My impression is that Seattle Slew was not considered a very good sire prospect at first. obviously he was great on the track but his pedigree was somewhat questionable. Neither his sire (Bold Reasoning) or his broodmare sire (Poker) were very highly regarded (neither one ever hit the board in a graded stakes race) and Slew himself had been a cheap purchase for that reason. He didn't have a top tier pedigree when he went to the shed.
Now in retrospect Poker turned out to be a good broodmare sire (he was Silver Charm's brrodmare sire as well as Slew's) and Bold Reasoning dropped dead after standing at stud for only 2 years so his status as a sire is hard to determine. But overall I think Slew would fit the conditions you specify.
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06-19-2006, 08:11 AM
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