Just when I thought this guy was being smart...

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Danzig

with the current market, i'd still say it's double digits for total value. wasn't street senses deal rumored to be around 20 million?as for pedigree-big brown wasn't exactly royally bred-but for the most part, a ky derby horse can make a sire fashionable. stephen got even having a top three year old will only make him more appealing. elusive quality was still a very young sire when smarty won the derby-his fee shot to 100k after that.

Street Sense- Apples and oranges. A winner of the BC Juvenile, Derby, and Travers versus the GOTHAM... won by such standouts as Cowtown Cat, Like Now, Survivalist, and Alysweep over the past few years.

Big Brown- the stud deal is completely made up dollars, again AFTER the Ky Derby win.

I actually liked Steven Got Even the horse and as a stud, and he's had some nice ones in the past, but his progeny don't really go for big money.

Originally Posted by Danzig

i was just wondering what kind of money got thrown at midnight cry for part of curlin after his maiden win.there's some serious money involved in this sport-and people willing to dig really deep for a shot at the derby. war emblem's win made people realize you could buy lightening in a bottle. trick is buying the right bottle. and there are people out there who can afford to buy up a lot of these hot young horses.
lose, they're out a couple million. win, they just hit the motherlode. and they can afford to lose that couple of million. it's like these horse are high priced lottery tickets.
also, keep in mind that hard spun was not a top 2 yo, and his deal was rumored to be just about as high as street senses. big brown wasn't a 2yo champ either, look at how his deal went. majestic warrior off one win-his stud fee was a done deal before the bcj.

$2.6MM.