- My favorite yearling, Honor Code – Ermine Slippers by El Prado, is in this sale. Why is he here? Maybe the El Prado influence makes him precocious? He comes late in the sale at hip #479. A pinhooker paid $40,000. How much should I pay? Honor Code is my favorite son of AP Indy. El Prado was the sire of Medaglia de Oro and Kitten’s Joy. The mare was sneaky good, and the second dam produced Borrego.
- There are 11 Gormley’s in the sale. I expected him to be precocious, but 11 is plenty to choose from. He is a son of Malibu Moon that has some stamina influences on the female side. #276 has Pleasant Tap as the broodmare sire. This is an interesting horse.
- There are 10 Cairo Prince’s. This son of Pioneerof the Nile seems to be falling out of favor, so I want to find a value. This is the first crop where his stud fee went to $25,000. i like #146 and #320
- I want to focus on some of the new “speed” sires, Connect, Unified, Practical Joke and Mastery. Maybe I can find one with some stamina and an average work. Maybe #164, 186, 409, 49, 202, 173, 378, 502
- I want to focus on the 3rd tier sires. This was the key to finding Brooklyn Strong for $5,000 last year. Some candidates are American Freedom, Keen Ice, and Cupid. #472, 454, 461, 374, 285, 156, 535, 331, 425, 233, 237, 195, 362, 448, 178, 321, 553, 179, 177, 215, 288, 441, 199, 90, 263, 555, 551, 48, 435, 53, 559, 526, 289, 72
- Midnight Storm is my favorite new sire, but there are only 3 for sale. I like #232
- I still want to find a cheap Frosted, now that the type is gone, maybe #528 or 491
- There are not many turf horses but I will still consider Point of Entry, Summer Front and Air Force Blue
It is fun to be looking at horses again.
Buying A Race Horse 