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I never did buy into the sweepstakes thing. My stallion had a racing career, which isn't part of the sweepstakes program. The track has its own promotions. To nominate one of my foals for sweepstakes would cost about $3,000! I can't imagine selling a foal for enough money to cover breeding, foaling, raising and sweepstakes!

 

I also have always thought the sweepstakes program only benefits the people riding at the  top. You don't get any payback unless you do the long rides and place really high.

 

I know a fellow who is a career LD rider, yet he insists on buying sweepstakes horses and breeding his mare to a sweepstakes stallion. At the level he rides, it means diddly squat. He'll never see a penny back on his investment unless he sells a horse to someone who is interested in sweepstakes.

 

chris

rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> > Back to an AHA issue....did you all realise that AHA is about to do 
> > away 
> > with Sweepstakes money for CTR and endurance?
>
> Wow, what a relief! I was almost to the point of joining AHA. I bought a
> sweepstakes horse, and it did sway me when choosing a horse. They

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Chris Paus

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