The previous post lists 70 horses that were bought at yearling sales in 2019 by Ten Strike, Donegal, Starlight, Eclipse, West Point, and Centennial. The average price is roughly $230,000. In bold are their racing achievements so far.
1 (1%) has won a G1 Stakes race, and a listed stake (Gretzky the Great) at Woodbine
13 (19%) have won maiden races, and 2 of those have won an allowance races as well
14 (20%) have run without winning
17 (24%) have at least one published work in the last 60 days, but have not raced
25 (36%) have no published works in the last 60 days
I guess I would have expected a higher winning percentage for such expensive horses, that are generally bred to win early. I certainly would not have expected 36% to have no works. Maybe the risks of buying yearlings is higher than I realize.
Maybe COVID has had a greater effect than most realize, and everything is just delayed a few months Maybe everyone is developing their horses more slowly. Or maybe the partnerships just did not buy a good bunch of horses.
Postscript:
A Bloodhorse article said that through the end of October, two year old races were down 20% from the prior year. The same article said the delays at training centers had slowed the progress of some young horses.
Buying A Race Horse 