Day one went about as expected. The average came in about $40,000, just about the same as 2019. The median was also similar at $17,000. There were plenty of “problem” horses on sale. Many horses sold for less than 1x the stud fee (an indication of vet problems).
None of the partnerships bought a horse. Liz Crow did grab two for about $100,000 each, and Ken McPeek was active, but everybody else was a no show.
This must have been the case with my favorite #216 that sold for only $4,500. When the bidding starts at $1,000 and starts to go up in $200 increments you know it’s not good and the reserve is very low. Most likely she has already had some type of surgery.
I had the opposite problem with #245. Despite a very empty mare, the bidding went up quickly, and ended at $140,000 . Long time Nick Zito client Monorossa was the winning bidder. He will be a fun horse to watch.
My crazy idea of #389 turned out to just that, a crazy idea. She sold for just $2,200 to an owner called Span Investments that uses Joesph Saffie at Gulfstream. I still like what I see in the video, but the sire is a complete mystery. Let’s watch the $10,000 turf claimers at Gulfstream next year.
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The focus on day 2 will be on #606. This was my favorite the first time through the catalog. I am hoping for a price around $50,000. The video is ok, but not spectacular. This is my kind of horse, the mare ran well at 1 1/2 miles
I guess I have some interest in #538, but I really do not want to get on the Always Dreaming bandwagon. Bodemeister was a failure, why will Always Dreaming succeed?
Buying A Race Horse 