Select 2YO Selling Season: The Good and the Bad

re: Select 2YO Selling Season: The Good and the Bad

Bill B — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:30:11 GMT

For some unknown reason a few people continue to want to bury Barretts. The Barretts March Sale had the lowest percentage of outs, as well as the lowest percentage of buy backs, of any of the selected 2yo sales this year.

Barretts is the only company, other than Keeneland, that is not-for-profit. The preservation of the market, as opposed to the size of the catalog, is our main objective.

re: Select 2YO Selling Season: The Good and the Bad

JAJ — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:20:11 GMT

PomDeTerre,

Both Big Brown and Looking At Lucky retired because their owners were offered too much money to refuse. Both horses could have come back at four, even with their grueling 3-yo campaigns.

Big Brown ripped a chunk of his heal, hardly a "soundness" issue.

re: Select 2YO Selling Season: The Good and the Bad

PomDeTerre — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:19:35 GMT

And where are they BOTH now? BB retired later that year with injury, LOL is also no longer racing. But I suppose that meaningless as longs as groupslike IEAH can brag that theyb got their Derby trophy.

re: Select 2YO Selling Season: The Good and the Bad

macawwoman — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:52:31 GMT

Yes he sure did. And Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky also was a Keeneland April graduate.

re: Select 2YO Selling Season: The Good and the Bad

Smoking Baby — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:43:30 GMT

Didn't Paul Pompa buy Big Brown at Keeneland April?

re: Select 2YO Selling Season: The Good and the Bad

PomDeTerre — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:28:03 GMT

I've yet ton comprehend a buyer thinking they can purchase their Derby horse at an in training auction. These two year olds have been brought along too fast and exploited too soon for most of their career potential to be realized had they been brought along under normal methods. The only thing that running 10s at two insures is that the animal will be used up and/or injured by the time s/he is three. Someone please name 1 KD winner that came out of these harmful auctions. When will these buyers realize that they are throwing their money away?

re: Select 2YO Selling Season: The Good and the Bad

Mike B. — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:05:59 GMT

Barretts March had 100 horses in the catalog, with many outs..May about 100 horses. Both are way down from prior years. Let's be realistic. Florida has completely taken over the 2 year old training business.