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Old 10-07-2008, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by santana
I am not totally sure, but i think when she was sold to Mr Aubin for 5 million, it was the highest price ever paid for a mare.
Mr Aubin owned a farm close to Houston, in Brenham....a very nice guy, but i think he was convicted of tax fraud, or something like that..
I have an old newswire photo in my collection. It was indeed a record ($5.5million). She was in foal to Danzig at the time and produced Ole' from that breeding.

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