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Old 11-03-2015, 06:32 AM
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I believe he is actually standing for $225K. Who is actually paying that is a better question.

I will never understand how anyone could pay four times as much money to breed to American Pharoah as they will likely have to pay for Honor Code, assuming they go to a new sire. Or how about paying a similar amount to breed to Tapit?
Buy on mystery sell on history.

A better question is 225k for AP first year vs. Frankel who I think was 100k pound sterling.. How does that happen.

Only a few breeding to race that aren't Coolemoore or Zayat mares will go to him at 225K. Because it makes no sense
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Old 11-03-2015, 01:43 PM
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http://www.courier-journal.com/story...-fee/75102180/

There's a bet for this.
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Old 11-03-2015, 01:51 PM
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i wonder what the line is for tomsula and the 49er's gm to be fired...
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Old 11-04-2015, 08:00 AM
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Old 11-04-2015, 09:01 AM
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So they arent breeding back Ivan to M'Doro? Wow think that thru they have a brilliant Filly and they arent going back to the stallion and paying up on the fee. It's breeding.... nuts
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Old 11-04-2015, 09:46 AM
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Empire Maker is standing for 100,000 at Gainesway, NO WAY in Hell I pay more to breed to Pioneer of the Nile!! American Pharoah is a phenom so I can see the excitement of his first crop, especially considering what Ghostzapper stood for and Pharoah did significantly more, but the bargain of the bloodline is the original, proven source, I'd book Empire Maker !
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Old 11-04-2015, 09:54 AM
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Empire Maker is standing for 100,000 at Gainesway, NO WAY in Hell I pay more to breed to Pioneer of the Nile!! American Pharoah is a phenom so I can see the excitement of his first crop, especially considering what Ghostzapper stood for and Pharoah did significantly more, but the bargain of the bloodline is the original, proven source, I'd book Empire Maker !
Has Gainesway confirmed a price on Empire Maker? If it's $100k, that's a gross underpricing of the stallion in comparison. They'll book full that 135 limit in hours.
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Old 11-06-2015, 07:12 AM
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American Pharoah is a phenom so I can see the excitement of his first crop, especially considering what Ghostzapper stood for and Pharoah did significantly more, but the bargain of the bloodline is the original, proven source, I'd book Empire Maker !
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If we're talking about on-track performances, I don't think I'd agree that AP did more than Ghostzapper.

http://www1.drf.com/row/pps/ghostzapper.pdf
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