Smarty (or any high ticket horse) than the Saarlands etc. I don't recall a huge groundswell of horsemen praising the Distorted Humor's when they hit the weanling/yearling/2yo sales, yet he sired a Derby winner and then some in his first crop and is now one of the most expensive stallions in the world.