Pedigree Query

Another great photo blog. It is so nice to see the people behind the scenes who work so hard. Love the last picture of Memo with Animal Kingdom.

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I have worked many sales both short listing and running barns. You always know if your horse is "live".If no one is coming back for second looks, chances are the sale isn't going to go well. How could they not know? Your horse isn't very busy at the sale and somehow you still think it will sell well...

Westover I am confused by your post. The yearling did not sell and did not have a reserve. I'm guessing that is your spin on no bid. Shocked? How could you not know going into the ring that your yearling would not sell? Consignors know before the horse goes to the ring how much action the horse has ...

I agree with most of what everyone has to say here. However, after working on the backside for 25 years I feel that a lot of excellent horseman are grossly underated for several reasons. I've worked for few excellent horseman but their stats weren't very good. Mainly due to owners having very nice w...

I'm slightly confused about the arguing about the Canadian sale. I attended the Sept sale for the first time and I don't think you can compare it to the sales in the states. Nothing was based on reality. No offense and I'm all for breeder's incentives, but I saw a lot of pretty bad horses go for a l...