{"id":6758,"date":"2008-10-19T18:48:13","date_gmt":"2008-10-19T18:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=6758"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=6758","title":{"rendered":"It Was All A License To Steal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" align=center><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 16pt\">It Was All A License To Steal<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">Auction 3542<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"> &#8211; This week&#8217;s auction saw mixed results and continues to follow the wild ride of the stock market.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Some areas were up and some were down.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There were only four horses that went for over a million dollars compared with 14 last week.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Twenty seven senior citizens were offered but only five of the eight and up horses sold for more than a dollar.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The top price was paid for hip # 37941, an 8 YO stallion named <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Onion Ways<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Jhenry<\/I><\/B> paid $12,500.00 for this grand looking old guy. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>Here are this week&#8217;s auction stats.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Auction Stats <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Horses Entered &#8211; 578 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 502)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> +<\/B> <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/B><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Horses Sold For More Than $1.00 &#8211; 188 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 195<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">) &#8211;<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Horses Not Sold or RNA (Reserve Not Attained) &#8211; 91 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week -34) <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">+<\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Horses Sold For $1.00 &#8211; 139 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 118)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> +<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/B><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Two Year-olds &#8211; Entered &#8211; 147 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week 130)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> +<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Two Year-olds &#8211; Sold &#8211; 125 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 79)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> +<o:p><\/o:p><\/B><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Two year-olds &#8211; Not Sold or RNA &#8211; 22 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 5)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> +<\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Total Sales &#8211; $18,148,423 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week $38,312,763)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> &#8211;<\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Average <\/SPAN><\/B><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:City><st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Sale<\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> Price &#8211; $55,500 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; $122,405)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> &#8211;<o:p><\/o:p><\/B><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Leading Buyer &#8211; Computer Stable &#8211; 160 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 155)<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"> +<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/B><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><st1:City><st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Sale<\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> Topper &#8211; # 132046 License To Steal $5,200,101.00<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">The Millionaires:<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">License To Steal<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> was the sale topper this week making consignor <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Lenny2,<\/I><\/B> $5,200,101.00 richer.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Some of the elite bad boys from DelPenn, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Arse2007<\/I><\/B> hardly noticed the withdrawal from their bank account.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The 4 YO, plain brown filly, has won five of her 22 starts and has run in the money 14 times.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is a stake&#8217;s winner but that was her last win and that was almost a year ago.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>License to Steal, hip # 132046, is a royally bred filly, by Mineshaft out of the Storm Cat mare Flanders Pride who has been a better broodmare than she ever was a racehorse.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Flanders Pride, a winner of two races, is the dam of three foals to race and all three are winners, two of them stakes winners.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Reserve status went to #168979, a 3 YO dark bay or brown colt named <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Nationwide<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He brought a bid of $1,500,001.00 and is by Bernardini out of a Kingmambo mare.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Although he is still a maiden he has shown some nice early speed.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Nationwide is still very green and new owner\/trainer <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Pigeon9<\/I><\/B> will try and get him to relax and finish up better.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Chilimac<\/I><\/B> consigned this nice colt.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Fairhaven2<\/SPAN><\/I><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> sold <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Ends In Ski<\/B>, hip number #27050, to <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Kissnsocal<\/I><\/B> for $1,100,001. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>Ends In Ski is a big, 5 YO chestnut horse by Numerous out of a Polish Numbers mare.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has won 10 of his 28 starts including the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Grade II Warsaw Sprint<\/I>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He also finished second in the <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Grade I<\/I> <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Because I Said So Stakes<\/I>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He will hopefully find that spark again before the wear and tear factor sets in.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Also selling for $1,000,001.00 was maybe the buy of the day and it was <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Babygirlz<\/B> (a division of the Winnette group) that led him away.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Dreaming Eyes<\/B> is a typy, copper chestnut, 5 YO horse by Black Sam Belamy out of a Law Society mare.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has won 10 of his 35 starts and although he started life off as a sprinter he soon found himself in claiming races and could have been had for as little as $4,000 at one point.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He was finally haltered last December for $15,000 by consigner <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Ottohaack<\/I><\/B> who promptly stretched him out and the horse loved it.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This solid marathoner has not finished worse than second this past year winning his last five in a row and nine of his last 11 starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Ottohaack<\/I><\/B> thought it was time to let someone else have some fun with him. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN>Pretty darn nice!<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">The Auction Seen: <o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">After being late last week I thought I ought to get there early this week and I did and of course,<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>with not a lot to do before show time, I couldn&#8217;t stay away from the barn area.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I ended up walking away with two new horses that I really didn&#8217;t need\u2026.but there is just something about a horse sale.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Leaving the barn area, I returned to the sales barn and I noticed there was lots of action ring side. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>I quickly got a Pepsi, nodded to <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Roscoe<\/I><\/B> who was <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Davesgir<\/I><\/B>l and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Steff<\/I><\/B> who was shooting a game of pool with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Jake, Danz<\/I><\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Dylanthoma<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I made it down to the ring in plenty of time, even stopping for a short visit with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Dumbblonde<\/I><\/B> who was talking with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Nappyroots<\/I><\/B> about <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Antssammy<\/I><\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Thekids<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">I finally got close enough to see what was going on over <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Pastyear<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Rollsally<\/I><\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Goofball <\/I><\/B>had the Travelocity gnome and were passing it amongst <\/SPAN><st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">Brighton<\/SPAN><\/I><\/B><\/st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">, Fritztown, <\/SPAN><\/I><\/B><st1:City><st1:place><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">Kabul<\/SPAN><\/I><\/B><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Mnneapolis<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I guess they were thinking about taking a vacation and couldn&#8217;t decide where to go.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Everyone was putting in their two cents as to the best place.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Personally, I voted for <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Mnneapolis<\/I><\/B> as we have a cottage about 150 miles northwest of there and it is really a nice place to visit &#8211; in the summer.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">I had a nice chat with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Lenny<\/I><\/B> who was selling a lot of horses.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I was beginning to think he had a gambling problem as he is always selling something.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>But no, he just has very little patience and breeds a lot of horses, more than he can possibly run.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I guess I will have to hit him up for a few next time the <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Nag<\/I><\/B> stable needs some stock. <SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>Well, that&#8217;s it for this week.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\">Good Luck with all your auction purchases.<o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; 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