{"id":7220,"date":"2009-02-08T17:23:03","date_gmt":"2009-02-08T17:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=7220"},"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=7220","title":{"rendered":"Thirteen Former Owners At Least A Million Dollars Richer"},"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: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Thirteen Former Owners At Least A Million Dollars Richer<?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; 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: 14pt; 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'\">Auction 3854<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> &#8211; Not as many owners sent their horses to the sale this week and therefore most of the auction stats were down.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That is not always a bad thing as the killer man had less to take home.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Thirteen horses sold for a million dollars or more and this week proves that it pays to advertise as both of the advertised horses made the top five list, as did one who limped into the ring.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The seniors did not fare well this week as of the 40 offered only four brought more than a dollar.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The highest of these was #41051 <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Diamond Gambler<\/B> a 9 YO stallion by Light Of Morn out of a Nashwan mare.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Pender<\/I><\/B> paid 10,000 for this eight time winner.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Several stables were active in both buying and selling &#8211; including <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Winterhart, Pigeon, Cigarfan,<\/I><\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Avenger<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Some of the better buys this week included &#8211; #107303 <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Little Town Flirt<\/B>, a 4YO bay filly by Point Given that is 10\/19 in the money and probably wants nine furlongs.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Jimdandy<\/I><\/B> took this one home for $26,778.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Dlkhstables<\/I><\/B> might have stolen a lightly raced 3YO colt by Noble Causeway named <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Haze<\/B> for a dollar and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Mikehusker<\/I><\/B> paid $20,001.00 for a 3 YO colt by Harlan&#8217;s Holiday called <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Dixie Holiday<\/B>, that is 0\/4 but finished a good second in his only start on the turf and may have some talent in that direction.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Here are this week&#8217;s auction stats:<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN><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\"><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'\">Total Sales &#8211; $41,607,954.00 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week $52,333,301.00)<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'\">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; $130,843.00 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; $140,681.00) <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'\">Leading Buyer &#8211; Computer Stable -196 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week 262)<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; #115520 Ermington Wildcat &#8211; $5,005,556.00 <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'\"><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN><o:p><\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/B><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 62.8pt\"><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Horses Entered &#8211; 550 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 679)<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; 192 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 220)<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 Not Sold or RNA (Reserve Not Attained) &#8211; 36 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week -45) <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; 126 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 152)<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; Entered &#8211; 8 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week 6)<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'\">Two Year-olds &#8211; Sold &#8211; 5 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 6)<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; 3 <\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">(last week &#8211; 0)<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\"><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\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Thirteen horses sold for the major bucks and other than the top five that will get more of a mention &#8211; other people helping out the economy by spending millions, or at least a million were <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Staceylg, Elshadi, Targetplay, Rharfo<\/I><\/B>, <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">7heaven, Jvh, Basalt<\/I><\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Wizbyzews<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The top five auction purchases this week, that were as far as I can tell, not stable transfers were the following.<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'\">Pigeon<\/SPAN><\/I><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> led in the limping big bay 5 YO stallion, #115520 <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Ermington Wildcat<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A very handsome animal, he was sporting a bright red bandage that stretched around and almost covered up his big fat tendon.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>By Grand Slam and out of the two time winner JM Laurel by AP Indy, &#8216;Cat&#8217; has won 10 of his 30 starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His last win came in <\/SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Puerto Rico<\/SPAN><\/st1:place><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> against allowance company and he hit speed figures of 113 in two of his last four races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The mare, JM Laurel, has had five foals to race and three of them are winners with one being a stakes winner.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trainer <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Sipe<\/I><\/B>, who is very clever, saw something he liked in spite of the bandage and paid $5,005,556.00 to lead him out of the ring.<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\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Buck&#8217;s Ghost<\/SPAN><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> #50933 cost <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Quirt<\/I><\/B> $2,200,000.00 for the honor of having this 4 YO pretty brown filly run in the stable&#8217;s colors.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>By Ghostzapper out of a Sunday Silence mare, Buck is lightly raced with only 11 starts under her belt.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has won two of them so still has some conditions left and has actually only been out of the money three times.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has never been worse than third on the turf, seems to like a route and her best might be yet to come.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Lucha<\/I><\/B> consigned this nice filly.<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'\">Vachristie<\/SPAN><\/I><\/B><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> sold <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Lonrho<\/I><\/B> an untested 2 YO filly by Political Force out of a Danzig Connection mare.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The lovely grey filly with a big white star is called <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">Danzig Force<\/B> # 179214 and has a hopefully, win early pedigree.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She sold for $2,000,001.<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'\">One of the owners that did some advertising was <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Sipe<\/I><\/B> on his # 107244 <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\">No More Kings<\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Beisbol<\/I><\/B> paid $1,770,000 for 6 YO blood bay stallion that is beautifully bred but hasn&#8217;t won in over a year and hasn&#8217;t run since August.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Sipe has a nice place to turn one out for a rest and maybe he turns horses out to let them recover.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Maybe, by selling this one he was making room for the hurt Ermington Wildcat.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>King is by Rahy and out of Pennywise (Nureyev) and has only won one of his 18 starts but has plenty of seconds and thirds.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His dam, Pennywise is an exquisitely bred mare that for some reason only started three times and never hit the board.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is the dam of five foals to race, all winners and one is a stakes winner.<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: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">State<\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:PlaceType><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> <\/SPAN><\/B><st1:PlaceType><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Forest<\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\"> #165420 was also mentioned on the message board and put $1,566,001.00 in <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Needleman&#8217;s<\/I><\/B> pocket.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>By Forestry, the 3 brown filly is out of a Gone West mare and she broke her maiden in her first try on the main track.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She returned in her next out to win <I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">The East For Girl Stakes<\/I> but since then has lost her way.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She still has some conditions left as she sports a record of two wins from eight starts.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Mrbigb<\/I><\/B> is hoping the change of barn will help return her to a better form.<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\"><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\"><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'\">After the past few weeks the 44 degrees that greeted me as I stepped out of the airport felt positively balmy.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>It&#8217;s about darn time.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I caught a ride to the sales barn with fellow simmer <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Onalark<\/I><\/B> and we complained about the weather the whole way.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>At least the sun was shining which is more than I could say about <\/SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">Arizona<\/SPAN><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'\">.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Seems if there is a storm in one part of the country the other side is clear.<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'\">The cab dropped us off and we walked in with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Karie<\/I><\/B> who I had met at a Breeder&#8217;s Cup party years ago.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The auction barn was warm, I could see the fire going over by my table, and the three of us parted company -they to get a seat by the ring &#8211; me to get a Pepsi and hopefully a visit with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Mikehusker<\/I><\/B> who I saw was also getting a Pepsi.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>An avid golfer and a sports fanatic he was visiting with <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Bucksfan, Mrhoops,<\/I><\/B> <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Nyyankee<\/I><\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Cubfan8,<\/I><\/B> so not wanting to disturb him, I just waved as I went by.<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'\">I noticed <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Catcher<\/I><\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Taffy<\/I><\/B> sitting at the table to my left and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Crook<\/I><\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Angel<\/I><\/B>, an odd couple to be sitting together if you ask me, were sitting to my right.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>I settled in and spent a great afternoon in front of the fire, visiting with people and watching the horses&#8217; sell.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Scorpion<\/I><\/B> gave <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Foxon<\/I><\/B> quite a scare over in the corner and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Beng<\/I><\/B> and <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Pogs<\/I><\/B> were busy discussing the pros and cons of some of the horses being offered for sale.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/SPAN>I noticed S<B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">lacker<\/I><\/B> was down by <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Artsplace<\/I><\/B> watching <B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><I style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Hrtv<\/I><\/B>.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Since they hardly moved other than to raise their hands &#8211; it must have been a pretty good show.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The sale was soon over and the crowd soon made their way to tracks far and near to watch the afternoon races.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>So ends my auction story.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/SPAN>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: 12pt\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Auction 3854<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":364,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7220\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}