Oskar
10-13-2012, 10:46 PM
With the deadline for supplementing a horse to the Breeders Crown coming up on Monday, a look back at some that have taken this route shows what a crap shoot it is.
One of the first times the buy in fee was paid was in the 1986 Mare Trot at Scioto Downs.The great mares Grade Singing and Davidia Hanover were staked to the race, and finished one-two. The Australian mare, Scotch Notch, had missed most of the season, but her connections put up $26,000 to get her into the race. As expected, she was short and finished third for Mike Gagliardi. Baroque was also supplemented, and she finished fourth. Scotch Notch lost $3,000 on the deal, while Baroque lost twice that.
In 1989 the connections of Crystal Tree put up almost $33,000 to get her into the Mare Pace at Northfield. Armbro Feather won the race for Jack Kopas, with Storm Tossed second for JC and Anniecrombie third for Mike LaChance. Crystal Tree was scratched lame. What sound does $33,000 make as it circles the drain?
Fourteen pacers were entered in the 1991 Open Pace at The Meadows. There were two supplemental entries; they were the out of the mainstream pair, Jake And Elwood and Dorunrun Bluegrass. Jake And Elwood was favored from the two for JC, while Dorunrun was second choice for Pierce from the five. Those two cooked each other in the early going, leaving Mike LaChance on top with third choice, Camluck. He held off a late charge by Cross Country to win in 52.1. It was 48 degrees that night. Jake lost 20K of his $49,000, while Dorunrun lost 25K.
In the 1994 334K Open Pace at Freehold, Peter Heffering put up $44,000 to supplement the great Riyadh. He and his entry mate, Silent Spring, were the 1-5 favorites. Riyadh had the five for Brett Robinson, while Village Jiffy, who had upset Presidential Ball and Life Sign in the three-year-old BC the previous year, was just inside him with Paul MacDonell. Village Jiffy pressured Riyadh in relentless fashion, beating him by a couple. Heffering didn’t lose his gamble, as the second place finish put him up almost 40K.
Kadabra’s connections won 235K on their 50K bet on Kadabra in the 2002 3-year-old colt trot at Woodbine.
Red Bow Tie wound up plus 120K when his connections bought into the Open Pace at the Meadowlands in 1998. And they wound up plus 140K the following year when they did the same thing. The Raging Glory gelding won both times.
Northern Luck finished first in his elimination and third in the final when his connections put up 45K to get him into the 3-year-old colt pace at Mohawk in 1997. They were up 43K after the race.
In 1998, Alan Leavitt and partners put up 45K to get Conway Hall into the 480K 3-year-old colt trot at Colonial Downs. The grandsire of Chapter Seven won his elimination and finished second in the final, leaving his backers up $87,500.
The Sportsmaster filly, Ohyouprettything, who is the dam of Jereme’s Jet, rewarded her backers in the 480K 3-year-old filly pace at Colonial Downs in 1998. She earned 120K for a second place finish, leaving her connections up 75K. However, she scratched out of the Mare Pace the following year, costing her backers 40K.
Last year three horses supplemented to the BC. The owners paid $31,250 to get Frenchfrysnvinegar into the Mare Trot, which she won. Their profit was about 120K. And Dejarmbro and Daylon Magician were each supplemented to the 3-year-old colt trot for $62,500 each. Daylon was second in his elimination and third in the final, so he showed a profit of 17K, while Dejarmbro was third in the elimination and fourth in the final, so he didn’t do as well.
It’s a risky proposition. There are just as many losers as winners.
One of the first times the buy in fee was paid was in the 1986 Mare Trot at Scioto Downs.The great mares Grade Singing and Davidia Hanover were staked to the race, and finished one-two. The Australian mare, Scotch Notch, had missed most of the season, but her connections put up $26,000 to get her into the race. As expected, she was short and finished third for Mike Gagliardi. Baroque was also supplemented, and she finished fourth. Scotch Notch lost $3,000 on the deal, while Baroque lost twice that.
In 1989 the connections of Crystal Tree put up almost $33,000 to get her into the Mare Pace at Northfield. Armbro Feather won the race for Jack Kopas, with Storm Tossed second for JC and Anniecrombie third for Mike LaChance. Crystal Tree was scratched lame. What sound does $33,000 make as it circles the drain?
Fourteen pacers were entered in the 1991 Open Pace at The Meadows. There were two supplemental entries; they were the out of the mainstream pair, Jake And Elwood and Dorunrun Bluegrass. Jake And Elwood was favored from the two for JC, while Dorunrun was second choice for Pierce from the five. Those two cooked each other in the early going, leaving Mike LaChance on top with third choice, Camluck. He held off a late charge by Cross Country to win in 52.1. It was 48 degrees that night. Jake lost 20K of his $49,000, while Dorunrun lost 25K.
In the 1994 334K Open Pace at Freehold, Peter Heffering put up $44,000 to supplement the great Riyadh. He and his entry mate, Silent Spring, were the 1-5 favorites. Riyadh had the five for Brett Robinson, while Village Jiffy, who had upset Presidential Ball and Life Sign in the three-year-old BC the previous year, was just inside him with Paul MacDonell. Village Jiffy pressured Riyadh in relentless fashion, beating him by a couple. Heffering didn’t lose his gamble, as the second place finish put him up almost 40K.
Kadabra’s connections won 235K on their 50K bet on Kadabra in the 2002 3-year-old colt trot at Woodbine.
Red Bow Tie wound up plus 120K when his connections bought into the Open Pace at the Meadowlands in 1998. And they wound up plus 140K the following year when they did the same thing. The Raging Glory gelding won both times.
Northern Luck finished first in his elimination and third in the final when his connections put up 45K to get him into the 3-year-old colt pace at Mohawk in 1997. They were up 43K after the race.
In 1998, Alan Leavitt and partners put up 45K to get Conway Hall into the 480K 3-year-old colt trot at Colonial Downs. The grandsire of Chapter Seven won his elimination and finished second in the final, leaving his backers up $87,500.
The Sportsmaster filly, Ohyouprettything, who is the dam of Jereme’s Jet, rewarded her backers in the 480K 3-year-old filly pace at Colonial Downs in 1998. She earned 120K for a second place finish, leaving her connections up 75K. However, she scratched out of the Mare Pace the following year, costing her backers 40K.
Last year three horses supplemented to the BC. The owners paid $31,250 to get Frenchfrysnvinegar into the Mare Trot, which she won. Their profit was about 120K. And Dejarmbro and Daylon Magician were each supplemented to the 3-year-old colt trot for $62,500 each. Daylon was second in his elimination and third in the final, so he showed a profit of 17K, while Dejarmbro was third in the elimination and fourth in the final, so he didn’t do as well.
It’s a risky proposition. There are just as many losers as winners.