Owned by Bob Gary Racing and Blue Grass Equine Center, the son of Johar overcame a poor post position and wide trip to run third in a 1 mile turf maiden special weight race at Arlington Park. BEC Bloodstock purchased Albin for $40000 from Three Chimneys Farm's consignment last September at the Keeneland yearling sale. Chart of the race
Pedigree expert Lauren Stitch talks about Albin's debut on the Thoroughbred Racing Radio Network show on Monday on Sirius channel 126. Click here to listen
Divine Park looks to tackle Curlin in upcoming Woodward
Divine Park is one of the few runners willing to run against defending Horse of the year, Curlin in the $500000 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga on August 30th. The field may be as small as four horses but barring a mishap between now and then Divine Park will be lining up in the gate for the race. Divine Park was a $20000 purchase by BEC Bloodstock at the 2005 Keeneland September sale.
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Keeneland September books out
My set of Keeneland September yearling sale catalogs arrived today which means it is time to start seriously preparing for the marathon sale. With 5555 horses catalogued, there is something for every level and as we have said recently we believe there will be tremendous value in the "middle market". We have already seen quite a few of the yearlings this summer and at past weanling sales and it is always interesting to see how individuals have progressed. The sale is so enormous that it requires a great deal of prep time and planning in order to get all the horses that we are interested in looked at and vetted while still finding time to bid.
Brilliant Son now stakes placed, NYB sale recap
Brilliant Son who was purchased by BEC bloodstock in 2005 at the Keeneland September sale is now stakes placed after his third place finished in the $100000 James Marvin at Saratoga on Saturday. Making his first start since October of 2007, Brilliant Son was up close to the pace for most of the race and seemed to get a bit tired the last 100 yards or so, though he was game in holding off the closers to be third.
As we expected the Fasig Tipton New York Bred sale held its numbers up pretty well. The buy back rate was higher than in previous years which is more of a function of owners overvaluing their horses than any weakness in the market in our opinion. The regional markets will continue to be the place than many mid-range buyers look for value as open Kentucky-breds and Florida-breds are seemingly going to be at a disadvantage without a real state bred program to help out the lower tier horses. Maybe the downturn at the upcoming Keeneland sales after so many years of increases will get the movers and shakers in the Commonwealth to act and pass some kind of alternate gaming bill to help out the racing industry but also to inject some funds in the KTDF program and continue to grow the breed incentive program. My in-foal mares are all headed out of state to PA and NY to drop their foals as the monies for both racing and the breed incentives are simply too great for me and my partners to pass up. Maybe our little broodmare band is considered insignificant by lawmakers but there are a lot more of us out there that are simply looking for the best deal that we can find and increasingly those opportunities are out of state.
On a brighter note the OBS sale kicks off next week and the September catalogs are being sent out later this week! BEC Bloodstock is still accepting clients for the September sale, contact Chuck at 502 489 7492.
As we expected the Fasig Tipton New York Bred sale held its numbers up pretty well. The buy back rate was higher than in previous years which is more of a function of owners overvaluing their horses than any weakness in the market in our opinion. The regional markets will continue to be the place than many mid-range buyers look for value as open Kentucky-breds and Florida-breds are seemingly going to be at a disadvantage without a real state bred program to help out the lower tier horses. Maybe the downturn at the upcoming Keeneland sales after so many years of increases will get the movers and shakers in the Commonwealth to act and pass some kind of alternate gaming bill to help out the racing industry but also to inject some funds in the KTDF program and continue to grow the breed incentive program. My in-foal mares are all headed out of state to PA and NY to drop their foals as the monies for both racing and the breed incentives are simply too great for me and my partners to pass up. Maybe our little broodmare band is considered insignificant by lawmakers but there are a lot more of us out there that are simply looking for the best deal that we can find and increasingly those opportunities are out of state.
On a brighter note the OBS sale kicks off next week and the September catalogs are being sent out later this week! BEC Bloodstock is still accepting clients for the September sale, contact Chuck at 502 489 7492.
Saratoga Shutout
We spent quite a bit of time examining yearlings last weekend at Saratoga and found a few that we hoped may fall to the bargin range. Unfortunately for us the sale was as strong as usual and the prices were closer to retail than they were to wholesale. But the opportunity to see so many nice horses and the chance to catch up with old friends at Saratoga is never a bad experience. Business wise the sale was pretty typical as the numbers held up and the same faces appeared to buy the higher prices lots though some bought under new names such as the Legends partnership which spent over $3 million on 9 yearlings. The sales topper was a nice looking son of Storm Cat which was bred in a partnership by our friend Phil Steinberg. The horse went to the Coolmore group of Ireland which hadn't made any decision on where the colt was going to race when they were asked after the purchase.
After looking over the OBS books we decided not to attend though we will be looking at a few horses through representatives of ours. The September sale is fast approaching and that is where I feel the best value for the money is found. The books will soon be arriving and we will be spending countless hours pouring over them in hopes of finding our next grade 1 winner.
After looking over the OBS books we decided not to attend though we will be looking at a few horses through representatives of ours. The September sale is fast approaching and that is where I feel the best value for the money is found. The books will soon be arriving and we will be spending countless hours pouring over them in hopes of finding our next grade 1 winner.
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