A Day Fit For Ducks

A Day Fit For Ducks

Auction 3770: 

Things continue to go south at the sale barn with only a few bright spots.  All three of the horses that sold for over a million dollars did go to a new home and of the 19 senior citizens sold this week; seven went for over a dollar.  Jasonpatt sold off his stable and the horses looked fat if not exactly fit, since most of them haven’t raced in well over a year.  The two highest priced old guys were both sold by Jasonpatt and TM Opera O #59723 was one of them, a 10 YO stallion.  He was stake’s placed in 2004 and has won four times in 35 starts.  Doublepay paid $500,000 for this grand looking horse.  Also bringing a good price for Jasonpatt was #1411 Prosper Ruler who sold for $95,000 and went to Hellum.  He has won 11 of 53 starts and was stakes placed 18 months ago.  The OMOTM series better watch out!        

Auction Stats

Horses Entered – 455 (last week – 480) –

Horses Sold For More Than $1.00 – 182 (last week – 186) –  

Horses Not Sold or RNA (Reserve Not Attained) – 37 (last week -45) +

Horses Sold For $1.00 – 109 (last week – 123) –  

Two Year-olds – Entered – 135 (last week 133) +  

Two Year-olds – Sold – 128 (last week – 124) +

Two year-olds – Not Sold or RNA – 7 (last week – 9) –

Total Sales – $13,606,609 (last week $15,153,980.) –

Average Sale Price – $46,758 (last week – $49,042.) –

Leading Buyer – Computer Stable – 127 (last week – 126) + 

Sale Topper – #54494 Thunderous Might – $1,500,001

The Millionaires:

Thunderous Might # 54494 screamed his way into the ring and made everyone realize where he got his name.  Lenny13 was hard put to manage the 3 YO dark bay colt by Montjeu out of an Awesome Again mare, as he whirled and spun his way around the ring.  He is lightly raced with only 10 starts and while he has only one win he has never been worse than 5^th.  He comes with a high speed figure of 98 and should improve with age.  Thunderous Might brought the hammer down at a final bid of $1,500,001.   Scotty will be the new trainer of record on this big colt.

Babygirlz sold Texasace a 5 YO chestnut horse for the nice price of $1,260,003.  Dreaming Eyes #100221 is by Black Sam Belemy and out of a Law Society mare.  He is the winner of 10 of his 35 starts and seven of his last eight.  All of his starts have been at the same track and with the same rider so if you want to continue his winning ways, Wayne, don’t be changing anything!

The final horse in the weekly millionaires club was an unraced 2 YO colt by Skip Away out of a Mtoto mare named Skip Diplomacy # 167547.  A handsome grey, he was quite regal looking when he walked in the ring and turned more than a few heads.  Bigj signed the ticket for an even one million dollars and if this looker can run half as good as he looked Bigj should be happy.  Dare2dream consigned the colt.

Auction Seen:

Oh the rain!  The plane from sunny Arizona made it in to Kentucky on time but skidded down the runway throwing sheets of water everywhere and scaring most of us passengers to death.  Thank goodness with the new baggage rules as I didn’t have to collect anything and made my way right to the taxi stand where I caught a good one and was at the sales barn in record time.  It was only a short distance from the sidewalk to the barn but I managed to get drenched doing it and walked in looking rather bedraggled.

Inside, however, it was nice and warm and even though I wished I could shake myself like a dog – I didn’t – I just stood there with water in my shoes and plastered down hair and started peeling off my water logged coat and putting away that miserable excuse for an umbrella, I grabbed a Pepsi at the bar and went to dry out at my table in front of Genebaum’s fire place.  HA!  There sure were a lot of people next to that old fireplace and they were nice enough to make room for me at my own table.  I greeted everyone – Sanete, Stereogram, Unshaded, Ohstable and Bigbetta to name a few, as I seated myself and looked around.  

Smokers was over in the corner with Frostytom and they were looking at Madhouse like he was crazy.  Must have been the horse he was bidding on.  Bagpuss and Ragman stopped by for a short visit.  I sure wish Bagpuss would come back to the BTB.  She’s such a good writer.  Anniebarn said hello and then wandered off to where Clearcreek was meeting with Ocean.  Clide, Markie and that good looking Irishman, Mrmurphy stopped by for a short visit along with Aircanada who announced a short flight was in his future plans. 

I noticed that according to the catalog several of the big barns were active.  Tsuanami was everywhere, busy both buying and selling.  Testcase, Fatattack, Rock and Dixiedotco were all selling two year-olds.  Sabbath and his brother Stephanus were down on the rail and Kaif, Stoners and Camry were also active in the two year-old market.  After all the advertising he did, I hope that The Bear group did well.  That man is the Steve Assmussen of the Sim world with his 75 + stables.  Speaking of lots and lots of stables…. I wonder what ever happened to Manni.

Well, that’s it for this week.  Good Luck with all your auction purchases.