to each their own, hence the many stallion options
if its the syndicate buying the yearlings or not if you buy a captain you are hoping for the home run
captain crunch, tall drink hanover, captain Ahab, captain trevor , workin on a mystery etc
the folks buying these horse are not looking for an overnight horse to race at the meadows
they want a breeders crown winner etc and will pay over 100 k for them in a heart beat
they swing big
regardless of who the captain himself raced against his breeding is steller and with sbsw gone that opens up more breedings for the captain