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Old 03-05-2015, 07:57 AM
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Thanks, Dunbar!

We also purchased another 2yo ON Adena-bred HIP118, who we are really excited about. Sire is Street Boss (Street Cry IRE). Dam is Stakes running sprinter Velvet Moss (Shamardal).

Street Moss???

My family is in Buffalo, so they will hopefully be able to see these horses run at Woodbine or PID. Gives me another reason to go home for a visit.

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Old 03-05-2015, 08:59 AM
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Thanks, Dunbar!

We also purchased another 2yo ON Adena-bred HIP118, who we are really excited about. Sire is Street Boss (Street Cry IRE). Dam is Stakes running sprinter Velvet Moss (Shamardal).

Street Moss???

My family is in Buffalo, so they will hopefully be able to see these horses run at Woodbine or PID. Gives me another reason to go home for a visit.

Cheers,

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Old 03-05-2015, 09:45 AM
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Excellent! Would like the chance to buy him a beer.

Trainer will likely be Nick Caruso at PID.

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Old 03-05-2015, 06:11 PM
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Thanks, Dunbar!

We also purchased another 2yo ON Adena-bred HIP118, who we are really excited about. Sire is Street Boss (Street Cry IRE). Dam is Stakes running sprinter Velvet Moss (Shamardal).

Street Moss???

My family is in Buffalo, so they will hopefully be able to see these horses run at Woodbine or PID. Gives me another reason to go home for a visit.

Cheers,

O
I liked this filly. You did well to get her for 35k. If she had breezed she likely would have brought double
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Old 03-06-2015, 12:42 AM
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'Bama: Shamma lamma ding dong!

Cannon Shell: Thanks for the comment. Really glad to hear your positive opinion of this filly! Now we let Nick go to work. And wait. And hope.

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Old 03-06-2015, 06:43 AM
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good luck with the new buy!
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Old 03-06-2015, 07:20 AM
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Love the pedigrees on both of those..........please keep us posted on the development. Best of luck!!
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Old 03-15-2015, 10:01 AM
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Love the pedigrees on both of those..........please keep us posted on the development. Best of luck!!
Thanks, Gate Dancer!

Our 2YO fillies have had their names registered:

1) MISTEVIOUS (Stephen Got Even)
2) BOSSY BETTY LOU (Street Boss)

They are in Florida training under Nick Caruso and he said they are doing great. Will be fun to watch them develop! I'll keep you guys posted.

My partner (Mark Polivka) wants to expand his racing stable and asked me to help him with a business plan. It's an exciting enough opportunity that I stepped back after 25 years as International Director at Blistex Inc. to spend more time doing it. (Note I will still do consulting work for Blistex).

My partner is bringing a teaser brochure to Dubai with him to see if anybody wants to help stake us and prove out the model.

He is part owner of Euro Charline and is going to watch her run. Ryan Moore on top.

Amazing series of events in a relatively short period of time. Exciting to be heading toward new horizons. I'm really fortunate I was in a position to do this when the opportunity came knocking. We'll see how it goes!

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Old 03-15-2015, 05:01 PM
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Default Breeze vs gallop

Curious what you auction experts think about the Adena offerings only galloping vs. breezing? Normal, significant ...?

Spent a little time in the sales barns Tuesday before auction. really like the Court Vision colt Hip #86
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Old 03-16-2015, 03:47 AM
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Curious what you auction experts think about the Adena offerings only galloping vs. breezing? Normal, significant ...?

Spent a little time in the sales barns Tuesday before auction. really like the Court Vision colt Hip #86
That is how they (Adena Springs) have always done it, dating back to when I first started going to 2 year old sales back in 2005. They never work their horses. They just gallop them. Adena Springs usually has a totally separate sale for their horses. It was unusual for these horses to be in this sale. They didn't belong in this sale. The Fasig Tipton Florida Sale is a boutique sale for select horses. I think this was kind of a one time experiment. I will be extremely surprised if Fasig Tipton allows the Adena Springs horses in the sale next year. For those horses to be in that sale was a travesty. It would be like allowing a couple of dozens golfers who can't break 100 to play in the US Open.

I doubt a single one of those Adena Springs horses could have gotten into that sale if they weren't owned by Stronach. My guess is that he made some type of deal with Fasig Tipton to allow those horses into the sale in exchange for him allowing the sale to be at Gulfstream. That is not to say that it isn't possible for one or two of those horses to turn out to be good horses. Mine That Bird was a $12,000 yearling and he won the Derby. So it would not be impossible for a couple of those horses to end up being good horses.
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Old 03-16-2015, 10:57 AM
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My partner has a pretty strong opinion that 2Yo's should not be fully exerted until they have the proper physical foundation, which is usually several months from now. So he was only looking at horses who were galloping.

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That is how they (Adena Springs) have always done it, dating back to when I first started going to 2 year old sales back in 2005. They never work their horses. They just gallop them. Adena Springs usually has a totally separate sale for their horses. It was unusual for these horses to be in this sale. They didn't belong in this sale. The Fasig Tipton Florida Sale is a boutique sale for select horses. I think this was kind of a one time experiment. I will be extremely surprised if Fasig Tipton allows the Adena Springs horses in the sale next year. For those horses to be in that sale was a travesty. It would be like allowing a couple of dozens golfers who can't break 100 to play in the US Open.

I doubt a single one of those Adena Springs horses could have gotten into that sale if they weren't owned by Stronach. My guess is that he made some type of deal with Fasig Tipton to allow those horses into the sale in exchange for him allowing the sale to be at Gulfstream. That is not to say that it isn't possible for one or two of those horses to turn out to be good horses. Mine That Bird was a $12,000 yearling and he won the Derby. So it would not be impossible for a couple of those horses to end up being good horses.
Boutique sales are dead. FT is trying to compete with OBS by having horses for the "middle" market too and Frank is willing to supply them. The only Boutique sale left is Saratoga
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