How would a Chrome TC win affect breeding/bloodstock?

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

If anything, this should reinforce the fact that good horses can, in fact, come from anywhere, and that you don't have to spend a big fortune to make a small fortune.

As much as the story of Claifornia Chrome is endearing, it's pretty clear that he is a freak (and those do come along every once in a while). At a time where the industry has a large unwanted horse problem, encouraging people to breed mares that ought not to be bred (of course, that can be subjective) to relatively non-descript stallions because they might get the next California Chrome would not be good for the industry. These are the type of horses that often get "no bid" at a sale.