Fasig Tipton Spa Open Sale

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by sumitas

you'd certainly think so...444 a Desrt Warrior filly, $1.5k.

pedigrees only go so far...you've got to be healthy and the paper to back you up, but this sale is full of bargains for the buyers and the breeders are taking it on the chin.

Bargains indeed! Reminds me of last fall's NY bred sale. Yikes!

[sumitas]

452 Aptitude filly, $1k...unreal
454, a Kafwain colt...Kafwain's have been going very well, this one $8k, a steal.

[Downthestretch55]

Unreal is right! Just like last fall...a "blood bath" for breeders.
Did you know that it costs just to be listed in the catalogue,($300), vetted, trucking to the sale, and the blood stock agent's cut?
Geesh, they would have been better off giving this one to their local 4-H club and taking a tax deduction. They lost money on that one. Just the stud fee and keep for the year...sad day for them.

[sumitas]

no bid on the Captain Bodget.
no bid on Dream RUn filly,
460, $3k by Royal ANthem o/o mare that won over $500k
462, Say Florida Sandy $1.5k

what a bloodbath for the breeders.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Unreal is right! Just like last fall...a "blood bath" for breeders.
Did you know that it costs just to be listed in the catalogue,($300), vetted, trucking to the sale, and the blood stock agent's cut?
Geesh, they would have been better off giving this one to their local 4-H club and taking a tax deduction. They lost money on that one. Just the stud fee and keep for the year...sad day for them.

No kidding, DTS... jumpers go for more than that. What's sad about it is that any one of these could end up the next "Showing Up." Showing Up was only a $60k purchase.

[sumitas]

Black Tie Affair , no bid.

ummm Fasig Tipton needs to do some work to enhance the pool of buyers if they have this sale next year. these prices are way too low.
469, Western Expression, no bid
473 no bid, pathetic
476, $2.5k, Gold Case o/o stakes winning mare
477, Desrt Warrior filly, $4.7k
478, Kelly Kip o/o sp earner of over $200k, $20k
479, Exploit colt $1k
480, filly by Say Florida Sandy, sw dam earning over $144k, $5.2k

this is like a charity event for buyers, why breed when losing so much money, the breeders have to be asking themselves.

[Downthestretch55]

463 - Catienus went for 16.5 K
470- the AP Jet...only 8K
465--Black Tie Affair..that horse was way crooked...out

Will be interesting to see tomorrow's write up...those seats are empty.

[sumitas]

yeah, i can't see the conformation at all on tv.