But that is far from the case for Vinery Stud's Casino Prince, who added his fourth stakes-winner of the season last Saturday when Mighty Lucky took out the Listed ATC Festival Stakes at Rosehill.
His success follows on from Group wins for Hooked, Casino Dancer and Escado, who are among 44 Australian winners this season for Casino Prince, who lies just outside the Top 20 on the Australian General Sires List by earnings.
A Group I winning son of Flying Spur, Casino Prince was raced by Patinack Farm
and started his stud career for them before transferring to Vinery in 2013.The Champion First Season Sire of 2011/2012, Casino Prince had the good fortune to sire a superstar in his first crop in All Too Hard, who went on to win four Group I races and is now considered one of the hottest young stallions in the country.
While some might downplay his role in the success of Black Caviar's half-brother All Too Hard, who is from exceptional producer Helsinge, the fact remains he was half the equation that produced him and does deserve his share of credit.
All Too Hard aside, Casino Prince has left 10 stakes-winners in total, eight of those being Group winners.
With 60 % winners to runners and 3.6% stakes-winners to runners, Casino Prince has settled into a niche as a good solid source of winners, so if you've sent a mare to him this spring at the $13,200 fee you should be feeling pretty good about it.
Given the right mare, All Too Hard can obviously get a champion.
That right mare, Helsinge, went back to him in 2012, so has a two year-old full sister to All Too Hard called Brigite.
Trained by Peter Moody she is among the first declarations for the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes next year, so Casino Prince may have his next star in the pipeline.
Casino Prince has eight entries for Magic Millions and the same for Inglis Classic.
