The Auction Recap
This past week’s auction was one of the largest in recent seasons. There were a total of 436 entries of colts and fillies that went to the auction ring looking for a new home. It was definitely a buyer’s market especially for those who might not have been very successful pulling from the sales ring. At final count 208 of the total entries found changed hands. This should help fill up fields in upcoming races. The G1 group of horses was highlighted by Toc Ghenis Khan. This 4 year old colt out of the Reddave barn was coveted by a number of bidders including former owner Tockyocky however powerhouse Chrisman eventually won the final bid. The horse going for a whopping $3,925 dollars, now that’s no horse feed! In addition, a number of other premium G1 horses will have new mailing addresses going forward including Don’t Stop Me Now, The Red Devil, Fourstardave, Jaime Lannister, and Meckwell. All of these entries went for over $1000 dollars a piece for final bid. Totals for this group were 112 sold horses for $29,736.48 DOLLARS! A quick look at the G2 showed that there was plenty of activity happening in the final hour of the auction. The top individual seller for this group was The Floozee from the Black Lotus Barn which moved to the Sunshine Barn for $92 dollars. Cayenne King got a nice group of stock from the quality barn of Tockyocky. Totals for this group were 73 sold horses for $2,172.27. Finally the G3 entries had good representation as well. The top seller in this group was Turner Farms’ Mick de Quick. The 3 year old colt moved to the Gibbonmania barn for a solid $58 dollars. In fact Gibbonmania got their Christmas shopping done early having bought eight of the 23 G3 horses sold in the auction. Reddeave dominated the number of horses sold in this group with 18! There were definitely a number of quality horses provided in this group. Totals for this group were 23 sold horses for $588.86. For those of you new to the game remember the auction is a good opportunity to gain valuable information to be successful in the game. You can buy TTS of entries from experienced stables and gauge how good your stock is relatively. The auction and claiming races are great for this purpose. As we all know there are no guarantees when buying from the ring or the auction. There are owners that might think there horses are worth more than the market dictates. And sometimes horses don’t pan out for new owners. As with many facets of this game you need a little luck to be successful. Until next time may all your starters be strong in the lane and have a big noses in a photo! Submitted by Susan's StableThe future of horse racing is online at Digiturf.com
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