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(a) if you win the Belmont, the stud fees alone would be more than the sale or
(b) hedge and sell pre-Belmont, thus guaranteeing a large sum of money
Generally I would lean toward selling while keeping a minority percentage for myself.
The owners of CC were offered $6 million for 51 percent of the horse, before the Kentucky Derby. So that's a valuation of $12 million. If your horse won both the Derby and Preakness and looked good, you could probably get $40 million while still keeping a small stake for yourself. Big Brown's stud rights sold for $50 million the day after he won the Preakness: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/17/AR2008051702731.html
Quote: FinsRuleI think once you've won the derby and Preakness, why bother? Buy 30 mil of injury protection, and you're good to go.
that is what I was thinking, plus..
1. these owners are already very rich
2. they are already going to make a fortune on stud fees with these 2 wins
3. they won a ton of money on the first 2 plus the other races they won
4. I think an owner would rather win a triple crown instead of having 20 million
California Chrome not for sale.
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/columnists/sullivan/2014/05/02/sale-chromes-sign/8645775/
Quote: aceofspadesOK - if you owned a horse that won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness…would you sell prior to the Belmont knowing that:
(a) if you win the Belmont, the stud fees alone would be more than the sale or
(b) hedge and sell pre-Belmont, thus guaranteeing a large sum of money
Sell the horse, stallion rights, mother and the two full sisters. Trade the wives in ......and never, ever, buy another horse.
Chrome is a cheaply bred horse which will probably be revealed in the breeding shed. Spectacular Bid, my favorite race horse was cheaply bred and proved it as a stallion.
These folks will probably end up living with the horse as the owners of Seattle Slew did.....
What a great story!
I don't understand what cheaply bred and proving it as a stallion means.Quote: treetopbuddySell the horse, stallion rights, mother and the two full sisters. Trade the wives in ......and never, ever, buy another horse.
Chrome is a cheaply bred horse which will probably be revealed in the breeding shed. Spectacular Bid, my favorite race horse was cheaply bred and proved it as a stallion.
These folks will probably end up living with the horse as the owners of Seattle Slew did.....
What a great story!
He'll finish 2nd at the Belmont. Get 2 months off. Prep in October at SA. Win the BCC in November. Retire. They'll sell for 25 mil.
He does have 2 full sisters that they own, so no need to keep him.