F-T Midlantic December Mixed Sale
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F-T Midlantic December Mixed Sale
Anyone going to the sale?
I watched some of it online.
West Virginia trainers and breeders were snatching up broodmares at bargain prices -- $2000 to $3000 -- and weanlings for even less.
An older A.P. Indy mare -- a half-sister to four stakes winners -- went for $1000.
It seemed like a lot of the mares had not been bred this year.
I sure feel for anyone who had to sell. But if you were buying, congratulations! You most likely got a heckuva deal.
One odd note: a FuPeg mare in foal to Medaglia D'Oro RNA'd at $120,000. I guess they felt they could do better.
West Virginia trainers and breeders were snatching up broodmares at bargain prices -- $2000 to $3000 -- and weanlings for even less.
An older A.P. Indy mare -- a half-sister to four stakes winners -- went for $1000.
It seemed like a lot of the mares had not been bred this year.
I sure feel for anyone who had to sell. But if you were buying, congratulations! You most likely got a heckuva deal.
One odd note: a FuPeg mare in foal to Medaglia D'Oro RNA'd at $120,000. I guess they felt they could do better.
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the auctioneer actually said at the end of the sale "we feel your pain"....
It was a painful sale. I had a list of 10 horses my father could buy if they went for nothing. The first two went by and went for more. He jumped the gun and purchased a yearling NOT on my list. And subsequently two of my "list horses" did not sell and he could have gotten for a steal. I was not happy with him. Or his purchase. But such is life.
It was a painful sale. I had a list of 10 horses my father could buy if they went for nothing. The first two went by and went for more. He jumped the gun and purchased a yearling NOT on my list. And subsequently two of my "list horses" did not sell and he could have gotten for a steal. I was not happy with him. Or his purchase. But such is life.
Racing and retraining.
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If I had my own farm instead of having to board I would buy ten weanlings for around $1000 each and throw them in the field for the winter. Over time I know one or two of them would rise like cream to the top. I would keep those two to train and give away or sell the remaining 8. I bet you could come up with some outstanding race horses using that method.
Once again, if I had a bigger place, there were several mares I would love to have brought home. One in particular was Hip #78, a mare that had not been mated this year and she went through the ring with "No Bid." This mare had already produced a Stakes Winner by Honour and Glory and, with the news that Honour and Glory was moving to Pennsylvania, I almost raised my hand....