Who would be your #1 pick at the Lexington Yearling Sale

[Grandstand Handicapper]

I am not a yearling buyer anymore, but I go to every sale and look at countless yearlings.....bec ause you never know when an opportunity appears. I also look because I want to know, see, be familiar with pedigrees, family, siblings, and so on. Even though I buy horses that are already racing, my due diligence starts before the sale, goes right up to the sale, and straight through while they train down and hit the track. I think we will see more of the same from last year. Very, very strong very high end, top 5%, strong next tier, and a flat middle market. Sure the #'s will be up, but that's not always completely legit.

[Lance]

I LOVE THE FIRST DAY  ALL THE BIG SHOOTERS COME OUT

EVERYONE WITH FUCKYOU MONEY HAS TO SHOW IT,,

IM NEVER IN THAT LEAGUE AND WONT BE

 BUTS NICE TO WATCH LIVE  FROM THE ARENA

ITS WHOS GOT THE BIGESST COCK NIGHT 

Well that soulds like a super fun night.

[Grandstand Handicapper]

It is kind of entertaining, and a bit scary as well, LOL. First, the t-bred mega-partnerships are starting to become more common. Also, several of the breeders are staying in for a piece as well. Second, for the select few top-priced yearlings, we are seeing the prices creep up. Legit or not, it's happening. Not only are the top 10 highest priced yearlings ever sold north of $500,000, it's actually more than even the top 20! Yes, people can scream tax law, stock market, reinvestment, and so on, yeah, we all get that. But the highest end of the game as become so distorted that the #'s are just nonsensical. It trickles into the racehorse market as well. Crazy numbers. Expenses are up, horse prices are up, and at that end of the market, purses are down! Yeah, that makes sense. LOL.