When I was 10 years old I was planning to escape to Canada to avoid the Vietnam draft. I watched the evening news more than most 10 year olds.
Maybe Canada would have been a good plan after all, it sure is a great place to run 2-year olds. The purses are incredible. Maiden races for $125,000?
One of my first posts was 12 horses to win the Derby from the June Ocala sale. The #1 horse was a Sky Mesa colt out of a Pulpit/Dynaformer mare.
This horse had a solid work, was never listed as an “out”, but did not appear in the auction ring when it was his turn. No private sale was recorded. He disappeared.
Now named Too Legit, he shows as being owned by Hooties Racing Stable. He broke his maiden in a claiming race at Woodbine at 6-1 with a Beyer of 59. Today he is the third choice in a $250,000 stakes race called the Simcoe. It is not the Kentucky Derby, but for a horse that should have sold for no more than $30,000 in Ocala it is quite a start.
Trying to understand these private purchase networks is a major issue.
Buying A Race Horse 