On day 1, West Point, Eclipse, MyRacehorse.com, and Ironhorse bought sprint/precocious oriented horses that I have little interest in. It will be interesting to see if any of these horses ever wins a two turn race. Dare to Dream bought a reasonable Tapizar for $45,000, from a Tiznow mare with some stamina credentials.
On day 2 the partnerships went crazy and bought 16 horses. WP went for a $320,000 Midnight Storm and a $750,000 Arrogate. Eclipse stayed cheap. Myracehorse.com hauled in 4 big dollar horses. Five small partnerships also bought their first horse.
The interesting quote of the day came from the Zilla boss who said after buying two Tapiture’s:
“We can’t afford do buy a horse that has a page” (meaning pedigree).
On day 3 Myracehorse.com was the big player buying 5 horses, while Eclipse and West Point were silent. I did not understand Zilla paying $200,000 for a First Samurai, or LRF paying $195,000 for a Mr Speaker. It was good too see Victory stepping in for a $75,000 Declaration of War.
On day 4 the partnership were quite, except for Eclipse taking a big $875,000 swing at an Into Mischief. Hibiscus bought two interesting cheap horses, and Pinnacle took there first swing.
West Point:
- Laoban – #237 – $240,000
- Morning Line – #275 – $310,000
- Midnight Storm – #305 – $320,000
- Hard Spun – #364 – $140,000
- Arrogate – #490 – $750,000
Eclipse:
- Not This Time – #124 – $125,000
- Street Boss – #180 – $125,000
- Jimmy Creed #406 – $50,000
- Bal a Bali – #541 – $20,000
- Into Mischief – #1039 – $875,000
Myracehorse.com:
- Not This Time – #62 – $250,000
- Distorted Humor – #185 – $550,000
- Upstart – #394 – $450,000
- More Than Ready – #414 – $250,000
- Maclean’s Music #429 – $400,000
- Violence – #575 – $220,000
- Flatter – #644 – $625,000
- Tonalist – #671 – $80,000
- Tapit – #672 – $230,000
- Union Rags – #721 – $140,000
- Malibu Moon – #870 – $200,000
- Malibu Moon – #941 – $140,000
- Laoban – #1214 – $100,000
Ironhorse:
- Practical Joke – #204 – $150,000
- Bernardini – #372 – $50,000
Dare to Dream:
- Tapizar – #267 – $45,000
Hibiscus Stable:
- Violence – #641 – $60,000
- Flatter – #501 – $30,000
- Freud – #430 – $24,000
- Carpe Diem – #390 – $34,500
- Star Guitar – #1112 – $15,000
- Connect – #1148 – $20,000
- Connect – #588 – $15,000
Bona Venture:
- Speighster – #440 – $70,000
Pewter Stable:
- Malibu Moon – #444 – $45,000
- Tonalist – #534 – $15,000
- Fast Anna – #901 – $40,000
Zilla Racing:
- Tapiture – #446 – $120,000
- Tapiture – #496 – $85,000
- First Samurai – #817 – $200,000
Little Red Feather:
- Midnight Lute – #525 – $215,000
- Cupid – #653 – $125,000
- Mr Speaker – #882 – $195,000
Victory Racing Partners:
- Declaration of War – #730 – $75,000
Bourbon Lane Stables:
- Bernardini – #972 – $255,000
Pinnacle Racing:
- Uncle Vinny – #1086 – $25,000
Maverick Racing/Commonwealth
- Midnight Storm – #297 – $550,000
- Curlin – #656 – $250,000
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