My Yearling Performance

After the Ocala sale I went back and retroactively picked a group of yearlings from the 2019 Keeneland sales results.

My results have been horrible. This was different strategy where I tried and failed to pick expensive horses like the big guys. That was a big mistake. 50% are not working. Ouch.

1. Sharp Rocket – Empire Maker by Kingmambo 25% of $375 – working at FG, from Ten Strike
2. The Honorable One – Honor Code by Tiznow 20% of $600 – working at SA
3. Prize Fighter – Frosted by Medaglia de Oro 50% of $260 – not working
4. Victory March – Maclean’s Music by Pleasant Tap 50% of $210, not working
5. Lemonata – Carpe Diem by Lemon Drop Kid 50% of $200 – not working
6. Warn – Declaration of War by Arch 25% of $140, not working
7. Shirelle – Point of Entry by Consolidator 25% of $150 (a Parcells buy), 3rd in MSW at Saratoga, Brown
8. Thunderstruck – Maclean’s Music by Jump Start 100% of $30 – not working
9. LaTourista – Tourist by Broken Vow 100% of $30 – 2nd in 3 starts at Prairie Meadows, Murphy

Inspired by a $40,000 Flashback yearling that became a BC champion, lets build a portfolio of cheaper yearlings. These are not the cheapest, I want to pay 2x to 5 x for these horses. I will look for horses bought by people who want to race them, not pinhook them. These are all from the September Keeneland sale.

At least most of these horses are working, but the results are still poor so far

1. Aikman – Carpe Diem – $25,000 – Danial Pita – working at Gulfstream
2. Big Big Plans – Point of Entry – $17,000 – Nick Gonzales – MC. winner, had the lead in G1 Natalama faded to 7th, won a claimer
3. Whistlers Style – Tonalist – $55,000 – Frank Lewkowitz – working at SA
4. Star Mission – Noble Mission – $27,000 – Ken McPeek – 5 bad MCs at Gulfstream
5. God’s Pick – Summer Front – $13,000 – 8th at Remington
6. LaTourista – Tourist – $30,000 – Travis Murphy – 2nd in 3 starts at Prairie Meadows, Murphy
7. Spanish Rider – Ironicus – $14,000 – Red Stable, not working
8. Thunderstruck – Maclean’s Music – $30,000 – Jeff Greenhill – not working
9. Emblem Leader – Bayern – $35,000 – Emblem Stables – not working
10. Elle Est Forte – Flintshire $50,000 – GBW Racing – 6th at Chrurchill

This is a high risk strategy. Let’s see how it works. All of these are “slow” horses with lots of distance pedigree on the dam side.