Highly coveted broodmare prospect at Belmont (Sarah K. Andrew)
More coverage of the Crystal and Alexis of the breeding set if you’re interested.
Or, you can go here to keep up with all the sales news, not just the dramas and scandals!
Update: Valerie has a great Day 2 recap.
Posted by dana on Nov 06 2007
Filed Under: Auction, 2007, Octave, Racing
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Broodmares commanded top dollar during the auctions of the past few days while stallion prospects didn’t fare so well.
Coolmore and Darley were at it again Green Monkey style, this time over 5yo mare Playful Act. Darley won this round spending $10.5 million [DRF].
As it turns out, the Octave Drama I mentioned yesterday was also none other than Coolmore vs Darley. Coolmore “angrily” insisted that they had won the $4 million bid but the bid spotters didn’t spot them. Does that sort of thing ever happen at Christie’s or Sotheby’s?
Ferguson, representing Maktoum, signed the ticket for $4 millon after lively bidding that also involved Coolmore Stud and the Ran-Jan Stable of Bob Naify and Jan Vanderbos. But Coolmore’s team, including principal John Magnier and regular bidding representative Demi O’Byrne, angrily protested the sale, saying they had believed they had made the winning $4 million bid.
Read all about it here. [NTRA]
Posted by dana on Nov 05 2007
Filed Under: Auction, Greed, 2007, The Green Monkey, Octave
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...So I’ve gotten sucked into watching the Fasig-Tipton live auction here. I showed up just in time to see Round Pond go for $5+ million. Super Freaky went for $9,500,000.
Octave was just on the block and finished up at $4 million. When they brought the next horse into the ring, someone in the back started yelling. I couldn’t hear it but it was clearly regarding Octave’s auction. They asked him to and the buyer to go to the sales office to work it out with the sales director. Who knew it could be so dramatic!
Valbenny is up now…
Posted by dana on Nov 04 2007
Filed Under: Auction, Valbenny, Super Freaky, 2007, Octave
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...My strategy for the 3rd pool was to basically bet against Curlin, Street Sense & Circular Quay (and watch them win, place and show on Derby day).
The things that I don’t like about Curlin are that he hasn’t raced against tough competition and we have no idea if he’s got the heart for a fight. Could he hold his own against Street Sense in the stretch?
As for Street Sense, he seems to need precise placement to really get the job done. While Circular Quay overcame a potential huge disaster in the Risen Star and finished well, I’ve never had a gut feeling for him.
$10 on:
No Biz - while somewhat goofy, I think he’s probably the horse to beat
Hard Spun - the only teeny tiny reservation I have about him is that he hasn’t beaten, or run against, any of the favs
Scat Daddy - he’s so gutsy!
Tiago - if he performs like his last race, watch out
$8 on:
Great Hunter - looked to me like he got stuck in traffic in the Blue Grass, he’s beaten both Street Sense & Circular Quay
$6 on:
Cowtown Cat - ran great his last 2 races
Domincan - can’t believe his odds didn’t lower more
All Other 2 year olds - you never know
$2 on:
Officer Rocket - even though his showing was poor in the Arkansas Derby, he’s beaten Teufelsberg, Hard Spun & Street Sense!
Teuflesberg - he’s beaten Hard Spun and despite his incredibly slow pace was pretty game in the stretch during the Blue Grass, I think he’ll do better when he’s not the pacesetter.
I also put some money on the Oaks, I haven’t been following the Ladies too closely (that will change next year), but here’s what I did:
$4 on:
Boca Grande
Octave
$2 on:
Autobahn Girl
Dawn After Dawn
Dream Rush
Moonee Ponds
Posted by dana on Apr 16 2007
Filed Under: Teuflesburg, Circular Quay, Great Hunter, Octave, Autobahn Girl, 2007, Dream Rush, Dawn After Dawn, Dominican, Curlin, Street Sense, Hard Spun, Nobiz Like Shobiz, Tiago, Triple Crown, Derby Trail, Wagering
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