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Old 07-06-2007, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Slewbopper
You need to get your mind right Luke. Nobody, not even the rag heads, pay 5 mil for a gelding.
The BC Mile is worth $2M, and the Dubai Duty Free is a turf race about 9F that is worth $5M. I really don't think $5M for a gelding is asking too much if you think you can run the horse in those type of races for 2 or 3 years.

They are interested in winning. Money has nothing to do with anything to them. Coolmore is interested in money, but Maktoum is interested in winning. He makes more in a day from oil than he makes in an entire year in purse money.
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