I'm already feeling motherly and protective of her eventual disposition <g>, and thinking about how we can form another syndicate for buyout at the end of her career, as her broodmare owners ..... :D

Congratulations to you and Bill, as well as the other owners. What a fun way to get involved with racing! Wish we could have participated, but other obligations take precedence. Best of luck and many win pictures! :)

I can't wait to see the DT bus in a few years.... :D

IMO. The broodmare part of the equation is an great plus. Looks like Cannon did his homework. Anyone knocking this purchase comparing to to posible claim at a cheaper price,dosent understand the value of the vetting. Great job of putting forth an effort to make this a good trip. Chuck has made me a fan with this effort. DEETEERS are lucky to have him heading this group. GOOD LUCK

I couldn't have asked for a better choice. Thanks to Steve and Chuck for making this all possible.

Paul

vetting? is that like having a mechanic look at the car before you buy it?

I don't understand why you pay $24k for a horse that could have been claimed for $15 or $20k. I don't see any downside other than that and I admit I don't understand. I'm just happy to be part of it (even if it is a very small part.)

Thanks again !

Vetting means full x-rays and scoping. Claiming a horse without doing any of that is much, much riskier. There could be plenty of chips and airway problems present that you'd never know about in a claimer.

Vetting
 

AE,

That's probably a pretty good analogy. Others surely know a lot more than me, but when you claim one for 15 or 20K you pay less for the horse but you might be getting one with hidden problems that require it to take a break from racing for awhile or altogether. Especially a horse that has been dropped signigicantly in class over it's career. I'm a novice when it comes to claiming and ownership, but it's just like anything else. You get what you pay for. If I pay a little more for the assurance that a horse will have the best chance possible of remaining sound, who cares? I could've claimed one for 15K and it never run well again. To me, clearly, it's best (unless you have THE scoop on a particular horse prior to claiming) to pay a little more for peace of mind knowing your horse is one that can compete given the proper preparation (ie. Chuck's job) before a race.

Chuck, did you see anything in this horse's disposition that made her attractive to you as a trainer? Or was it like Steve said mostly a decision based on the horse's pedigree and potential to be a good broodmare?

from what i understand the horse was vetted prior to the sale..she just turned three and with the skill of cannon..she will do well..the fact she rana mile and did ok makes me very incouraged ..this horse could easily run in alw conditions on the turf...

Ae,

The claim price and what the prior owner was looking for in the sale were basically around the same thing. The owner had her in for $15,000 figuring she wins and gets claimed or in for $20,000 with a good chance to finish in the money and get claimed:

$15,000 tag + 60% winner share of $11,000 purse ($6,600) = $21,600

$20,000 tag + 60% winner share of $17,000 purse ($10,200) = $30,200
$20,000 tag + 20% second share of $17,000 purse ($3,400) = $23,400
$20,000 tag + 10% third share of $17,000 purse ($1,700) = $21,700

Price she went for in the sale = $24,000

In reality, he gets around what he was looking to sell Sumwon for, which was a little north of $20,000. We wanted to spend $22,000, but Chuck wasn't going to let that extra $2,000 stop us. By buying her at the sale we paid about 10%-15% more than her exact value, but that was a premium worth paying given the chance to have her vetted and given that Chuck felt she perfectly fits our needs.

PLUS, recognize that had we tried to get her in the claim box, we would likely have had to win a shake for her afterwards because we probably wouldn't have been the only stable putting in a claim on her...



Hope this helps you understand the way this worked and how it plays out in the game with things like this... Part of what we are trying is show people the inner workings of the game and this is a particularly good example of some of what goes on...

replays
 

I wanted to watch her previous races, so I got on racereplays and queried her name...why isn't Mountaineer on there?!!??! Geez. Where can we get Mountaineer replays? I think I can get them on tvg, but I don't log in to tvg at work. Anywhere else I can get them that's not a wagering site?

I seem to remember someone stating that you could watch them on calracing.com, but I can't get that website to pull up right now. :confused:

OH THANK YOU! I thought i was going crazy, glad i'm not the only one. It said "website not found." And i REALLY wanted to watch the Risen Star :(

Best of luck to all involved. May have to try and get in on the next DT horse..

Hickory,

I think the reason our new buddy posted that was so that we could all say "phew!" and breathe a sigh of relief that we can all now FINALLY stop arguing about that fateful $3.9 million claiming race that Lava Man got swooped out of!

What a steal at that value!

Sumwonlovesyou//Full Bothers and sisters
 

If this horses sibs can make any black type, she goes up in pirce as a Brood mare too. Her lines, and any help from the family, you don't know what you can get at auction some day down the road.

I have seen 15K horses go for over 100k in Kentucky just because her big brother won a G2 and G3.

You also have a chance to spring one too.

;)

I am TOTALLY happy with the selection.

I only found out about the start-up of the Dee Tee Stables last month, and I thought, when am I ever going to get a chance like this again? To be one of the owners of the first horse selected? To get an education on another aspect of horseracing, and still have the potential to make money, or buy another horse? I love reading what gets posted on this website, the good and the BS. When I am a little more informed in my opinions, I hope to post more myself (right now, there's just a little bit too much luck involved).

My mistake...sorry :(
That post was deleted anyway.
I guess I overreacted with the other "party crashers" on this thread.

And it seems that Hail to Reason is gone???

Crystal clear. I am very excited. Sorry if I come across otherwise.

Hopefully she takes to Fairgrounds. Horses for courses and all.

Looking at her pedigree, looks like the intent was to put speed (Came Home) with staying power (Mysterious Moll)

I was joking anyway :D

I noticed they got deleted, i was just being an ass because I hate when people just show up and immediately start shitting on anything they can click into.