A Green Monkey-esque Filly to debut soon

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Patricia's Gem, who worked a blinkered furlong in 9 3/5ths over Keeneland's polytrack - and was caught galloping out a quarter mile in 20.21 seconds - at the KEE April 2yo under-tack show looks to be on-track for an Oak Tree debut.

After that quick polytrack work, the daughter of Mineshaft out of a Forty Niner mare sold for $1.75 million.

Her 2nd dam is the Del Mar Oaks winning turf specialist Stylish Star.

Patricia's Gem is believed to be in Dick Mandella's southern california barn, she worked 5 furlongs in 58 flat out of the gate at Santa Anita yesterday.

I'm a little interested in watching this one - I have a hard time imagining a Mineshaft filly being quick.

heck, i'd rather pay 16 mil for a daughter of mineshaft that 1.75 mil for a son of forestry, unless that son of forestry was named discreet cat.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Forest Danger was bought for 900K at the same sale as TGM....only three years earlier.

He is now standing stud - passing on his soundness and durability to the future generations.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

heck, i'd rather pay 16 mil for a daughter of mineshaft that 1.75 mil for a son of forestry, unless that son of forestry was named discreet cat.

I guess it's a good thing nobody paid $16 million for The Green Monkey.

[MisterB]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I guess it's a good thing nobody paid $16 million for The Green Monkey.

You know that too

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by MisterB

You know that too

Even at $8 million he was a colossal ripoff.

[MisterB]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Even at $8 million he was a colossal ripoff.

Not if they unloaded the thing at 15.5mil, the plan didn't work to good

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Even at $8 million he was a colossal ripoff.

ok, so what's the story?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

ok, so what's the story?

good luck with that.

i've heard whispers on here before about some big conspiracy, but no one will give the gory details.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Danzig

good luck with that.

i've heard whispers on here before about some big conspiracy, but no one will give the gory details.

Well not sure how much has been said here but if y'all were talking the same story I'm aware of it's essentially that they bought him privately beforehand for much much cheaper (well compared to $16 mil) and got into a fake p*ssing contest with the Dubai folks just to go 'oh oh see, I just whipped out $16 mil without even blinking' but the $8 mil or even cheaper is the ballpark figure for the real price of "the Monkey." I'll see if I can hunt up the play by play as I was told. It might take a minute to search the right message board. Of course it's all "alleged" if you know what I mean. Eh.