The auctioneer made a mistake in not recognizing the reserve immediately but there was a reserve put on the horse by its owner. The owner has right to sell his horse at what he thinks it worth not what the buyer is willing to pay.Reserves are common in all auctions. Buyers need to be aware that going to the auction that there could be a reserve on a horse they are bidding on. Buyer beware.

Why don't they just set a minimum bid at the reserve price?

what do you mean buyer beware, ??how does that fit in this case
the only buyer bid $15k , was the last bid and was awarded the horse as he should have been

The auctioneer made a mistake in not recognizing the reserve immediately but there was a reserve put on the horse by its owner. The owner has right to sell his horse at what he thinks it worth not what the buyer is willing to pay.Reserves are common in all auctions. Buyers need to be aware that going to the auction that there could be a reserve on a horse they are bidding on. Buyer beware.

You go to the Swap Shop (Sunrise), the outside vendors with the produce, places like that. 

Bacalao, horsemeat...you have to know which of the vendor's as there are over a dozen...I like their sugar cane, apple bananas and quenepas which are referred to as Spanish limes but are like a mango the size of a shelled walnut.

I think the lead to hit that spot came from the inside (hired help possibly treated poorly) to possibly like a group you mentioned unfortunately.

In other news, if we we're stranded on a desert island, and went full cannibal...she'd only supply the breakfast, maybe lunch...

I loved the Swap Shop. I remember on the far east end there was a place you could buy Calderos. They came in sizes from 6 inches to 4 feet.

To the best of my knowledge these horses from the past have never been found, Raceway and Lebanon stolen horses I’m always hoping they were Amished, I doubt this time is for meat buyers seems like connections associated to me, because meat buyers would not rent a trailer

He never had a winner driving and i am not a 100 percent sure but i think he only trained a horse called ARMSTEAD KELLY but he did go down for PETER swift when he had a possitive but he never touched one of SWIFTYS HORSES,

He was connected to everyone in the game and was extremely well liked by everyone. He was connected to a montreal friend of mine that i met when I would travel to blue bonnets named Mel Kapman. Sadly the game has no more Shelley's.