JustRalph
08-20-2008, 11:56 AM
Western Pride gets a little pub with a sale topper. Too bad it was only 100k. I loved Western Pride as a race horse and made a nice bit betting him. I am looking forward to watching his offspring run. Gotta cheer for the underdog. The stud fee being only $2500 this one did pretty damn well, although I don't know a thing about breeding etc........that may be chicken feed for profit......?
http://auctions.bloodhorse.com/article/46666.htm
From the article:
Woods, as agent, purchased the session’s highest-priced horse, a $100,000 filly from the first crop of grade II winner Western Pride. The flashy chestnut yearling is the first foal out of the 9-year-old Chimes Band mare So Much More, who captured the 2004 Treasure Chest Stakes at Delta Downs and earned $381,516. So Much More’s efforts also included third-place finishes in the 2006 First Lady Handicap (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park and the 2003 Gardenia Handicap (gr. III) at Ellis Park and Turfway Breeders’ Cup Stakes (gr. III).
“She’s a beautiful filly with a very strong dam’s side,” Woods said. “The stallion is probably not getting a lot of respect right now, but he was a really good racehorse, a tough horse. She looked a bit like him. It was a bit of a stretch, but what are you going to do?”
Woods said he bought the filly for a client who “likes to fly under the radar.” She will be offered at sale of 2-year-olds in training next year.
A lot of the pinhookers and other buyers were on her; she’s just an awesome filly,” said Bill Bazzell, the general manager of Signature Stallions. “You couldn’t find fault with her, and she presented herself very well. She’s always been nice; she was a standout as a foal. Her sire is probably the best value in Florida. He won three Derbys (the Ohio, gr. II, Calder, gr. III, and West Virginia Derbys); he was a winner as a 2-year-old; and he earned nearly $1.3 million. You get a lot for your $2,500.”
While the filly’s $100,000 price was something to celebrate, Bazzell said he found the market at OBS to be “real spotty. The good horses sell well, but a lot of other really nice horses are, unfortunately, getting overlooked. There are quite a few nice individuals left here even though they may not have a catalog page that is all that fancy.”
~more at the link~
http://auctions.bloodhorse.com/article/46666.htm
From the article:
Woods, as agent, purchased the session’s highest-priced horse, a $100,000 filly from the first crop of grade II winner Western Pride. The flashy chestnut yearling is the first foal out of the 9-year-old Chimes Band mare So Much More, who captured the 2004 Treasure Chest Stakes at Delta Downs and earned $381,516. So Much More’s efforts also included third-place finishes in the 2006 First Lady Handicap (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park and the 2003 Gardenia Handicap (gr. III) at Ellis Park and Turfway Breeders’ Cup Stakes (gr. III).
“She’s a beautiful filly with a very strong dam’s side,” Woods said. “The stallion is probably not getting a lot of respect right now, but he was a really good racehorse, a tough horse. She looked a bit like him. It was a bit of a stretch, but what are you going to do?”
Woods said he bought the filly for a client who “likes to fly under the radar.” She will be offered at sale of 2-year-olds in training next year.
A lot of the pinhookers and other buyers were on her; she’s just an awesome filly,” said Bill Bazzell, the general manager of Signature Stallions. “You couldn’t find fault with her, and she presented herself very well. She’s always been nice; she was a standout as a foal. Her sire is probably the best value in Florida. He won three Derbys (the Ohio, gr. II, Calder, gr. III, and West Virginia Derbys); he was a winner as a 2-year-old; and he earned nearly $1.3 million. You get a lot for your $2,500.”
While the filly’s $100,000 price was something to celebrate, Bazzell said he found the market at OBS to be “real spotty. The good horses sell well, but a lot of other really nice horses are, unfortunately, getting overlooked. There are quite a few nice individuals left here even though they may not have a catalog page that is all that fancy.”
~more at the link~