lexington sale under way

[SwankToliverA]

Hey Luc, did you purchase any at the sale?

[mwins]

Congrats to TheStable.Ca on buys some quality yearling for very fair prices, their clients should do very well off these purchases. Good luck with them.

I'm curious how you know these are quality yearlings?

[Lance]

Tony Alagna spent a fortunate tonight. He better have a very good year next year...better than this one, LOL.

Why.....do you think his owners rely on this business as their livelihood?

[Locked in with pace]

Harris's spending makes no sense. I don't know how wealthy Pollack is but no one likes to lose money, and so far he's losing big time.

[LUCPARK]

Hey Luc, did you purchase any at the sale?

No I didn’t so far

I’m looking at one
On day 3

Other Han that will try my luck at  hoosier sale and Harrisburg

[Lance]

Harris's spending makes no sense. I don't know how wealthy Pollack is but no one likes to lose money, and so far he's losing big time.

He's extremely wealthy.  If he lost $10 or $20 million it wouldn't make a dent.  The guy is 71....either he is going to spend some of is money or someone is going to spend it for him.
 On another note, his company's stock lost almost a percent this morning so maybe wall street don't like his purchases. 

[LUCPARK]

Cassie picking out pacing colts for Andrew

Andrew unhappy with colts  he picked out last yr

Hires casie as an advisor on purchases
Article on HRU

THE PYRAMID BEGINS

[Brown jug]

all breeders wish bill pollack good luck and say thank god and please come back next year

[Grandstand Handicapper]

From the HRU article-----Cameo Hills Second Leading Consigor by average-----almost $290,000 average for seven yearlings sold! Great sale for one of the good guys!

CAMEO HILLS: BEST SALE EVER
Cameo Hills sold Going Viral, as well as two $400,000 yearlings — Hip #52 The Wow Chapter, a Chapter Seven colt out of Violet Stride purchased by Lucas Wallin Hip #58 Kickan, a Walner filly out of You Ato Dream purchased by David McDuffee.

“It’s the best sale I’ve ever had,” said Cameo Hills’ Steve Jones, who was the second-leading consignor by average with $288,571 for seven sold. “I told Dave Reid, the sales manager, ‘I think we’ll have the best sale we’ve ever had on opening night’ and we have.
“This is tremendous. We’ve got nice horses left to sell. I don’t think anything, obviously, will approach the numbers we got tonight, but the sale is great. I had nice individuals by the right sires. People were asking me if I was concerned that they weren’t dual-eligible and I said I am absolutely not concerned at all. I said, ‘That’s a great marketing tool for the people in Kentucky and it’s great additional money for the people racing horses, but ultimately what these people are looking for is the best horse and I think I’m bringing some great individuals and some great pedigrees and they’ll sell well’ and they did.”

[Grandstand Handicapper]

all breeders wish bill pollack good luck and say thank god and please come back next year

They sure do!!! And they do whatever they can to get them back.....that, and they pray! LOL.

[Grandstand Handicapper]

Leading buyers.....

https://www.lexingtonselected.com/cgi/lex_sales_results_2024_buyers.php

[wizardofoz]

Andrew Harris---- ‘You pick the pacers.’ We talked to Bill [Pollock] and Bruce [Areman] and they were more than inclined to jump on that because my pacing colts sucked last year. I was not happy with any of my pacing colts. I love my pacing fillies, but I didn’t like any of my pacing colts – they just didn’t turn out as 2-year-olds. I’m hoping as 3-year-olds they turn out, but I was disappointed in the horse selection, so hopefully this year they step up and we’ll have a little more luck as 3-year-olds with them. We’re going to let Casie pick these ones this year and see how it works.”-------admission he threw out Pollock's money!

[The Exporter]

This level of stock is purchased by the likes of ken Jacobs and others in similar positions. As he said, " it was either spend a million on a horse or, give it to the government".  Not many that were as savey to earn a million would think a million on one horse was a "good investment". He also said, he just sold one for a million a couple weeks ago and "so roll it over".

[Grandstand Handicapper]

Counting other people's money, getting inside their head, and trying to figure out why they do what they do, which is self-expression.....all of it is an exercise in futility.

Ken Jacobs has been passionate about this game for a long time. Since his early days he always liked good, quality horses, racing for big purses, etc. He certainly puts his money where his heart is. I hope he does great! The sport and the business need him, more like him, and others to come along. I still think you are surrounded by the Philistines when you go these auctions, and this is certainly not an "efficient" market, but that's another story, LOL.

[Ohracing]

Trot gurus Ake, Marcus and Takter sitting back, shaking their heads and watching A. Harris bidding against himself.. a classic side-eye showcase in Lexington.

What if he is smart enough to go to the Breeders and say im going to buy this horse and I want a 10% buyers premium returned to me for making your horse valuable.  The big thorobred trainers do this.  It would be way more than his 5% next year