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War Bond, a War Front colt out of Meridiana RNAed for $1,950,000 at the September 2014 Keeneland sale.
I was and am still stunned the owners didn't let him go for that much money. I've been wondering whether they regret their decision by now, since he hasn't done much so far. I know he has only turned 3, but he hasn't raced yet and his workout times don't set the track on fire either.

Stephanie's Kitten RNA'd for $3.95 million in the '14 FT Breeding Sale. First to come to mind.

Union Rags wrote:

Izvestia wrote:Stephanie's Kitten RNA'd for $3.95 million in the '14 FT Breeding Sale. First to come to mind.

I get it with a broodmare, although maybe no $3.95 million. Wondering if these people just put them through the ring for the attention.

That's kinda what I thought about Stephanie's Kitten, until he sold her privately (for a lot less than $3.95 mil).

mariasmon wrote: That's kinda what I thought about Stephanie's Kitten, until he sold her privately (for a lot less than $3.95 mil).

Well, he raced her another year and got another Breeders Cup and Flower Bowl win with her, so I guess he did ok!
Having seen pictures of her, she never seemed the most correct looking horse out there.

Buyers will forgive conformation flaws when the broodmare prospect could run. It's flaws in racing prospects they can't seem to get past these days.

Azeri's first foal, the ill-fated Take Control (then named Vallenzeri) was a $7.7M RNA at Kee Sept in 2008. He sold for $1.9M at Kee Apr the next year.

ThreeMustangs wrote:Azeri's first foal, the ill-fated Take Control (then named Vallenzeri) was a $7.7M RNA at Kee Sept in 2008. He sold for $1.9M at Kee Apr the next year.

Who did Wine Princess procreate with?

Somnambulist wrote:

ThreeMustangs wrote:Azeri's first foal, the ill-fated Take Control (then named Vallenzeri) was a $7.7M RNA at Kee Sept in 2008. He sold for $1.9M at Kee Apr the next year.

Who did Wine Princess procreate with?

I think she had a War Front colt last year. Bred to Tapit for 2016.

Sparrow Castle wrote:

Somnambulist wrote:

ThreeMustangs wrote:Azeri's first foal, the ill-fated Take Control (then named Vallenzeri) was a $7.7M RNA at Kee Sept in 2008. He sold for $1.9M at Kee Apr the next year.

Who did Wine Princess procreate with?

I think she had a War Front colt last year. Bred to Tapit for 2016.

Oh, so she is stateside. That's cool.

Somnambulist wrote:

Sparrow Castle wrote:

Somnambulist wrote:Who did Wine Princess procreate with?

I think she had a War Front colt last year. Bred to Tapit for 2016.

Oh, so she is stateside. That's cool.

DATTT Farm bought her for $3m in foal to War Front at the November 2014 fasig tipton sale. Last I heard, she was at Denali. Being a daughter of Azeri and in my Virtual Stable her whole career, I tried to keep track of her. Hard sometimes with broodmares, so I'm not sure if she's still there.

Sparrow Castle wrote: DATTT Farm bought her for $3m in foal to War Front at the November 2014 fasig tipton sale. Last I heard, she was at Denali. Being a daughter of Azeri and in my Virtual Stable her whole career, I tried to keep track of her. Hard sometimes with broodmares, so I'm not sure if she's still there.

Pretty sure she is. I read something about Hard Not To Like, who he also bought, and it stated that he boarded his mares at Denali--and that can't have been more than 2 or 3 months ago

Yeah, Wine Princess is at Denali. Saw her there last year. She likes visitors. Bring mints.

mariasmon wrote:Yeah, Wine Princess is at Denali. Saw her there last year. She likes visitors. Bring mints.

Thanks, BlindLucky and mariasmon. I'd love to visit her some day. I wonder if they'll sell her War Front colt to recoup some of that money. He sure looked like a little cracker when he was born.

Sparrow Castle wrote:

mariasmon wrote:Yeah, Wine Princess is at Denali. Saw her there last year. She likes visitors. Bring mints.

Thanks, BlindLucky and mariasmon. I'd love to visit her some day. I wonder if they'll sell her War Front colt to recoup some of that money. He sure looked like a little cracker when he was born.

He's full of himself. I liked Keertana's Tapit filly, though. She had an attitude like, "Look at me. I'm special." It always amuses me when the foals think you're really there for them and not their famous mothers. Wine Princess is the next best thing to being able to see Azeri. She looks a lot like her.

mariasmon wrote:

Sparrow Castle wrote: Thanks, BlindLucky and mariasmon. I'd love to visit her some day. I wonder if they'll sell her War Front colt to recoup some of that money. He sure looked like a little cracker when he was born.

He's full of himself. I liked Keertana's Tapit filly, though. She had an attitude like, "Look at me. I'm special." It always amuses me when the foals think you're really there for them and not their famous mothers. Wine Princess is the next best thing to being able to see Azeri. She looks a lot like her.

Haha, it's so fun to see the different personalities in the foals with their moms. I'll watch for the Keertana-Tapit filly too. Hopefully, they'll both be special!

Ajdal (Northern Dancer - Native Partner, by Raise A Native) was a $7.5 million RNA at the 1985 Keeneland July Sale. He went on to win 3 G1s and was Champion Sprinter in England and France in 1987. He stood one season at Dalham Hall before being euthanized due to a fractured leg in August 1988. While only getting 35 foals, his top racer was Cezanne who won the 1994 Irish Champion Stakes(G1) and I think ran in the 94 Breeders Cup and his daughter Homage, produced Mark of Esteem.

ThreeMustangs wrote:Azeri's first foal, the ill-fated Take Control (then named Vallenzeri) was a $7.7M RNA at Kee Sept in 2008. He sold for $1.9M at Kee Apr the next year.

Azeri herself was a $4.4 million RNA. Sold later that year for $2,250,000.

I believe her and Take Control's RNAs were because Michael Paulsen was trying to negotiate to keep them? Thought I remember him attempting to keep ownership but the trust required that they be sold so they had no reserve the 2nd time through the ring?

I'd guess that some put a really high RNA on the horse just to see what possible buyers would pay for it. Only explanation I can come up with.

Kurenai wrote:I'd guess that some put a really high RNA on the horse just to see what possible buyers would pay for it. Only explanation I can come up with.

But when you instruct the consignor to run up the bid to the reserve, you're usually not really getting any market intelligence at all, so that's not typically the motivation.