Ocala Breeders Sales Webcast

[MISTERGEE]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Ain't that the truth.

If Mistergee is looking for encouragement....the dam of hip #479 sold for just $5,200 at a 2yo in training sale....and she went on to win 14 races over a span of four years of racing, and banked over $186K.

She's by the same sire as Afleet Alex, who's one of the few duel Classic winners to come out of a 2yo sale.

She was also quick enough to work a furlong in 10 1/5...with the aid of blinkers.

If you're looking for discouragement.....chances are you'll probably lose money with her...just the nature of the game.

i appreciate that info very much. i was also wondering do these works mean anything or nothing. like you said this one worked in 10 1/5

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by MISTERGEE

i appreciate that info very much. i was also wondering do these works mean anything or nothing. like you said this one worked in 10 1/5

Well....at the least, it means the horse isn't a slowpoke.

I will say though, I've found that horses who work very fast 1/4 miles without blinkers...are often much more likely to reproduce their good sales preview in a racing situation...than a horse who works very fast going an 1/8th mile with blinkers.

In the past, if a horse is capable of previewing a 1/4 mile in under 21 seconds, they've proven to be almost locks of going on to be fleet footed Graded Stakes winners. Time means something....but it surely doesn't mean everything.