My approach to the second Ocala sale will be a little different. My goal is to build a portfolio of $20,000 -$60,000 horses and track their progress. I will not be able to watch much of the sale live, so I will not be considering different bidding strategies. I look at the results each evening and pick out what I thought were good buys.
It will be interesting to see how the different partnership operations approach this sale. One interesting group is Ironhorse which sent out an e-mail announcing a specific budget to buy a horse. As I write this morning West Point still is showing availability in their Vancouver colt. Pewter bought a 3 year old in the recently completed Horse of Racing Age sale in Lexington. I will pass on the the former Assmusen trainee.
My focus will be on the 10.2 works, but their some interesting pedigrees in some of the slower works.
If I were going to the sale with $100,000 would like #602 a Twirling Candy which might be out of my price range with a 10.1 work, or a Blame #133 also with a 10.1, or maybe #560 if necessary (this is really my favorite in the whole sale)
With $50,000 I would like#560 or #505 a Summer Front’s with a long distance pedigree, or maybe an Air Force Blue #1049.
For under $25,000 I would like one of the Flat Out’s
Buying A Race Horse 