Back in the real world, I face an interesting choice. Dare to Dream still has 10% left in the American Freedom colt they bought in Ocala. A 2% share would cost about $2,000.
Given Dare to Dream’s success with Quick Tempo, I really should give them a chance. They only paid $47,000 for this guy. There was an American Freedom that sold for $550,000 at the Gulfstream sale. The new colt offered by Dare to Dream will be called American Sanctuary. The mare here is by E Dubai, so there is some stamina pedigree. The mare was a allowance level router. The photo is good looking. I think that last year I would have been a buyer.
I want to wait for yearlings. I just hate the idea of young horses being forced to work this early. I know that the yearling I own 5% of (Ribot’s Valentine, by Point of Entry) is still far from running timed works, and Ray Handel thinks she will be a precocious filly that could start in races by August. Pushing horses for all out timed works in March just cannot be a good idea, especially for later developing horses.
Buying A Race Horse 