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Captaintreacherous was a chased horse most the time…
Correct. Another one was Cam Fella. I like horses that refuse to lose. Tall Dark Stranger was headed several times and came back to win. I consider that a plus and not a flaw. IMO
Absolutely a plus. Hopefully he passes it on. The whole line going back to Meadow Skipper has been dead game.
What’s the story with William Pollock he is spending crazy money
I never heard of this guy till recently. Is he related to Tom Pollock? Is Seven Colors his first horse? Certainly his first World Champ. Might be superstitious too. Paid SEVEN Hundred Thousand for a half brother to his other horse SEVEN Colors. Good luck to him spending this kind of money.
Tds was brutalized by Yannick . He was not a willing horse when threatened. A lot are selling cheap if he produces what they hope for.
Oh he's good looking and checks all the boxes with pedigree but he is a Bettor's Delight and the family line is done. Cam Fella - Cam's Card Shark - Bettor's Delight.....Albatross - Niatross - Nihalator.......SomeBeachSomeWher e - Captain Treacherous - Captain Crunch.......There are many many more and I could go on and on but breeding and stallions have very distinctive traits over time. Norman Hall gives some very good insight on this with hard statistics and facts. He proves with numbers what the old timers know with there history.
Here we go boys bring home 43 for us Under 350 yes pls
Pollock bought his 10th yearling today for a $350K number, bringing his 10 total spent to $3.55 million.
He spent $3.2 million on only 9 yearlings. This is ridiculous. Add on $50k EACH one for training and stakes fees next year, which is another half a million, and where are you if MOST, if not ALL, are busts as 2 year olds? Anyone here who was given $100,000 free cash to spend on an auction would be more successful picking something out then these lunatic owners, with their hot-shot trainers are, who are supporting the breeding farms..........“Obviously, Andrew Harris and Mr. Pollock came in here strong and determined and he was very successful in his purchases,” Reid said. “I had nine on my list,” Harris said. “I told Bill, ‘If we get like six or seven of the nine, that would be great.’ He said, ‘No, we go nine-for-nine.’ I kind of figured early that we were going to come home with all nine. “[Pollock] understands that building a stable wasn’t going to be a one-year deal. It’s going to take a couple of years to build it up and he’s fully aware that at this level some horses aren’t going to work out and some are. To be a part of this, you’ve got to chase it and that’s what he wants. He wants to be at the top of the game, so to be at the top of the game it’s going to cost SOME money.”