Keeneland September Sale

Originally Posted by Danzig188

you would just think tho that she would have more value than that as a broodmare....i'm surprised, but probably not as surprised as her seller!

who knows, hell they can't all go for 8-10 mill...

Guys, guys, guys!!!...I'll Get Along sold a couple of years ago for many millions of dollars to the group that just sold this full to Smarty Jones....I GUARANTEE you that they knew what they were selling and had a reserve on her that was relavent to her value....that, I can assure you of.....these guys aren't stupid and they just didn't get rid of her because they needed the money....she had to have been well sold for that prce or they would not have done that, especially considering the millions they spent on I'll Get Along after Smarty's fame....

I guarantee you that she has some serious issues with her somewhere that provided for a lot of risk with her.....

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

Guys, guys, guys!!!...I'll Get Along sold a couple of years ago for many millions of dollars to the group that just sold this full to Smarty Jones....I GUARANTEE you that they knew what they were selling and had a reserve on her that was relavent to her value....that, I can assure you of.....these guys aren't stupid and they just didn't get rid of her because they needed the money....she had to have been well sold for that prce or they would not have done that, especially considering the millions they spent on I'll Get Along after Smarty's fame....

I guarantee you that she has some serious issues with her somewhere that provided for a lot of risk with her.....

i figured as much. i knew that the dam was snapped up when smarty hit the trail...no way this was in their plan, but it certainly happens to all those involved in this sport at some point.

[Sightseek]

I loved Smarty Jones, but he wasn't the most impressive looking horse to grace the cover of Blood-Horse. Someone said they would have picked his sister up at least for a broodmare prospect, but her progeny may or may not be all that 'commercial' in appearance. That said, if I was playing with the sort of money that most of these folks have, I'd probably bid in the hopes that lightning struck twice on the track. It's all a game of chance and luck.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I loved Smarty Jones, but he wasn't the most impressive looking horse to grace the cover of Blood-Horse. Someone said they would have picked his sister up at least for a broodmare prospect, but her progeny may or may not be all that 'commercial' in appearance. That said, if I was playing with the sort of money that most of these folks have, I'd probably bid in the hopes that lightning struck twice on the track. It's all a game of chance and luck.

Smary Jones is as crooked as they come. It's no surprise to me that his full sister would probably be the same way. Lightning could strike twice though and if they could keep her sound, who knows?

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Someone said they would have picked his sister up at least for a broodmare prospect, but her progeny may or may not be all that 'commercial' in appearance. .

Gonna have a darn nice catalogue page, though. Black-type every generation and solid winners aside from the stakes horses.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Gonna have a darn nice catalogue page, though. Black-type every generation and solid winners aside from the stakes horses.

Look over the pedigree pages of the RNA's in the past two days...there are so many black-type pages offered that one can afford to pass on the lesser conformed individuals even if they have great pedigrees. Athleticism w/ pedigree is what is going to get the big money. Not to mention, save Smarty, if his sister's progeny go through the ring and she doesn't pan out as a racehorse, there is very little black type left in the first & second dams so the page is really going to pale in comparison with a lot of other horses going through the ring.

http://www.keeneland.com/sales/sep06/pdfs/233.pdf