A real bargain!

[dougie]

I was reading a interesting article on "Horse Racing Nation" about "Chunk Of Gold" who was bought for $2500 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton yearling sale. The West Virginia Derby winner has earned nearly $700,000 in his seven starts. Geez.....I bought four cheap claimers at Pompano Park in the 1980's and lost my shirt. LOL! These kind of stories must be a million to one. It's a great story, I admit.

[kantseeback]

I was reading a interesting article on "Horse Racing Nation" about "Chunk Of Gold" who was bought for $2500 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton yearling sale. The West Virginia Derby winner has earned nearly $700,000 in his seven starts. Geez.....I bought four cheap claimers at Pompano Park in the 1980's and lost my shirt. LOL! These kind of stories must be a million to one. It's a great story, I admit.

On the flip side many years ago I remember a TB named Danzig Southside that was purchased at a sale for 500,000 dollars and couldn't win an 8000 maiden claimer.

[Trigger]

On the flip side many years ago I remember a TB named Danzig Southside that was purchased at a sale for 500,000 dollars and couldn't win an 8000 maiden claimer.

Excellent memory, slight correction, Danzigs Southside.

Sent to Brazil, had 9 offspring, 1 made it to the track and did nothing much, some were bred some more.

To make a long story short, nothing ever came from her, down to her great, great, great grandchildren born as late as 2020.  Those poor countries and some of her lineage might of made into a taco truck. 

[kantseeback]

Excellent memory, slight correction, Danzigs Southside.

Sent to Brazil, had 9 offspring, 1 made it to the track and did nothing much, some were bred some more.

To make a long story short, nothing ever came from her, down to her great, great, great grandchildren born as late as 2020.  Those poor countries and some of her lineage might of made into a taco truck.

I'm surprised you even know of or could look up Danzigs Southside. The last time I actually remember seeing the horse race was at M1 at night when the TB's raced there part of the year in the 1980's.

[dougie]

I love these "feel good" stories about someone getting lucky like this. When I watch the sales, both thoroughbreds and harness horses, it looks like a convention of billionaires competing against each other. How can the "little guy" ever get into the game anymore? But I guess it could happen. Just not so often.