The book was far stronger this year than last. I saw the City Zip topper and the Gone West and both looked like nice horses, though weanlings are very tricky to gauge.
I saw some very nice looking yearling walk by me while I was standing outside, I didn't catch their prices. It's the older mares I worry about. Though some have nice breeding themselves, most of the mares at this sale are older and with no record or producing runners that win or place in stakes. Let's face it, they give out black type for even the cheapest NY stakes at F'lakes etc yet I saw little blacktype produce from those mares.
As I was leaving I met a pretty grey Mining mare in foal to Pure Prize. I'd have loved to have taken her home, she was sweet and her handler said she'd love to be pet. I have a (maybe misguided) theory that the Pure Prize babies are better on synthetic tracks, so I'd have given the baby to Chuck to train in KY and Chicago. If I gave the foal away it would be guaranteed to win a BC race, if they ever run on Poly again.
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RIP Monroe.
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