Glad Ibboyee appears to have gone to a good home, but it seems it could have been accomplished without sending hin through the auction. That sort of thing gains attention and if he'd been a no sale for $1k, the seller would look all the worse.
No, nothing illegal here, I know but appearances do matter. The NYRA stepped up a couple of years ago and said that they'd take steps against horses going from their barn to killer auctions. They backed off when the first horse that turned up in such a state came from PJ Campo's brother's barn. They have been supportive of "aftercare initiatives" which I applaud. All that can fast go out the window when a board member sends a SW of over $700k to a sale with so low a reserve as to have him sell for $2k. I know that this isn't a "killer auction" but had a sale been done privately, none of us would be thinking of it.
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RIP Monroe.
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