Grand Hombre

[bdhsheets]

Did you guys have any interest in purchasing this horse or do ya believe Godolphin overpaid?

[TGJB]

We inquired about the horse before the Pa. Derby, and they wanted over a million off allowance wins. Since he\'s a gelding that seemed a little exorbitant. Can\'t imagine what they wanted (and got) after the stake win, but 1- it\'s possible that no one has ever gotten the better of Earl Mack in any deal (he was a client for a while, bought 4 horses with us, 2 became major sw, and he tried to get me to cut my commissions, he\'ll squeeze a dollar until it begs to be put out of it\'s misery), and 2- having the Arabs want to buy your horse is a very good thing. My guess is that they will have to win the BC or World Cup to break even, but they might. In this business what constitutes a good buy is relative.

[OPM]

What the hell is another million to some who has a couple of billions?  If the horse never wins another race, it doesn\'t matter, there enough money to buy another.  However, it\'s very good for the game to have people spend money for sportsmanship.  The real gamblers in horse racing are these owners who go out and spend 2 million on a yearling, that horse might never get to the track.   D Wayne Lukas has a stable pony he bought for $750,000 a couple of years ago.  Good luck to Grand Hombre and his new owners.