Good article (months old) on a first-time starter entered @ Saratoga tomorrow
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The horse referenced here is Kajiwara in Race 8.
from Bloodhorse:
A smooth-striding Grand Slam colt brought $400,000 early in the afternoon during the first session of the Ocala Breeders Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training. Kentucky bloodstock agent John Moynihan, while talking to his client, Jess Jackson of Stonestreet Stables on a cell phone, outlasted New Jersey bloodstock agent Buzz Chace and Terry Finley of West Point Thoroughbreds in the bidding battle for the gray or roan juvenile that worked a quarter mile in :20 3/5 prior to the March 17 start of the Central Florida auction.
I thought we would buy him a little bit cheaper, but he was certainly a lovely horse a really, really nice horse, said Moynihan, who made his offers from behind the auction stand while Chace and Finley tried to hold him off from inside the sale pavilion.
The colt moved beautifully on the racetrack and came back good, so well keep our fingers crossed, Moynihan added. I was getting ready to stop. That was kind of at our limit of where I thought he was worth, but he went absolutely gorgeous on the racetrack. He looks like he can get a little distance of ground, and thats kind of what were looking for, so I thought we would take a shot.
Joe Appelbaum and Carlos Morales Off the Hook pinhooking operation consigned the colt to the OBS March auction as agent.
He had a lot of interest -- double digit scopes (endoscopic throat exams), multiple X-rays, all the right people looking at him, Appelbaum said. His breeze, I think, was very impressive to people. Even though hes not the largest horse in the world, people really liked his physical. They loved his walk, and they liked his balance. There arent a lot of knocks against him. His vetting was good; everything passed the tests.
Were happy with the price, Appelbaum continued, and were happy with the people hes going to. Theyre the right sort of people; they know what theyre doing, so it kind of makes us feel good.
Off the Hook purchased the colt for $80,000 from Indian Creek, agent, at the 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale. He is the third foal out of the 8-year-old winning Dixieland Band mare Cosmic Wish, who is a half-sister to grade III winner Cosmonaut (by Lemon Drop Kid). She has produced a winner, Cosmic Time (by Gilded Time).
He didnt have the scope and size that everyone loves to buy, especially at the yearling sales, said Appelbaum of the Grand Slam colt. But if you look at his family, its a pretty good running family. Cosmonaut is in there, and I think Mr. (Will) Farish owns a half-brother, Atomic Force, who is very highly thought of. They (the buyers) loved his workout. It was fast, but it wasnt out of control. It was done in a way that suggests he wasnt allowed to kill himself in that workout.
Patricia Pavlish bred the $400,000 colt in Kentucky.
Discussing the market conditions during the OBS March sales opening session, Appelbaum said: My basic thought is that it doesnt look bad unless youre trying to sell a horse big. I just dont think the buyers are going to spend $600,000, $700,000, or $800,000. Maybe they will on one horse, but not on multiple horses.
from Bloodhorse:
A smooth-striding Grand Slam colt brought $400,000 early in the afternoon during the first session of the Ocala Breeders Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training. Kentucky bloodstock agent John Moynihan, while talking to his client, Jess Jackson of Stonestreet Stables on a cell phone, outlasted New Jersey bloodstock agent Buzz Chace and Terry Finley of West Point Thoroughbreds in the bidding battle for the gray or roan juvenile that worked a quarter mile in :20 3/5 prior to the March 17 start of the Central Florida auction.
I thought we would buy him a little bit cheaper, but he was certainly a lovely horse a really, really nice horse, said Moynihan, who made his offers from behind the auction stand while Chace and Finley tried to hold him off from inside the sale pavilion.
The colt moved beautifully on the racetrack and came back good, so well keep our fingers crossed, Moynihan added. I was getting ready to stop. That was kind of at our limit of where I thought he was worth, but he went absolutely gorgeous on the racetrack. He looks like he can get a little distance of ground, and thats kind of what were looking for, so I thought we would take a shot.
Joe Appelbaum and Carlos Morales Off the Hook pinhooking operation consigned the colt to the OBS March auction as agent.
He had a lot of interest -- double digit scopes (endoscopic throat exams), multiple X-rays, all the right people looking at him, Appelbaum said. His breeze, I think, was very impressive to people. Even though hes not the largest horse in the world, people really liked his physical. They loved his walk, and they liked his balance. There arent a lot of knocks against him. His vetting was good; everything passed the tests.
Were happy with the price, Appelbaum continued, and were happy with the people hes going to. Theyre the right sort of people; they know what theyre doing, so it kind of makes us feel good.
Off the Hook purchased the colt for $80,000 from Indian Creek, agent, at the 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale. He is the third foal out of the 8-year-old winning Dixieland Band mare Cosmic Wish, who is a half-sister to grade III winner Cosmonaut (by Lemon Drop Kid). She has produced a winner, Cosmic Time (by Gilded Time).
He didnt have the scope and size that everyone loves to buy, especially at the yearling sales, said Appelbaum of the Grand Slam colt. But if you look at his family, its a pretty good running family. Cosmonaut is in there, and I think Mr. (Will) Farish owns a half-brother, Atomic Force, who is very highly thought of. They (the buyers) loved his workout. It was fast, but it wasnt out of control. It was done in a way that suggests he wasnt allowed to kill himself in that workout.
Patricia Pavlish bred the $400,000 colt in Kentucky.
Discussing the market conditions during the OBS March sales opening session, Appelbaum said: My basic thought is that it doesnt look bad unless youre trying to sell a horse big. I just dont think the buyers are going to spend $600,000, $700,000, or $800,000. Maybe they will on one horse, but not on multiple horses.
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