I closed 3 of my 6 partnerships today and 3 more reamin open for the last two days of the sale.
As I wrote last night the Bargain strategy was too difficult to execute so I used this partnership to buy a Macleans Music filly that I just loved. She is out of a useful Arch mare, and the second dam is a stakes winning AP Indy mare. I could not find a better combination to mix with the speed of MM. The price was steep, $110,000, but for a 21 flat work, I still think it is a bargain. In the real world the buyer was Ralph Evans, a very serious owner. She should be well cared for.
To fill out the Bargain Partnership I added 2 cheap horses that were not RNAed. The first was #327, a Street Sense colt. out of a solid Canterbury turf mare. The price was $20,000, or well less than half the stud fee. In the real world the buyer was Bradley Thoroughbreds, who has better things to do buy $20,000 horse. This one will be fun to watch.
To fill out the partnership I added hip #337, I was looking for a Liam’s Map. This one had a ton of pedigree (the second dam is Oaks winning Real Cozy), but a slow 21.4 work. In the real world Charles Zacney of Cash is King agreed and payed $25,000.
That put the partnership $5,000 over, but I am a generous guy. Maybe it was unfair to buy the MM filly in here, but with all the buybacks I decided to go this way.
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The Prospect Filly partnership filled right to the top. The Ironicus filly #485 went for $49,000 to the unknown JD Farm. It was interesting that West Point Partners bought another Ironicus horse yesterday (#260) for the same price. I think I got the right one. I am more confidant here because I knew the mare well (Sotique, formerly trained by Bobby Ribaudo).
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I also filled the Bargain Basement with a strange group.
It started with my value favorite by We Miss Artie for $30,000 (#351). In the real world Sterling Racing (winner of $1,000,000 in purses) wrote the check. Maybe Mr. Ramsey is just selling his castoffs, or maybe he is trying to make We Miss Artie a commercial success.
Then I added one of my favorite colts by Bodemeister than went for only $20,000 (#589). This is the bargain of the sale so far. The buyer was a small time Canadian owner/trainer group the di Paulo family . It’s not Chad Brown, but you have to start somewhere.
I also bought #359 for $5,000. I assumed the Wicked Strong colt would be RNAed, but Mark Schwartz is the new owner. He has yet to win a race in 24 lifetime tries at Penn National. This is why I called it the bargain basement. I noticed this horse because it was consigned by the same woman as my favorite horse. The mare by Medaglia de Oro was stakes placed and produced a $100,000 winner. You could do worse for $5,000.
Maybe this is actually the perfect starter horse, or it might be a money pit that is best as a riding horse. Let’s watch.
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I also add #326 a Mshawish filly to Oaks Partnership (which will now be renamed my Turf Mares Partnership). The colt was reported as RNAed for $27,000, but later the website changed to report a private sale for $30,000 to Thorostock LLC (whose name is not found in Equibase). If this is a first time owner, it will be fun to watch what happens.
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There is still room in my other partnerships. The key horse is #762 the Sky Mesa colt. I can pay up to $103,000 in my Derby Partnership, so I am confidant.
I let two nice Maclean Music colt #453 (sold for $75,000) and #578 (sold for $47,000, but RNAed) go by today, because I wanted to leave room for #762.
I was also outbid for #529 a nice Noble Mission colt who went for $90,000, to a small Remington Park owner it appears. I would only go $50,000 for the Noble Mission colt.
Buying A Race Horse 