[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Just a $50,000 yearling last October, Coolmore paid $575,000 less than five months later for this guy:

http://www.barretts.com/TrainingPrev...13/hip067a.wmv

I never know what to think about purchases like this, when the farm is paying big bucks for the offspring of a stallion that they stand. Is it because they really like the horse, they are trying to "support" the stallion, or a combination of both? Whatever it is, I can see the advertisement now: "His 2YOs have sold for up to $575,000!!" It is worth noting that, compared to some other first-crop sires like Colonel John, the Dunkirks last year sold modestly (average of $30,000 and median of $22,000 for 71 yearlings sold).