I was going to point out a few but could point out many more than a few who went surprisingly low, they couldnt all have been crooked.
The shock of the century was Smarty Jones full sister selling for less than 300 grand. I mean are you kidding me? If he pans out as a sire then shes worth 20 times that as a broodmare and Ed gaudet of Maryland got her.
Bottom line is that for the folks who got the big money, they love the Coolmore/Maktoum feud. But many many consignors are in mortal agony right now after getting about 1/5th- 1/2 of what they thought they would get.
I know several folks in business with big bucks who said they werent even gonna have anyone vet out or look at the yearlings in the first two days.
I honestly believe that everyone believed that anything worth having would be bought by the Sheikhs, and that it was a waste of time.
The problem is that they didn't bid on anyone who wasnt on their list, they just bid determinedly on what they did want.
The averages may go up based on the top 10 big purchases, but overall I think there are a lotta disappointed folks tonight who got lots less than they thought they would.