Had they been able to get him, it wouldn't have been the first time they bought the offspring of a mare they'd sold. They've also occasionally bought 2YOs that they'd previously sold as yearlings or weanlings.Starspangled wrote:The funny thing is, Coolmore actually sold the dam to Japan, in foal to Frankel
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mariasmon
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Starspangled
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Sometimes they sell without really selling !
They sell through one Coolmore entity to another Coolmore entity or stud farm they have an association with, then buy back the next year. It's a way of advertising their stallions and getting a big sale price on the horse's CV.
They sell through one Coolmore entity to another Coolmore entity or stud farm they have an association with, then buy back the next year. It's a way of advertising their stallions and getting a big sale price on the horse's CV.
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Wow! I didn't know they did that!Starspangled wrote:Sometimes they sell without really selling !
They sell through one Coolmore entity to another Coolmore entity or stud farm they have an association with, then buy back the next year. It's a way of advertising their stallions and getting a big sale price on the horse's CV.
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They're certainly not the only ones who do it. It's not unusual to run a horse through the ring and have your agent or trainer buy it back, but it shows up like a normal sale.carole wrote:Wow! I didn't know they did that!Starspangled wrote:Sometimes they sell without really selling !
They sell through one Coolmore entity to another Coolmore entity or stud farm they have an association with, then buy back the next year. It's a way of advertising their stallions and getting a big sale price on the horse's CV.
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Yeah, it can be hard to keep track of sometimes because they have dozens - maybe hundreds? - of different syndicates that they list as breeders. But if you see Coolmore purchasing a yearling/weanling/2 y/o that was bred by Orpendale, Chelston, Wynatt, Southern Bloodstock, or "Broodmare name here" Syndicate, etc. then Coolmore owned the horse to begin with.Starspangled wrote:Sometimes they sell without really selling !
They sell through one Coolmore entity to another Coolmore entity or stud farm they have an association with, then buy back the next year. It's a way of advertising their stallions and getting a big sale price on the horse's CV.
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