OBS Hip 350 - Thursday

Karie · Postby **Karie** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:54 pm

http://www.obssales.com/jancatalog/2008/350.pdf

My Stallion Perfect Circle's first foal.. Entered in the OBS sale Ocala, FL
Thursday, January 17, 2008. I just found out today that she is selling...
She looks great! If anyone can make it over to see her let me know.
Thanks!

Crystal · Postby **Crystal** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:25 am

Very nice Karie, Good luck on your stallion's behalf!

Cathy D · Postby **Cathy D** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:05 am

She is really nice looking. Does she take after her sire?

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:14 am

Nice filly, hope she does well!

Mood Swings · Postby **Mood Swings** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:41 am

She is a beauty! My fingers are crossed - hope she sells very well for you

Karie · Postby **Karie** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:29 am

Here is the sire Perfect Circle. Top pictured at Pin Oak at 3.. the bottom picture is no perfect picture, but its him at 5 all filled out.

and yes he has a roan sock on his left front leg.

Jessi P · Postby **Jessi P** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:09 pm

Very nice looking filly. And Perfect Circle is a good looking fellow himself who just shines with good health. Gotta love the roan sock.

Hope the filly sells well!

Cathy D · Postby **Cathy D** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:52 am

I can definitely see his influence. She is an outstanding filly. Should be interesting to see how she sells.

Karie · Postby **Karie** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:11 am

what a terrible sale.. nothing is getting the bids they deserve.
Great for buyers terrible for sellers.

She went to $2,000 ... not sure if she sells though..

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:19 pm

That's a nice looking filly for 2k. Looks like were in a recession along with Wall Street..

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:29 pm

Prices in general today are bad. For a well bred but unplaced stallion that isn't bad considering what others were selling (or not selling) for. It says in the results that she sold for $2,000.

Hold Your Peace · Postby **Hold Your Peace** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:08 pm

I think it's been a pretty fair sale. The ones not bringing a bid or selling cheap really are legitimately worth little or nothing. Some people put some real junk in this sale and nobody is dumb enough to buy it. My favorite is "Thunderhoof Thoroughbreds" with a collection of "not mated" mares and unbroke 2yos (and most of them have obscure pedigrees). So far, of nine offered, seven have brought "no bid", and two have sold (each for $1,200). They've got seven more in tomorrows session just as unappealing as the first nine they've offered.

I actually think it's a tribute to this filly by an unknown sire that she brought $2,000. A short yearling by an unknown sire isn't likely to bring much in any sale anywhere.

cj55 · Postby **cj55** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:17 pm

The filly was very well behaved even with all the wind! I agree with the last poster as far as the way the sale was going she really got some good looks. Unfortunately the sale did not seem to have near as many folks as were here the day before. I would be proud of her as she handled well and seemed in good fit condition also! Best of luck in the future with your stallion! I took a couple photos of her and if you like I can email them to you if you want just let me know where to send them.

Hold Your Peace · Postby **Hold Your Peace** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:50 pm

cj55 wrote:The filly was very well behaved even with all the wind! I agree with the last poster as far as the way the sale was going she really got some good looks. Unfortunately the sale did not seem to have near as many folks as were here the day before. I would be proud of her as she handled well and seemed in good fit condition also! Best of luck in the future with your stallion! I took a couple photos of her and if you like I can email them to you if you want just let me know where to send them.

There's always a bit of a dropoff in the prospective buyers from the preferred session to the open session (although if you do your homework there's sometimes some nice horses in the open sessions and plenty that should have never been in the preferred). The most distressing thing is when the crowd continues to thin from one open session to the next. OBS open sessions aren't like Keeneland where the quality declines every two days as they move to the next book, in some OBS sales where there's three open sessions the crowd for the third open session will be a lot thinner than in the first even though the only thing that put horses in the third open session rather than the first is random chance and what letter of the alphabet their dams name starts with. The same holds true for this sale where there are only two open sessions. I expect there to be less buyers on hand Friday than there were on Thursday and it's a shame.

Cathy D · Postby **Cathy D** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:06 pm

That is the same way the Fasig-Tipton October Yearling sale here in MD works. Placement is alphabetical by the dam's name, and the starting point is rotated by about six letters per year. The third and final day is noticeably weaker as people spend their money and go home. There is always money for the best horses, but late in day three for an average or low end horse is the kiss of death in this market.