Good Lord another pletcher freak

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Originally Posted by Exceller

I think the peformance people like him better than the pedigree people. His pedigree is nice but not that nice. He was bought off his performance in some work. Still don't get the price on that horse.

Now, this I don't begin to follow. Are there really "pedigree people" and "performance people?" Do people really pay big $$ for a yearling that ran one of those 10 second eights with a lousy pedigree or, conversely, pay high paper for a well bred yearling that looks poor on the track and visually? If so, I gotta get me in the yearling business.

To me, pedigree is like the rich father who gets you a high paying sales gig. After you're hired, if you don't hit your numbers, you're still gone. Same goes for the well bred colt or filly. I cannot imagine a fancy pedigree for horse that runs lousy once it hits the track is any greater consolation than still having the rich father the day security walks you out the door when you've been canned.

Sell or starve. Perform or perish. That's how the big kids play.