When you find a stock you really like, you look to see which other portfolio managers own that stock. Then you look down the list of the other stocks they own. Professional money managers do this every day to find new ideas.
Starting today one of my new racing hero’s is:
Travis Swan Murphy
He trains at Prairie Meadows. He was a solid 6 for 31, with horses he owns this year and 26 for 165 over the last four years.
He came to the Keeneland sale and bought 10 horses. The most expensive was the $17,000 Orb mentioned in the previous post. He even had the courage to buy 3 Runhappy’s. I will keep an eye on this motley crew.
Actually his other horses look like sprinters, but I will watch anyway.
There are a few other trainers that I will keep an eye on:
Dan Pita (Gulfstream), bought 7 at medium size prices
Austin Gustafson (Canterbury, Lone Star), bought 6
Antonio Sano (Gulfstream) bought 10
Tim McCanna (Golden Gate) bought 5
Buying A Race Horse 