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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: horses first on August 14, 2020, 10:17:55 PM
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The sale book arrived today saw the entries posted a few days ago on line. 43% of the sale made up of three new sires Downbytheseaside, Fear The Dragon, on the pacing side and What The Hill on the trotting side. I think this should keep the sale from sliding too much if people are worried about past months and future months with how covid plays out with casino profits. OH stake and sire money was effected little and purses just went up at Scioto. So who thinks which of the three has the best shot to succeed? What The Hill just because the main competion is Uncle Peter, Creatine, and also new comer Long Tom. Or will it be one of the 2 pacers?
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SEASIDE APPEARS TO BE BRED TO BETTER MARES THAN
DRAGON
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I think sale prices will be down overall for obvious economic reasons. Sale average will be down as well because their are significantly more horses in this book than usual (278). Seasides will demand a premium. Fear the dragon will be interesting. If he's like dragon again, they'll be gorgeous. Many people saying they will avoid him the first year for fear of the sulky dragon again syndrome. The bottom will have fallen out of the racing hills too I suspect. Really gunna come down to how well the seasides and dragons sell.
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There are 30 more horses then last two years but much few then the two day 325 in 2016. Agree on the economic reason no doubt the sale has little chance of being higher then previous years. If I had to make a guess would say 10% lower then last and if it's off no more then 15% I would think breeders would have to be somewhat happy given the nature of this year circumstances. Hoping that it's a one-off.