SHAME ON YOU Anstu Stable

[Left Bank]

Originally Posted by Jon Cohen

These people deserve to be called out and chastised for this disgrace today

Ibboyee, the multiple graded stakes placed, multiple stakes winner of over $700,000 is now 5 years old. He hadn't started since last summer (2011) and today, as Hip Number 3615 was run through the sale at Keeneland and sold for $ 2,000 as a "stallion prospect"

What's the matter ? They couldn't make the effort and just have found him a home ? Pletcher was quoted last year as saying what a cool horse to be around he is. The owner I believe was on the board of NYRA, another fine example set by a supposedly upstanding citizen of the game. Shame on them.

One thing you forget, they did nothing illegal. It is their horse and they can do what they want with it. Some people care only about the almighty dollar.

[Linny]

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.