Barrett's Sale

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Barrett's Sale

Postby zinn21 » Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:29 pm

Is there anyone attending tomorrow?

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Postby Sysonby » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:22 pm

Sales are my favorite spectator sports :wink:

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Postby zinn21 » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:35 pm

I was going to run down there tomorrow but they scratched the horse I wanted. Just talked to Colleen Turpin Boyce who has a consignment. She said there was quite a bit of activity today; that the Craig Trust horses are bringing a lot of interest. She definitely thinks it's a buyers market.

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Postby Sysonby » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:42 pm

I know people who are looking at the Craig horses but you do have to wonder how they decided who to sell.

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Postby tbrace » Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:18 pm

Whoever said, "I sell the best and keep the rest" had never really been a breeder or owner.

Buyers should know that.

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Postby LB » Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:59 am

tbrace wrote:Whoever said, "I sell the best and keep the rest" had never really been a breeder or owner.

Buyers should know that.


Well I am a breeder and an owner and that's my philosophy.

I breed every single foal with the hope of making a good racehorse and then I sell the ones that turn out the best--from a sales perspective--because they're the ones that bring the most money. The ones I keep to race are the ones that buyers don't want.

Now, Jenny Craig may have a totally different way of doing things, I have no idea. But in this game, you have to have a whole lot of money to be able to afford to keep your best.

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Postby Sysonby » Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:20 am

I suspect after viewing some of the horses offered yesterday that Jenny Craig is selling her best stuff in Kentucky though. :wink:

I went yesterday just to see what was happening. Lots of people there and some horses even sold but everyone there knew this was a cull sale. Today will be even worse unfortunately.