Lexington Yearling Sale Live Observations

[Harness Stats]

Sale just started  http://www.lexingtonselected.com/year-sale-video.html

This thread is if anyone wants to discuss or observe things that seem interesting for whatever reason.

First thing I see that was weird was they couldn't give away the first foal of Hen Party so to speak.  35,000 for a Cap T  .  Real Cheap

[shotgunner]

Must have had a major flaw somewhere

[Stan durbread]

It was a Crawford yearling. Looks like the TDS are not being well received

[Par Four]

 Bidding seems slow not “spirited”

[TimTimTimbo]

I bet the owners of the Maven filly expected more than $135,000. Must be something that many did not like

[wizardofoz]

Sale just started  http://www.lexingtonselected.com/year-sale-video.html

This thread is if anyone wants to discuss or observe things that seem interesting for whatever reason.

First thing I see that was weird was they couldn't give away the first foal of Hen Party so to speak.  35,000 for a Cap T  .  Real Cheap

$45,000 but that is SHOCKING so MUST be MAJOR issue but if so why selling first night?

[Stan durbread]

Could it possibly be the owners are sick of the M Crawford look at me shit.  While employers of 4 individuals that are in prison. So far their horses are selling cheap

[Harness Stats]

Yes it was 45 not 35 but still something wrong there. 

Next weird observation hip 32 A Muscle Hill first foal of Quincy Blue Chip went for only 50,000.
Quincy Blue Chip was that filly that won a ton of NY Sires Stakes in a row in 2019 and was trained by Dowse.  When the shit hit the fan with the Marks/Schnittiker thing Blue Chip pulled this filly and put her for sale (I think on Ongait) Banca bought her and did OK but not the same as Dowse. She retired at the end of that year. 

So with the real good racing career of this mare 50 grand for a Muscle Hill seems cheap.  Are they worried about after effects of juice???

[LUCPARK]

We buying 43

If under 350gees

[Harness Stats]

That would have been a deal.  Went for half million. 

[Parked]

For the mares he got TDS are not that hot.  Maybe trainers noticed driver had to pound on him to keep him going forward ? 

[horses first]

On par but just short of last year. 189k in 22 vs 183k average 23. Look like one deep pocket spent over 3.0m while last year deep pocket spent more less on buying a single yearling.

[Fuguzzi]

Could it possibly be the owners are sick of the M Crawford look at me shit.  While employers of 4 individuals that are in prison. So far their horses are selling cheap

[Harness Stats]

Lets give some credit to Gympanzee.  So far the sales topper with the Mission Brief filly Kadena for Eight Hundred Grand.  Is that the highest ever paid for a filly at a yearling sale?

His other six all went for over a hundred grand, most much higher.  I did not see any averages posted yet although they might be, but I would be willing to bet that Gympanzee had the highest average by far.

Next on the weird scale is Determination.  So far all pacers which in itself is weird, except for Eurobank Hanover who went for the 2nd lowest of the entire sale 40,000.  This trotting bred colt is a full brother to their Emoji Hanover who just went in the Mohawk Million and Emoticon Hanover dam of Drawn Impression, also theirs and in that race who may also go on to be a great horse.  There has to be something really off with this one to go for that price.

[Open bridle]

I'm thinking the bidding will be concentrated among fewer bidders this year. The ones with deep pockets and the large stables. Adding new sires increased the horses available. Overall yoy price averages will not as impressive as last year. Inflation and higher interest rates will take its toll on some smaller bidders. There will be bargains to be had. #61 Shartin N filly for 140k seem low to me.