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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
Bred in Florida by Clover Leaf Farms.
He must not be a very attractive horse in terms of conformation. If he was, it is very unlikely that he would ended up in a 2 year old sale. If he was attractive, he would have sold for a lot of money in a yearling sale.
Many people don't realize that you will rarely see a horse with both great breeding and great conformation at a 2 year old sale. A horse may have one or the other but not both. If you have a horse with both great breeding and great conformation, you would have to be crazy to put the horse in a 2 year old sale. Here is the reason: If the horse has great breeding and great conformation, he will sell for a fortune at a yearling sale. For example, let's say you have such a horse and he is by AP Indy out of a graded stakes winning mare. If he is great looking, you can probably get a few million dollars for him at a yearling sale. If you try to sell him at a 2 year old sale instead, you have huge downside and not much upside. His workout will have a huge impact on his sale price. What happens if he doesn't have a good workout? If his workout is lousy, you may only get $100,000 for him instead of $3 million. There is very little to gain and a lot to lose.
On the other hand, lets say you have a horse that has great breeding but poor conformation. Let's say the horse is by Storm Cat and is out of a graded stakes winning mare, but the horse is very crooked. You'd still probably try to sell him at a yearling sale, but if you weren't happy with the price, then you could keep him and try a 2 year old sale. Let's say that nobody bids more than $200,000 for the horse. It may be worth a shot to go to the 2 year old sale because if the horse has a really good workout, you may still get over $1 million for him.
Let's say you have a great looking horse with just an average peidgree. Such a horse may only bring $100,000 at a yearling sale. But if he has a great workout at a 2 year old sale, he could sell for $2 million.
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Thanks Richi for the great info, everything you say makes complete sense to me, Did you see this colt at the Timonium sale?
It reminds me of the Dance Master colt who S. Klesaris bought for 600k for a
stud that stands for less than 5K he must of had great conformation and worked the like a bullet. I'm drawing a blank on this horses name