Broadening My Horizons

It is quite possible that my strategy of breading a stamina sire to a stamina mare, and then hoping for a slow workout is completely unworkable at these sales. So I spent the morning looking at some sires I considered “toss outs” when I looked through the catalog. I want to see what other folks are trying at the opposite end of the spectrum.

My interest started when I watched the bidding for a Speightster colt with a fast 20.4 work go over $1,000,000. That’s 100x the stud fee for those keeping score. This was hip #1312. Let’s watch that one, but then asked what would the value guy have bought. I want to follow #658 a Speightster colt that worked 20.0 but sold for only $55,000 to a guy named Chris Howard. It was consigned by Coastal Equine, which had a few horses I liked.

That led me to think about the Kantharos #1175 that sold for $500,000. That led me to hip #1139 which was a Kantharos with a 10.1 that sold for $30,000 to a group called Brilliant Racing. They are a small partnership operation I was was not aware of. They have a slightly different approach to partnerships. I sent them an e-mail to learn more. I still have a lot to learn about all the players in this game.

I will also keep an eye on a Distorted Humor #347 that Brilliant bought. This is another sire I want to learn more about.

Another sire I want to watch is Khozan. He had a brief career, like Maclean’s Music, so he might be overlooked. The premium price Khozan was #1045 for $150,000. The value Khozan was #951. JD Farms bought this one for $33,00, and they also bought one of my top 20 horses.

Outwork is a son of Uncle Mo that did not sell well. Interestingly enough the only horse Drawing Away Stable bought at this sale #824. Let’s watch.

Nyquist was another poor seller. My old friend Ernie Kuehne (of the golfing Kuehne’s) bought one for $60,000. Let’s watch.

Munnings is a sire I do not really care for, but let’s learn. West Point #63 and Little Red Feather #495 each bought one for big prices. Then I noticed that Pewter Stable also bought one for only $50,000 or only 1.6x the stud fee. That led me to the Pewter Stables website where they have some interesting information. More on that later.

Pewter lead me to Cinco Charlie. I need to learn more.