SPINOFF: Sales chat

[Rupert Pupkin]

At the Ocala March Sale that just ended, I thought they had a very nice group of horses. There was one horse who was an absolute standout. If he's not a stakes horse, I will eat my Racing Form. Everything about this horse was perfect. He was my favorite on the videos and was Ron's favorite in person. We thought we might be able to get him for $350k but he ended up going too high. He went for $650k. He is Hip#373. He is by More Than Ready out of a Silver Deputy mare. I don't see horses like this too often. HE was an absolute standout. He was a pretty and powerful mover.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

At the Ocala March Sale that just ended, I thought they had a very nice group of horses. There was one horse who was an absolute standout. If he's not a stakes horse, I will eat my Racing Form. Everything about this horse was perfect. He was my favorite on the videos and was Ron's favorite in person. We thought we might be able to get him for $350m but he ended up going too high. He went for $650k. He is Hip#373. He is by More Than Ready out of a Silver Deputy mare. I don't see horses like this too often. HE was an absolute standout. He was a pretty and powerful mover.

The sales topper of a 460 page book.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

The sales topper of a 460 page book.

Will he he make the top best 2 year old list, ABE?

[The Bid]

There were some good deals at the sale, thats top dollar for that particular horse.

The Dixie Union was average

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I laughed.

Me too..

[sumitas]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

The sales topper of a 460 page book.

I truly hope the horse looked good. He was the sales topper after all

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by sumitas

I truly hope the horse looked good. He was the sales topper after all

You catch on quick my man.

[sumitas]

DrugS
"The sales topper of a 460 page book."

LOL I had a delayed reaction to your humorous response to Rupert's observations.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by sumitas

I truly hope the horse looked good. He was the sales topper after all

You'd be surprised at some of the horses that sell really well who don't look like they can run a lick. There was a Speighstown colt at Fasig Tipton Calder that sold for around $1.7 million. I didn't like the horse at all. I wouldn't have paid $100,000 for that horse.

By the way, you can't take the sales results at face value because there are so many secret deals and scams going on. You have trainers working as agents for their owners and buying $300,000 horses for $800,000 and then splitting the extra $500,000 with the consignor.

You have guys buying horses for $400,000 that they already owned before the sale. Let's say it was a horse that they bought for $70,000 as a yearling. They buy the horse back for $400,000 as a two year old and then they syndicate the horse with investors valuing the horse at $400,000. The investors don't know that the guy really bought the horse for $70,000 as a yearling.

There are so many deals going on at those sales that it is ridiculous. Many of the sales prices are phony.

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

You'd be surprised at some of the horses that sell really well who don't look like they can run a lick. There was a Speighstown colt at Fasig Tipton Calder that sold for around $1.7 million. I didn't like the horse at all. I wouldn't have paid $100,000 for that horse.

By the way, you can't take the sales results at face value because there are so many secret deals and scams going on. You have trainers working as agents for their owners and buying $300,000 horses for $800,000 and then splitting the extra $500,000 with the consignor.

You have guys buying horses for $400,000 that they already owned before the sale. Let's say it was a horse that they bought for $70,000 as a yearling. They buy the horse back for $400,000 as a two year old and then they syndicate the horse with investors valuing the horse at $400,000. The investors don't know that the guy really bought the horse for $70,000 as a year

There are so many deals going on at those sales that it is ridiculous. Many of the sales prices are phony.

Those type of things couldn't possibly happen in this game.

[Bobby Fischer]

more than ready / silver deputy

what do you expect out of this horse ? miler or stretch out on grass?

leaning towards turf/synth or a dirt closer?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

You'd be surprised at some of the horses that sell really well who don't look like they can run a lick. There was a Speighstown colt at Fasig Tipton Calder that sold for around $1.7 million. I didn't like the horse at all. I wouldn't have paid $100,000 for that horse.

That horse turned out to be Munnings. 2nd place finisher in the Champagne.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

At the Ocala March Sale that just ended, I thought they had a very nice group of horses. There was one horse who was an absolute standout. If he's not a stakes horse, I will eat my Racing Form. Everything about this horse was perfect. He was my favorite on the videos and was Ron's favorite in person. We thought we might be able to get him for $350m but he ended up going too high. He went for $650k. He is Hip#373. He is by More Than Ready out of a Silver Deputy mare. I don't see horses like this too often. HE was an absolute standout. He was a pretty and powerful mover.

You'll eat the Racing Form? Rich, I'll hold you to that. LOL. You must REALLY like this one then, and I don't think you have to worry about eating the racing form. Horse can run...

You know, it would be a bad thing if you ran around saying things like this if you didn't know what you were doing...good thing that's not the case...eat the racing form?

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

At the Ocala March Sale that just ended, I thought they had a very nice group of horses. There was one horse who was an absolute standout. If he's not a stakes horse, I will eat my Racing Form. Everything about this horse was perfect. He was my favorite on the videos and was Ron's favorite in person. We thought we might be able to get him for $350m but he ended up going too high. He went for $650k. He is Hip#373. He is by More Than Ready out of a Silver Deputy mare. I don't see horses like this too often. HE was an absolute standout. He was a pretty and powerful mover.

I loved one of the Dixie Union's (hip 456.) She was really nice. I liked the Birdstone colt a lot too.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I loved one of the Dixie Union's (hip 456.) She was really nice. I liked the Birdstone colt a lot too.

I liked that Dixie Union but I didn't like the Birdstone.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I liked that Dixie Union but I didn't like the Birdstone.

May I ask what you didn't like about hip 352?

[The Bid]

352 was an above average horse and sold for a fair amount. There wasnt really thing not to like about the Birdstone, other than he was a Birdstone

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by The Bid

352 was an above average horse and sold for a fair amount. There wasnt really thing not to like about the Birdstone, other than he was a Birdstone

What's wrong with Birdstone as a sire, Bid?

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

May I ask what you didn't like about hip 352?

I didn't like anything about her. I didn't think she could run. I didn't like her stride.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I didn't like anything about her. I didn't think she could run. I didn't like her stride.

352 was a colt. Perhaps we're thinking about two different horses.