Keeneland Sept Sale

Insane Crazy · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:36 pm

Treve wrote:I can't watch atm since I am at work unfortunately but that picture in particular is kind of ridiculous. I know TB yearlings generally are better looking than WB yearlings (there is a joke at my barn about how that is why we keep the WB babies in the back, so no one sees them LOL) but yeah some look straight up 3 years old at times. But that is why I am always curious to see how they will grow out - if they will keep their proportions or end up funky.

Pahaha, poor warmblood kids. Some of these guys have had that gangly misshapen "yearling" look to them, but not many -- then again, I guess that's how you get into Book 1! I do worry about horses who are already huge as long yearlings and how much time they'll need to settle into their big bodies when training.

I'm primed to grab a screencap of #121, thanks for the heads up Flanders.

ETA: I think it's HILARIOUS when "cribber" goes up in red letters on the screen. It's just funny. I had a show gelding who cribbed and it was annoying but the collar worked fine. Does cribbing hurt racehorses in a particular way? Or are they really just that vigilant about making sure you don't end up with an obnoxious as hell horse?

Flanders · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:40 pm

Insane Crazy wrote:
Treve wrote:I can't watch atm since I am at work unfortunately but that picture in particular is kind of ridiculous. I know TB yearlings generally are better looking than WB yearlings (there is a joke at my barn about how that is why we keep the WB babies in the back, so no one sees them LOL) but yeah some look straight up 3 years old at times. But that is why I am always curious to see how they will grow out - if they will keep their proportions or end up funky.
Pahaha, poor warmblood kids. Some of these guys have had that gangly misshapen "yearling" look to them, but not many -- then again, I guess that's how you get into Book 1! I do worry about horses who are already huge as long yearlings and how much time they'll need to settle into their big bodies when training.

I'm primed to grab a screencap of #121, thanks for the heads up Flanders.

ETA: I think it's HILARIOUS when "cribber" goes up in red letters on the screen. It's just funny. I had a show gelding who cribbed and it was annoying but the collar worked fine. Does cribbing hurt racehorses in a particular way? Or are they really just that vigilant about making sure you don't end up with an obnoxious as hell horse?

Some people will not buy cribbers.

carole · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:40 pm

Hip 109, War Front x Bel Air Beauty colt (Grade 2 winner + producer) goes for $525,000

ETA: Goes to John Ferguson

Flanders · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:46 pm

115 is a good looking horse.

carole · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:47 pm

Hip 115, Tapit x Bethan (half to Hard Spun) goes for $1,200,000

ETA: RNA

Insane Crazy · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:49 pm

I look away for two seconds and hip 116 is over a million.

carole · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:50 pm

Hip 116, War Front x Betterbetterbetter goes for $1,450,000

ETA: Goes to Shadwell

Flanders · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:51 pm

Insane Crazy wrote:I look away for two seconds and hip 116 is over a million.

She was fabulous.

War Front sure sires some pretty foals.

mariasmon · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:54 pm

carole wrote:Hip 116, War Front x Betterbetterbetter goes for $1,450,000

Shadwell

Ioya Two · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:54 pm

So War Front has 2 of the million dollar yearlings so far. Tapit only has 1. He needs to catch up, lol.

Edit: I wonder if Shadwell will race her statewide or not?

mariasmon · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:54 pm

carole wrote:Hip 115, Tapit x Bethan (half to Hard Spun) goes for $1,200,000

RNA

carole · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:55 pm

Hip 119, Proud Citizen x Biofuel (Canadian HOTY, 2yo+3yo champ filly+ half sis to Tu Ende Wei) filly goes for $285,000

ETA: Goes to Rio Dois Irmaos, LLC

carole · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:56 pm

mariasmon wrote:
carole wrote:Hip 115, Tapit x Bethan (half to Hard Spun) goes for $1,200,000
RNA

Ioya Two · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:57 pm

mariasmon wrote:
carole wrote:Hip 115, Tapit x Bethan (half to Hard Spun) goes for $1,200,000
RNA

Really high reserve. 1.4mil is the highest we've seen (so far). How much did they realistically expect to get for him. Ridiculous.

carole · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:58 pm

Hip 121, Giant's Causeway x Blissful (full to Fusaichi Pegasus), the giant colt goes for $200,000

ETA: Goes to Nicholas P. Zito, Agent (as in Nick Zito?)

Insane Crazy · Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:59 pm

carole wrote:Hip 121, Giant's Causeway x Blissful (full to Fusaichi Pegasus), the giant colt goes for $200,000

He was huge! And hard to get a cap of.

Summer Bird · Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:00 pm

See I wasn't kidding!!! I couldn't believe how big he was when he was brought out

Retrospectiv · Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:01 pm

carole wrote:Hip 121, Giant's Causeway x Blissful (full to Fusaichi Pegasus), the giant colt goes for $200,000

He was a biiig baby! Handsome and well mannered. Shame some of the shine has worn off his female family in recent years.

carole · Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:02 pm

Hip 124, Bodemeister x Blushing (full to champ Wait A While+family of Lookin At Lucky) goes for $460,000

ETA: Goes to China Horse Club

Flanders · Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:04 pm

Insane Crazy wrote:
carole wrote:Hip 121, Giant's Causeway x Blissful (full to Fusaichi Pegasus), the giant colt goes for $200,000
He was huge! And hard to get a cap of.

He was born on April 20th too, so is a later foal. If he keeps growing, he may not fit in the starting gate.