It makes a lot of sense that he might go to stud in New Zealand; unlike Australia and the United States, they do not limit the number of mares (i.e. Sweet Lou has serviced as many as 250+ in a year). So, the economics might be something like this (assuming they don't race him any more): for the first three years, until it is really known if he is a top producer, he can do 250 mares/year at e.g. $7,000, which is $1.75mm/year for the 3 years which will "net" return their purchase money. If he is successful they might raise the free and have many years of a high ROI; if he flops, they have recouped their money.
