I guess I should step away from my fantasy portfolio of horses and get back to the damn real world for a moment. West Point bought two interesting horse yesterday, not exactly what I was looking for but still interesting. I should be expecting some form of offer soon on these horses in the real world.
They paid $100,000 for an Elusive Quality colt. EQ died in 2018, so I wonder if they are think this horse has some chance to be a sire if he were modestly successful. That is a subject I know very little about. As just a horse he is kind of interesting. He worked 10.1 despite a 5/13 birthday. Mom was kind of a boring Songandprayer claimer, but there is pedigree in the 2nd dam and below. The story really is that EQ is not an exciting new sire, maybe this is a “value” pick. Would I buy 5% of this horse for $10,000? Not likely, but not impossible.
West Point also bought #160, a Vancouver colt, for $210,000. The horse work 10.2. Mom was by Pulpit, and seemed to be more of a sprinter. She produced Bad Read Sanchez (great name) who ran 3rd in the G3 Best Pal, and tried the Santa Anita Derby, and was retired shortly thereafter. As they say “could have been any kind of horse”. Vancouver has been successful it seems in the Southern hemisphere, but that is hare for me to judge. Vancouver first and only US winner came at Thistledown. Vancouver only ran 4 races, all sprints. Can he produce more than sprinters?
So my choice is either a dead sire with 19 crops, or an unknown Australian who is just getting started. That is why this is such an interesting hobby.
I know that I saw Eclipse listed as a buyer, but now their name is no longer listed.
Zilla bought an expensive Laoban, and I did not see Bourbon Lane take a swing.
Buying A Race Horse 