A Yearling I Like

Let’s focus on hip #103 in the upcoming Fasig-Tipton July sale:

#103 – f – Collected – Aurore by Arch – April 1, B nick

What do I like so much:

1. I would rather buy a filly, and not have to pay for the potential stud value of a colt
2. I want a sire that is undervalued in the $10,000 to $20,000 range
3. I would rather have a mare with little racing success, again so I do not have to pay up
4. I want an above average broodmare sire
5. To substitute for racing success of my mare, I want producing success, but not too much
6. I want a strong 2nd dam, and an above average extended family
7. I would prefer an April, May, or June foal to keep pinhookers away
8. I would prefer an A or B nick

So here is how #103 fits:

1. #103 is a filly
2. Collected is a son of City Zip, but he won the Pacific Classic and lost the BC Classic to Gun Runner by a length. Collected has an underappreciated female family. Collected is one those second tier sires Airdrie has done so well with
3. the mare, Aurore, was winless in France,
4. Aurore is a daughter of Arch, broodmare sire of Uncle Mo an I’ll Have Another, and Grandsire of Nyquist and Nadal
5. Aurore has produced 2 solid $140,000+ winners in 5 tries, but no stakes winners
6. Aurore’s mother produced 5 very successful horses, and is granddaughter of the great Personal Ensign (13 for 13, earned $1.6 million)
7. She is an April 1st foal
8. The nick of City Zip and Arch is B

In many ways #103 is a model horse. I would hope she sells for a below median ($75,000) price. She should not be the type of horse a pinhooker is looking for. Their are 12 other children of Collected to choose from.

Not surprisingly, nobody in the real world liked my horse. She was RNAed for only $22,000. Maybe I could have bid $25,000 and put her on my trailer, or maybe the breeder (Keene Hill Farm) wanted much more. We will never know. I will continue to watch and see where this horse shows up. Pinhookers did not want to buy the stamina pedigree. Ba Humbug.