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.