I think I posted this before...best bargons of thourbreds?

WARHORSE28 · Postby **WARHORSE28** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:20 pm

Did I hear correctly that the Moss's boutht Zenyatta as a yeatling for $60,000?

JYS · Postby **JYS** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 6:11 am

That's correct. She had a skin infection during the time of the sale so many immediately scratched her off the list at first look.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 6:29 am

Well that was a bargain... Mike Maker claimed Furthest Land for $35,000 a year ago October, that was a pretty big "bargain." I also recall chatter about one of the other winners (can't remember just now which horse/race) RNA'ed for $14K and went "home" and now had won a BC race. There were more "bargain" horses winning BC races than auction bell-ringers, I think.

LB · Postby LB » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:29 am

Curlin was purchased as a yearling for 57K by Ken McPeek.

LB · Postby LB » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:30 am

madelyn wrote:I also recall chatter about one of the other winners (can't remember just now which horse/race) RNA'ed for $14K and went "home" and now had won a BC race.

I believe that was She Be Wild who won the Juvenile Filly race.

smeehan · Postby **smeehan** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:14 pm

And She Be Wild ran for a $40k maiden claiming tag in her first start at Arlington.

majxmom · Postby **majxmom** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:15 pm

I was just reading in the Cal Thoroughbred this month: Moscow Burning was neurotic and her owners obviously didn't care if they lost her, so she ran 1st time out for $12,500. She broke out and hit the outside fence, and still won. Somebody noticed and claimed her for $25,000 next out. They made $1.4 million and sold her for a million at retirement.

Of course, nothing beats Seattle Slew: $17,000 purchase, worth $120 million in his old age.