OBS March

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Just a $50,000 yearling last October, Coolmore paid $575,000 less than five months later for this guy:

http://www.barretts.com/TrainingPrev...13/hip067a.wmv

I never know what to think about purchases like this, when the farm is paying big bucks for the offspring of a stallion that they stand. Is it because they really like the horse, they are trying to "support" the stallion, or a combination of both? Whatever it is, I can see the advertisement now: "His 2YOs have sold for up to $575,000!!" It is worth noting that, compared to some other first-crop sires like Colonel John, the Dunkirks last year sold modestly (average of $30,000 and median of $22,000 for 71 yearlings sold).

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

I never know what to think about purchases like this, when the farm is paying big bucks for the offspring of a stallion that they stand. Is it because they really like the horse, they are trying to "support" the stallion, or a combination of both? Whatever it is, I can see the advertisement now: "His 2YOs have sold for up to $575,000!!" It is worth noting that, compared to some other first-crop sires like Colonel John, the Dunkirks last year sold modestly (average of $30,000 and median of $22,000 for 71 yearlings sold).

They bought the horse who got the bullet quarter as well.

This one was a 185k yearling turned 675K 2yo by Malibu Moon:

http://www.barretts.com/TrainingPrev...13/hip027a.wmv

In that case, they didn't have a connection to the sire. Looks like Baffert won't be getting the nuts this time like he often does from the sales out there.

[VOL JACK]

I looked up a dozen or so hips yesterday to find what they sold for as yearlings for Mike. (Most were sold in book 4-6 at KEE Sept) It just amazes me how most of these horses were sold for 30-50k 6 months ago. I guess getting to watch one work an eighth of a mile is worth a lot to some. A good percentage of these hips will bring 5-10 times their yearling price.

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Originally Posted by VOL JACK

I looked up a dozen or so hips yesterday to find what they sold for as yearlings for Mike. (Most were sold in book 4-6 at KEE Sept) It just amazes me how most of these horses were sold for 30-50k 6 months ago. I guess getting to watch one work an eighth of a mile is worth a lot to some. A good percentage of these hips will bring 5-10 times their yearling price.

i was the underbidder on hip #254 at OBS Aug for $30k. I can imagine after breezing in 10 flat, that she might fall into that category of being 5-10 times their yearling price..

[Round Pen]

Good day at the Sale all the Major Players are here I believe the Sale topper comes tomorrow. Hip 333

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I have a friend who is bidding on # 329. I will have to remember to continue watching so i can view # 333 also.. Funny how they both breezed in 9.4..

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Originally Posted by Round Pen

Good day at the Sale all the Major Players are here I believe the Sale topper comes tomorrow. Hip 333

Nice call!! $1.8 mil bid by telephone..

[Calzone Lord]

That one was a 115k October yearling. It was one of several to share the bullet, and it has an unusually attractive sire pedigree for a 2yo sale horse (Smart Strike out of a Grade 2 stakes winning Pulpit mare. 3rd dam was successful racer and broodmare Minidar)

For those of us looking through this sale just for debut bets and debut bet-againsts ... it was a good sale for both groups.

I found a few in this sale with nice pedigrees who sold very well, and would have a very hard time winning a debut sprint at Delaware Park, but none the less will draw a fairly low-morning line number when they debut at a major track.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Round Pen

Good day at the Sale all the Major Players are here I believe the Sale topper comes tomorrow. Hip 333

you called it.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ngs-18m-at-obs