I'm careful what I toss now. Here is one from a game still early. Mare was a cheap broodmare sale buy. A handicap winner who's best foal so far had been a filly rated in the 90s which won only one of their races: a novice. I used a game standing sire who was just a single G2 winner, but had a couple of other G2/G3 placings and had a good winner production, and a couple of G2 winning foals from not very many mares. I wasn't expecting much but something to sell to buy a better mare/higher stud fees.
The potential was just under 50% at 2. It is what you see now at 4.
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It took me a while to realize she needed 2-4f longer than either parent. And that even though her going preference is soft, she's fine on good to firm or even firm. Put her a G3 when her rating squeaked over 100, barely. Imagine my surprise. And since did well in Dubai, oh why not the Gold Cup. Could have scraped me off the floor.
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Doubt I'll get a G1 on her at 5, but may get some more G2s I think. Yeats is out there and must be avoided.
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When doubt now, I race, then toss.