Lexington Day 1- Some pretty amazing prices here

[triplev123]

http://www.lexingtonselected.com/year-sale-catalog.html

http://www.lexingtonselected.com/year-sale-results.html

As alerted to by Brett 'The Gardener' Coffey.

[Flashing Red]

For a country that is borderline going back into a recession, those prices are through the roof!

[triplev123]

Incredible huh? I know Lexington is always a front loaded catalogue and Day 1 invariably goes off but even so, given the prevailing economic conditions up there those are quite amazing prices.

[Allan]

I disagree. If you look at all categories besides pacing colts, the prices are lower than last year. Take out the $450,000 purchase, those pacing colts are lower than last year.

[triplev123]

I disagree. If you look at all categories besides pacing colts, the prices are lower than last year. Take out the $450,000 purchase, those pacing colts are lower than last year.


[VVV] G'day Allan.
That's an interesting way to massage the figures mate.
Level with me. You're not secretly advising our PM & Federal Treasurer from afar by any chance are you? :p

The operative statements there of course are Flashing's [For a country that is borderline going back into a recession, those prices are through the roof! ] and mine of [given the prevailing economic conditions up there those are quite amazing prices.]

That doesn't seek to compare this year with last year, take out a 450k seller whilst leaving last years untouched and then point to the Pacing colts otherwise being down etc etc.
Instead, both seek to point out what was, for all intents and purposes, an excellent result and it is especially so from my point of view given the fact that, like us here in Oz, it appears that the US economy has suffered and continues to do so as a result of a host of leftist shit bags, eco-marxists, people who seek to be regularly offended on behalf of others, apologists for varying causes & garden variety social weevils having somehow gotten a death grip upon the US steering wheel. Viewed in those terms, Day 1 at Lexington was verging on a miracle, IMO.

[triplev123]

http://vimeo.com/30001921

plus some paddock footage of him
www.huntertonsalesagency.com/ht/?f=live&d=videos/live/Lexington (http://www.huntertonsalesagency.com/ht/?f=live&d=videos/live/Lexington) Select Sale&v=103-HITTING+THE+CYCLE-web.mov (hopefully that link works?)

[Fullerton]

While I enjoy Allan's posts I totally disagree with him on this one. If you take the top seller out from this year you have to take out the top seller from last year.Have to agree with triplev123 here.On another note it was amazing to watch the bidding go on with Hitting The Cycle it was incredible really something to see the crowd excitement was amazing as they went at it at one point the auction slowed to just a slow talk and when Bellino won the crowd went wild they had to stop the auction for a couple of minutes after for the next horse. Mr Bellino keep doing what you do I love the way you reinvest.

[J BELLINO]

Thank you Fullerton!

[triplev123]

I thought the best bit about the interview with Bruce Saunders was the immediacy of it....of just how close after the hammer fell that it was. He was still experiencing the adrenaline rush of taking a $450,000 pacing colt out of the sale ring and it was pretty terrific to see. All the very best of luck with him Joe. Btw, I'd love to see something similar done here in Oz at the APG Sales....some right after the hammer falls interviews posted on the net. There's probably no better way to convey the excitement of a sale than talking to the buyers & sellers involved after one goes off for a big ticket. Great stuff.

[J BELLINO]

First I think you hit it I have never seen Bruce so flustered, second I know I spoke to Bruce 10 mins before the horse came out and he asked me what I thought and I said he's going to go between 350 & 400 . I would love to see interviews like that after a purchase and watching the video is great.

[triplev123]

You're welcome mate.
I hope he's a real star for you guys, like his brother was.
Joe, what's your take on the Lexington sales thus far?
Looking on from afar they seem to be holding up at the top end much, much better than anyone expected, certainly better than I expected anyway.

[J BELLINO]

My take is the states and the sires of the states with great sire stakes are doing well. I think people are scooping up the first time sires RnR Hanovers are off but I think they will rebound in Harris sale how much I don't know.The sale is going awesome if you take the economy and the the way racing is in some states.

[triplev123]

Yeh, I noticed that the RnR Hanovers had slipped a bit, 15 sold, 8 went for the US service fee or less.
It's a combination of things I guess, the current situation in NJ doesn't help.
Hey, speaking of NJ...I heard that Gov. Christie is going to take a tilt at The White House? Nucky Johnson would be beaming at the prospect. The Atlantic City boys might finally get a man in The Oval Office. ;)

[J BELLINO]

Nah. He officialy backed out.

[triplev123]

What a shame. I'd have loved to see a pic of him with a red Carnation in his lapel.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: