Hi Guys,
I just noticed that Horse Chestnut's fee for 2007 has been lowered to $5000 down from $10,000 in 2006. I saw him this summer and he was a nice looking horse.
What do you make of this drop? Will he be leaving Kentucky?
Horse Chestnut
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All I can tell you is that I have a Horse Chestnut son (out of a Caveat mare) that ran 5 times and never made a penny. He was a 52k yrlng purchase and ran at Churchhill and Oaklawn. Probably would have done something if he'd run at less competitive tracks, but the owner had stars in his eyes. Anyway, he's been given to me to retrain as a 3-day event horse. He's very attractive 
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My thoughts on Horse Chestnut--wonderful racehorse from South African lines. He is like many of the South American or Australian/New Zealand horses that have been split off from European and North American bloodlines many years ago. His genetics may not supplement or complement those in America as well as those from home. I expect him to be sent abroad soon to find a more compatible mare mix.
He is not commercial in the sales ring, and strictly breed-to-race. The drop in stud fee may help his chances of a broader mare population enhancing his chances. I would think he would excel in Europe as an outcross to all the Northern Dancer lines and other common patterns in studs there. Physically he is a strong, dominant horse with a mind of his own. He comes when he's ready, and not until!
He is not commercial in the sales ring, and strictly breed-to-race. The drop in stud fee may help his chances of a broader mare population enhancing his chances. I would think he would excel in Europe as an outcross to all the Northern Dancer lines and other common patterns in studs there. Physically he is a strong, dominant horse with a mind of his own. He comes when he's ready, and not until!
Rocking H