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Originally Posted by Sightseek
Is this why your really sending Phil? 
What happened to all the free food and beverages?
Jeffrey Seder of the EQB consulting firm joked that one sign of the Thoroughbred market’s health was the difficulty he was having finding a free cup of coffee at the September sales. Some consignors, when the auction business was doing better, had large spreads of food and provided drinks. But this year, they were cutting back on the freebies. To economize, Denali Stud’s Craig Bandoroff stopped offering pistachios. But you could still find rum cake at Mill Ridge Sales, and Lane’s End still was giving away hats with their stallions’ names on them.
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ask chuck for the J Be K DVD i got for him from Gainesway!
this sale is an absolute bloodbath. Not a single seven figure purchase and lots of good flesh going through for much much much lower prices than expected. The half to Smarty Jones sold for $50k. FIFTY GRAND!!! That would have sold for $400k just a few years ago even if he was a total piece of sh1t (which he was, to be brutally honest.) Full to Malibu Mint for $130k an RNA (was an absolute head case though). A beatiful NYB half to Clock Stopper by Henny Hughes RNA for $30k (must have vetted poorly because she walked fine). Storm Cat half to AFLEET ALEX(!!) for $300k. Storm Cat out of Serena's Song for $450k. Average down from last year from $363k to $233k and down from 2007's $394k and 2006's $539k. Wow.
People, if you've ever been interested in ownership this is the time to do it. The later books will have gems for very cheap. GET INVOLVED!!!!!!!!