We are now two weeks to the Ocala sale under tack sale. It is time to get prepared.
Let’s look at all the Honor Code’s being sold and try to rank them:
1. #479 – Ermine Slippers by El Prado – my favorite, the full sister to Borrego
2. #360 – Artisianal by More Than Ready – solid, but the MTR adds to much precocity, only a C+ nick, the dam did win a small stake at a mile for Pletcher and was a $270,000 yearling,
3. #421 – Classiest Gem by Dehere – ok, mom was unraced but has been an reasonable producer, the second dam adds Pleasant Colony, an A nick same as Take Charge Indy and Friesan Fire, worth thinking about
4. #496 – Flawless Diamond – marginal, mom ran one big race for Padua as a 3-yr old, has been an ok producer, this is her 15th foal? , B+ nick, May 1st foal, close to a pass
5. #444 – Dancinginthestreet by Street Boss – marginal, mom was bred by Darley but I am not a big Street Boss fan, 2nd dam a decent French horse, only a C nick, full sister already in Panama?, pass
And then at Gulfstream two weeks later and probably more expensive
- #131 – Inclination by Victory Gallop – mixed, maybe I should like VG, but only a C+ nick, and mom has produced sprinters, very marginal
- #144 – Marketplace by Stormy Atlantic – ???, 2 x 3 to AP Indy, 3rd dam a superstar, very strange, not willing to consider
I guess the real question is will I know what is in the April Ocala sale before the March sale begins? I really wish I had a better 2nd choice for my Honor Code
Buying A Race Horse 