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    Suppose you want to acquire a broodmare to breed to some public sires. You look at the claimers and you see a real steal for 30K—she’s well bred and has won in stakes company. She’s just getting old. You also see a horse running for 2K. This cheap horse has a nice pedigree but has never been much of a runner. It is natural to compare the two and conclude that the better mare costs 15 times more than the cheap one (30/2=15). So, you might conclude, on a limited budget, you can’t afford to pay fifteen times as much for a better mare. Is that the wrong equation? You are buying the the mare to breed. Let’s assume that you’re going to breed that mare 10 times to some decent stallions, each of which has a sire fee of $4k ($40K) Plus, it’s $8K per for breeding fees ($80). Would you rather buy a package of 10 yearlings bred with the better mare for $150 or 10 from the cheap mare for $122?
    Last edited by Ryan Express; 12-30-2007, 02:02 PM.
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