Keeneland January: Interesting Hip #'s

BargainBlueblood · Postby **BargainBlueblood** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:52 pm

I was only thinking maybe a foreign market with a lot of turn racing might be intrigued, but I'm an optimist by nature, and you may be closer to the final price.

Sylvie Hebert · Postby **Sylvie Hebert** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:56 pm

so much turf in that pedigree,may be on the new synthetic tracks?I loved Hagley had a mare by him many years ago,she was small but chubby and such a good mind...And Sassafras turf,theatrical turf(oscar daddy)and hill prince oh those nice Princequillo minds,Teddy(steeplechase),Turn-to(such beautiful mover)but wherever you look almost all old routers,handicap lines.he looks by the picture to be a well balanced individual,well made and size is a matter of fad...i like a well made,good mind individual that can run for years without much trouble(well.. i AM poor...)If i had the right mares and was closer i may have liked him for homebred to race...Hey Madeleine at $1500. i would buy him in a hearthbeat...he could retire in my barn,such illustrious family...like i need another horse...i should be tied...

Monmouth Matt · Postby **Monmouth Matt** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:50 am

Shame that there's so little fit for a sire like Hap...... given the opportunity to produce pure turf runners, I'd bet he would get the job done.....how 'bout Committed (mare)....wow....super runner and producer. Hap reminds me a bit of Fastness..... all revved up with no place to go.

spinround · Postby **spinround** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:38 pm

I find the pedigree on hip 64 to be very intriguing.

Joltman · Postby **Joltman** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:22 pm

Sylvie Hebert wrote:so much turf in that pedigree,may be on the new synthetic tracks?I loved Hagley had a mare by him many years ago,she was small but chubby and such a good mind...And Sassafras turf,theatrical turf(oscar daddy)and hill prince oh those nice Princequillo minds,Teddy(steeplechase),Turn-to(such beautiful mover)but wherever you look almost all old routers,handicap lines.he looks by the picture to be a well balanced individual,well made and size is a matter of fad...i like a well made,good mind individual that can run for years without much trouble(well.. i AM poor...)If i had the right mares and was closer i may have liked him for homebred to race...Hey Madeleine at $1500. i would buy him in a hearthbeat...he could retire in my barn,such illustrious family...like i need another horse...i should be tied...

ditto here Sylvie

If could come up with an extra $2k I'm sure I could find someone to stand him for me here in VA. There might be one less stall available in my barn though as that's where I would be sleeping for a while. It's supposed to get real cold this week...

jm

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:32 pm

Well it looks like Hap went for $6900 - or RNA'd there. Surprising to me. Budha, a Chilean G3 winner in the US, went for $1,000?

Skipitgirl · Postby **Skipitgirl** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:16 pm

I saw that too Madelyn. He was a nice looking horse to boot!

Joltman · Postby **Joltman** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:21 pm

$6900 for Hap. I concur that's a little higher than I thought. His prime time is gone, but maybe he will get some runners on the turf from the few mares he bred.

jm

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:01 am

Huh. It looked like the number in the display stopped at $6900 for Hap but the sales result page shows $7300. Still, it is four times what I expected for that fellow with his fertility problems, his age, and his height.

He would probably be a Very Good farm stallion for someone though, good for teasing, etc. You could get one heckuva nice sport pony from him with a Welsh pony mare.