Sales Question

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Originally Posted by NTamm1215

When the Keeneland Sales section came out in the DRF a few weeks ago I kept it so that I could shop for yearlings I'll buy right after hell freezes over.

I had a few circled, including a full sister to Any Given Saturday who was taken out of the sale. However, I also took a look at hip #470, a colt by Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus out of the Dehere mare Take Charge Lady. TCL was a multiple graded stakes winner and obviously by far and away the best offspring of Dehere.

What blew my mind was that this guy was purchased for only $85,000. Take Charge Lady's first foal was purchased last year for $3.2 million, but that probably had something to do with the sire being Seeking the Gold.

I'm wondering what would make such a seemingly well-bred colt go for so cheap? Was he crooked or something? I am completely clueless as far as the yearling sales go, so anyone who can offer any input would be appreciated.

Just as a side note, there were a few other sharp looking yearlings in the catalog, including a half-sister to Ashado and Sunriver who was purchased by Todd Pletcher on behalf of Aaron and Marie Jones for $600,000. There was also a colt in the sale that is a full brother to the $8.2 million purchase from a year ago by Godolphin. He is by Storm Cat out of the Grade I winning mare Awesome Humor.

OK, just my sales musings.

NT

It is possible the vet work wasn't ideal and with so many horses (and so many nicely bred horses) in the sale many of your top buyers can be picky.

The numbers on Fupeg seem to be cooling off as well.