Violence was one the sires I was interested in before the sale. I cannot afford Pioneer of the Nile, so why not his son for $25,000. He stands at Hill ‘n’ Dale next to my hero Maclean’s Music. He has been producing top selling yearlings. Maybe this is too expensive for a value guy, but why not try have a look I thought.
My favorite Violence offspring at Ocala was hip #258. This filly is not a complete match with the strategy. This is rather an attempt to buy into a stallion I really like. The dam is Pi Bella. Pi’s dad was Pioneering a full brother to Storm Cat. Pi Bella set new course record for 7 1/2 furlongs on the turf at Parx. The work for #258 was a solid 21.2 for this girl born April 18th. The main reason for choosing this horse was I did not like the other Violence horses being offered, maybe not the best reason to buy.
I knew this would be an expensive horse, certainly not a value. In the investment business we call this “growth at a reasonable price”, which often means paying too much for something you really like. I added this one to my personal portfolio as a good comparison. I did not burden my partners with this dalliance.
The final price was $125,000 or 5x the stud fee. You pay up when you buy a fast horse.
In the real world this horse was bought by Eclipse Thorooughbred Partners. This group seems to be the successor to Dogwood (the founder of the partnership industry). In 1998 I was lucky to meet Cot Campbell and have a brief conversation with him. If you do not know he was read this:
I guess I will have a chance to buy part of this horse in the real world. I just sent Eclipse an email requesting information.
This filly gets the name:
Quixote’s Eclipse
Buying A Race Horse 