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A $30 million colt is not a $30 million payday – Who already owns the Coolmore upside?

Chris Waller says a Coolmore Stud Stakes win could be worth up to $30 million, but Coolmore, Widden and Yulong already own stakes in St Gotthard, The Next Episode and Paradoxium, meaning a Saturday win would reprice existing equity rather than trigger a new stallion sale.
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