Keeneland Auction Azeri, Island Fashion

[Scav]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

Those are this years foals. Didn't see the babies but every year at least a couple are actually born @ the sales in jan and feb.

Thanks Bethani, pretty cool seeing them.....

[Riot]

From Blood-Horse yesterday:

But this time around, according to the consignors of Azeri and Island Fashion, Paulson and Nielsen are serious about letting them go.

“I am very confident that Azeri is going to be sold,” said John Sikura, whose Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency will offer the 11-year-old mare. “Now, if there is some great aberration in the market that we haven’t seen before, then every owner has a right to protect his interest. But the intent is to sell and we’ve said that to any prospective buyer and publicly to any media source. If there is a reserve, it will be very reasonable.”

Paulson told The Blood-Horse late last year that selling Azeri was “part of the restructuring and wrapping up of my father’s trust.”

Who was the high bidder?

If it were me, I'd be furious.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Riot

From Blood-Horse yesterday:



Who was the high bidder?

If it were me, I'd be furious.

Why? If I am the seller I am putting a price on her and if I don't keep it, well fine, I will keep the horse. a bidder has zero reason to be furious about not getting a horse.

[Riot]

Because I thought 4.4 million a reasonable reserve.

Obviously I was wrong

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Riot

Because I thought 4.4 million a reasonable reserve.

Obviously I was wrong

I am not saying your opinion is wrong, but I don't see how 4.4 million is reasonable for a horse of the year, in foal to a horse of the year.

I agree that all the quotes in the media made it sound like she was going to sell though

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Scav

I am not saying your opinion is wrong, but I don't see how 4.4 million is reasonable for a horse of the year, in foal to a horse of the year.

I agree that all the quotes in the media made it sound like she was going to sell though

She's 11, for one. Even if she is a HOY.

[Scav]

A full 2 year old sister to Island Fashion just went for only 65k, that is insanely low for her breeding

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Riot

She's 11, for one. Even if she is a HOY.

that's true....it cost island fashion, who is 'only' 9 compared to azeri. knocked her value in half from just a couple years ago.
one would have to think tho that her value, coupled with the prospective foal, would still mean being worth more than the highest bid today.

he should have sold her last september.

[smuthg]

Originally Posted by Riot

She's 11, for one. Even if she is a HOY.

what's the "reasonable" timeframe for a mare to effectively produce? I would think even at 11, she's good for 3 or 4 more...

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by Riot

Because I thought 4.4 million a reasonable reserve.

Obviously I was wrong

Just my opinion from afar but, Michael Paulson seems like a real D*bag. The guy uses these sales for an ego trip.