FOS wrote:I suggest that if AA passed all the necessary scrutiny, criteria etc that $50,000-Live might be better than just a viable stud fee. Furthermore...if each of 50 shares (a number which I believe makes sense) had a bonus season attached to it (at least for the first 4 or 5 years) above and beyond the one annual season attached to the share...a share price of approx $375k+- to $475k+- could not only be justified, but also be the kind of deal that share buyers (and breeders) might find very appealing.
Those were about the numbers I'd had in my head for a while, as well. I'm thinking he easily justifies a $50k stud fee (He's one of the few stallions where I've not had much doubt in his potential commercial appeal), though I was thinking more along the lines of 75 shares @ $350k a piece. I have absolutely no doubt that they'll get 85 mares to him in his first season and if it were Ashford, you KNOW they'd get 110.