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07-20-2006, 01:59 PM
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Very entertaining Bloodhorse article
http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34505
About the first million-dollar yearling sold, back in the '70s. Check out the final paragraph on how he did at the races... Question for the buyers-- in the first paragraphs, a bidding strategy of opening at a million is planned by one group of buyers, but it said the colt had a "reserve of 500,000" so that foiled that plan. How does having a reserve lower than the considered opening bid ruin that? Is it because the auctioneer must start the bidding at the reserve bid, while if there was no reserve the bidders could shout out their starting bid? Me no understandy... education, please? 
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07-20-2006, 02:10 PM
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Canadian Bound lost all four of his starts ...
... because he "wasn't himself" and he "didn't fire." Like Canadian Bound ... record-setting yearlings have mostly been flops ... but Majestic Prince and Wajima were notable exceoptions.
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#3
07-20-2006, 02:38 PM
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Wajima was the last Bold Ruler sold at public auction....which obviously contributed to his sale price. Wasn't he a half to Naskra?
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07-20-2006, 03:21 PM
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Naskra was by Nasram.
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07-20-2006, 03:47 PM
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I knew it was Iskra and I guess the similar name made me think of Naskra as I am almost sure he was a half to somebody noteworthy.
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07-20-2006, 03:57 PM
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He didn't race as a 4YO because he came along when stallion syndications were booming ... and the cost of insurance to keep him racing became prohibitive. And both his 2YO and 3YO campaigns were very brief ... his 4 starts as a 2YO covering only six weeks ... and his stakes efforts as a 4YO covering less than 4 months ... much too short a time to attain noteworthiness in the era of Secretariat, Forego, Ruffian, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, Alydar, and Spectacular Bid. Also ... he was one of the world's worst stallions ... so his name no longer appears in the pedigrees of good horses. But ... his titanic efforts against Forego, Foolish Pleasure, and Ancient Title ... and his ten-length runaway in the Travers ... stamped him as truly remarkable talent in an age of legends. Fortunately ... his name will always appear in the record books as Champion 3YO of 1975.
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#7
07-20-2006, 05:02 PM
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BB again shows his breeding knowledge. geesh!
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07-20-2006, 07:55 PM
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Can someone please explain the bidding reserve thing in the article to me? I'm still very confugio...
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#9
07-20-2006, 08:10 PM
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BB was not talking about the breeding of Bold Ruler, he was giving the breeding for Wajima.
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