Xtra Heat has little girl

[Merlinsky]

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/bre...urth-foal.aspx

I did a search and it didn't come up so forgive me if this's been crowed about already. She foaled an Unbridled's Song filly who's dark bay and was born April 24th. We'd talked about her boy's maiden win already but I didn't see a mention of this latest news.

She's supposed to be bred back to Songandaprayer. I mean I see what they're going for--speed speed speed--but the other stallions she's been bred to are far more expensive. Isn't this underbreeding? Not for what she cost originally but what she's worth now plus the other stallions she's been going to. It's not like Eclipse Award champs generally get penny pinched on when it comes to stallions and $45,000 is nothing to sneeze at but wouldn't it make sense to go for one close to $100,000? She's gone to Gone West ($125,000 in '07), Storm Cat ($500,000 in '07), Elusive Quality ($100,000), and Unbridled's Song ($200,000 in '07). That's an average of nearly $250,000 a breeding. Now to $45,000? Come to think of it, why's she still at ClassicStar? I thought they were in some sort of trouble.