New Posts For Thread: the cost of cheltenham festival successhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27376025/the-cost-of-cheltenham-festival-successas a racehorse enthusiast I wondered how much money is being spent on cheltenham festival winning horses. Al ferof 62kCaptain chris 250kBensalem 12kHurricane fly 65kSizing Australia 3kQuevegaI bet the original owners were hoping for a flat rating of 133 and 138 (his two festival hurdle wins).I am sure Matt and the late Jean didn't spend anywhere near the original tag!!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27376025/the-cost-of-cheltenham-festival-success?post_id=491479789#491479789I bet the original owners were hoping for a flat rating of 133 and 138 (his two festival hurdle wins).I am sure Matt and the late Jean didn't spend anywhere near the original tag!!Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:58:06 -0500Similar with Final Approach who cost 180k to run on the flat, surelay Mr Mullins bought for alot lesshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27376025/the-cost-of-cheltenham-festival-success?post_id=491439945#491439945Similar with Final Approach who cost 180k to run on the flat, surelay Mr Mullins bought for alot lessMon, 04 Apr 2011 17:35:08 -0500Buena Vista was 675k when bought as a yearling by Coolmore.He surely went for a hell of aot less once his flat career hit the railshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27376025/the-cost-of-cheltenham-festival-success?post_id=491439789#491439789Buena Vista was 675k when bought as a yearling by Coolmore.He surely went for a hell of aot less once his flat career hit the railsMon, 04 Apr 2011 17:33:36 -0500Thanks - very interesting post. What bargains Sizing Europe and Alberta's Run were. I think Imperial Commander only cost £19k, so there are still a few Cheltenham fairytales around.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27376025/the-cost-of-cheltenham-festival-success?post_id=491188193#491188193Thanks - very interesting post. What bargains Sizing Europe and Alberta's Run were. I think Imperial Commander only cost £19k, so there are still a few Cheltenham fairytales around.Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:49:08 -0500LOL grade1, that's what I thought, surely that's the one that ran at Meydan last week?I remember reading somewhere that Waley-Cohen paid in the region of £450K for Long Run.Sizing Europe must be getting on for being the biggest snip in racing historhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27376025/the-cost-of-cheltenham-festival-success?post_id=491104749#491104749LOL grade1, that's what I thought, surely that's the one that ran at Meydan last week?I remember reading somewhere that Waley-Cohen paid in the region of £450K for Long Run.Sizing Europe must be getting on for being the biggest snip in racing historFri, 01 Apr 2011 09:02:02 -0500interesting post, cheershttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27376025/the-cost-of-cheltenham-festival-success?post_id=491099929#491099929interesting post, cheersFri, 01 Apr 2011 08:02:49 -0500have you got the right BV therehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27376025/the-cost-of-cheltenham-festival-success?post_id=491099789#491099789have you got the right BV thereFri, 01 Apr 2011 08:00:43 -0500Sizing Europe a bargain.I bet Zarkander cost a fortune.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27376025/the-cost-of-cheltenham-festival-success?post_id=491014957#491014957Sizing Europe a bargain.I bet Zarkander cost a fortune.Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:29:04 -0500the cheapest winners were in general purchased as yearlingshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27376025/the-cost-of-cheltenham-festival-success?post_id=491012561#491012561the cheapest winners were in general purchased as yearlingsThu, 31 Mar 2011 13:06:17 -0500as a racehorse enthusiast I wondered how much money is being spent on cheltenham festival winning horses. Al ferof 62kCaptain chris 250kBensalem 12kHurricane fly 65kSizing Australia 3kQuevegahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27376025/the-cost-of-cheltenham-festival-success?post_id=491012253#491012253as a racehorse enthusiast I wondered how much money is being spent on cheltenham festival winning horses. Al ferof 62kCaptain chris 250kBensalem 12kHurricane fly 65kSizing Australia 3kQuevegaThu, 31 Mar 2011 13:03:36 -0500