I wanted to take a minute and give credit where credit is due.
When I first started playing in Photo Finish (not that long ago), I felt it necessary to purchase as many 3yo horses as I could in hopes as to catch them when they were maturing in ordered to win some races. Since then, my strategy has changed drastically. I have been keeping a close eye on one horse in particualr, Pleasant Galaxy, and he has inspired me to say the least. I have the utmost respect for Oak Tree Stables for keeping this horse on the track and in the stable.
I read a great article back in April by Ostego "Young vs. Old" and I couldn't agree more with his perspective. I personally purchased a great horse last auction (Naive) from Karie at KRF stables and he has already surpassed all my other younger horses in money earned. Here are some horses from the "06" season and there records taken from Amanda's PP's.
1. Waddlin Moon-- age 6yo, 12-0-4-7 $277,350
2. Thief of Hearts-- age 6yo, 14-2-2-3 $495,000
3. Sunday Rose-- age 6yo, 11-1-3-4 $306,250
4. Zoborra-- age 6yo, 17-7-4-2 $1,485,900
5. Pleasent Galaxy-- age 7yo, 9-1-1-1 $121,600
6. Palm Island-- age 6yo, 12-5-1-1 $1,583,500
7. Brave Trick-- age 6yo, 11-2-4-2 $900,000
8. Sister Glory-- age 6yo, 4-1-1-2 $300,000
9. Promised Land-- age 6yo, $1,401,500
Please don't think that these horses only ran against themselves, they ran against some of the best horses in the league at this time and averaged anywhere from a 3 horse field to a 19 horse field.
I would strongly suggest that new stables look into these hidden treasures
When I first started playing in Photo Finish (not that long ago), I felt it necessary to purchase as many 3yo horses as I could in hopes as to catch them when they were maturing in ordered to win some races. Since then, my strategy has changed drastically. I have been keeping a close eye on one horse in particualr, Pleasant Galaxy, and he has inspired me to say the least. I have the utmost respect for Oak Tree Stables for keeping this horse on the track and in the stable.
I read a great article back in April by Ostego "Young vs. Old" and I couldn't agree more with his perspective. I personally purchased a great horse last auction (Naive) from Karie at KRF stables and he has already surpassed all my other younger horses in money earned. Here are some horses from the "06" season and there records taken from Amanda's PP's.
1. Waddlin Moon-- age 6yo, 12-0-4-7 $277,350
2. Thief of Hearts-- age 6yo, 14-2-2-3 $495,000
3. Sunday Rose-- age 6yo, 11-1-3-4 $306,250
4. Zoborra-- age 6yo, 17-7-4-2 $1,485,900
5. Pleasent Galaxy-- age 7yo, 9-1-1-1 $121,600
6. Palm Island-- age 6yo, 12-5-1-1 $1,583,500
7. Brave Trick-- age 6yo, 11-2-4-2 $900,000
8. Sister Glory-- age 6yo, 4-1-1-2 $300,000
9. Promised Land-- age 6yo, $1,401,500
Please don't think that these horses only ran against themselves, they ran against some of the best horses in the league at this time and averaged anywhere from a 3 horse field to a 19 horse field.
I would strongly suggest that new stables look into these hidden treasures
I know if I had to do it over again I would look at older proven horses rather than rolling the dice on 2 and 3 year olds.
Submitted by Jamie Calloway - Sunset Ranch (Posted by Nancy Newmarket)
2 comments:
Nice job Kid, and thanks for the plug.
My 2009 stable record for horses 4yo and older is 25-7-9-6. That equates to 88% on-the-board.
My 2009 stable record for horses 3yo and younger is 20-2-3-3. That equates to 40% OTB.
I'll breed the 2yo's I need and buy the odd 3yo that catches my fancy, but I'll not speculate on 2yo's any more and I'll always be on the lookout for 4yo+ horses that have some kind of track record.
Brave Trick was so awesome and a steal in the auction. I can't wait to see ehr foals run!
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