West Point sent out an e-mail offer on 7 horses about 24 hours after the sale ended. I am not sure if all 7 are still available, only 3 were shown as “x % remaining”. West Point does send out a text minutes after a purchase. This gives existing partners an advantage because they have access to meetings where WP discusses which horse they are targeting. Some might consider that “unfair”, but to me it is a reasonable business practice.
The e-mail has lots of good information on each horse, and an excellent picture. It is interesting to look through the 7 horses and choose the picture you like best.
Judging just by the photos I like the Connect horse best of all. I like the longer body and longer neck. I am sure others might prefer the stronger looking shoulder and backside of the Street Boss colt. I think i will try to find a Connect at Keeneland for my imaginary portfolio.
Overall I like the Street Sense colt the best. I think Street Sense is a sire that is being a little overlooked. I also like the female family best, Giant’s Causeway, Seeking the Gold, and AP Indy.
5% would cost about $20,000, but that includes training expenses through 15 months (at $5,000/month) that puts the real price maybe closer to $16,000/$17,000. That is a lot of money, but this is a serious horse.
Right now I think the Eclipse horse has a better chance to earn a better percentage return (the benefits of a NY cannot be overlooked), but the West Point horse could make it to the Derby.
Four month ago I could not make that simple comparison, today I can reach that conclusion fairly quickly.
Buying A Race Horse 