Panic.
Panic is what happens when you top ideas do not work out and the sale is nearing its end.
Day 1 – #216 – Bolt d’Oro must have had vet problems and sold for only $4,500, then #245 (a Mendelssohn filly) sold for $140,000
Day 2 – #606 – a Mastery filly, was a late withdrawal.
Day 3 – #927 – a Mendelssohn filly, sold for only a $12,000, clearly a TGTBT price
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The plan for day four is:
#1302 – Oscar Performance – c – there is plenty of pedigree in the second dam
#1540 – Bolt d’Oro – f – many of the B d’O’s have been too expensive
#1560 – Good Samaritan – f – is my fallback idea
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Prices stayed high on day 3 with an average around $50,000. A strong Street Sense sold for $925,000. An Empire Maker went for $750,000. A Bolt d’Oro with very little pedigree went for a cool $300,000. He was very good looking:
West Point and Eclipse each bought another $100,000 horse. WP even bought a Super Saver. Crow and McPeek remained active
The reality is that good horse are still selling for at least $100,000, and horses with vet problems are selling for less than $10,000. It is very misleading to say the average is $50,000
Buying A Race Horse 