This would have been a difficult sale in the real world. About 10 of the horses I was interested in sold for well above their expected prices. In the real world I am not sure I would have paid up for the Connect filly. At $85,000, it would have been on the top end of what I was willing to pay. This is the same cross as Keen Ice, so let’s assume I would have been brave. If I had passed on the Connect, I would have certainly paid $50,000 Midnight Storm colt. The dam was a solid winner and producer by Mt. Livermore. The second dam is by Nijinsky and produced Alpha.
The mare of the American Freedom filly has produced 6 winners from 6 foals.The Blame colt was too expensive, but he has a great female family so let’s watch him. The Unified colt has an interesting pedigree, the third dam produced Ghostzapper and City Zip.
- Connect – f – CJ’s Gal by Awesome Again, A++ nick, 3/18 – Hidden Brook, $85,000
- Midnight Storm – c – Lavender Sky by Mt Livermore, C+ nick, 5/22 – Dragon Squared, $50,000
- American Freedom – f- Coulee by Vicar, A+ nick, 1/19 – Landon Jordan, $55,000
- Blame – c – La Laja by El Prado, A+ nick, 2/13 – David Donk, $135,000
- Unified – c – Andele by Bernardini, A nick. 2/12, Wayne Spalding, $19,000
West Point bought an expensive classic empire and a mid-priced Vancouver. Little Red Feather bought another Midnight Storm that was too sprint oriented for me. My race horse bought an interesting Air Fore Blue for $90,000. Iron Horse bought a $30,000 horse. Eclipse bought a $65,000 Shanghi Bobby, and Zilla bought a moderately interesting Gormley
The real news is that partnerships bought only 7 of 900+ horses. This is a strange sale. Are there bargains here, or just “problem” horses? Right now I am leaning toward problems.
Buying A Race Horse 