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  • #81
    Any reports from people who were able to go?

    FIngers crossed that Our Kerri got a new home...
    ****Indecision may or may not be my problem****

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    • #82
      Darn it I typed out a long report and it got eaten somehow.

      I spoke with Keely this afternoon. I guess the sale went pretty well.

      Most of the horses my trainer wanted me to look at (not Mark, but Hillary - she starts my young ones) went for a lot of money (i.e. over 1000). Those ones were Willard K, Herb Avore, Tap Silver Ghost and one other whose name I'm spacing out. Barnwell was a no sale. Keely is calling his owner to find out what his "real" price is. He is not listed on canter. He got up to 650 but did not meet the reserve so was a no sale.

      I'm getting Alacart:

      http://homepages.apci.net/~keely/pad...le/alacart.jpg

      She is not one that Hillary particularly liked (she looked "hot" to her), but I do really like her. I am hoping she can be retrained as a hunter (notice the shoulder and the set of her neck) but if she doesn't want to be retrained...I will consider breeding her. She was going to be fire saled for 300 to someone who sells to the killers. Something about that mare just caught my eye. She's big too, I like that. Apparently she was horrible in the sale ring and no one wanted to bid on her. But...poor hting has been in her stall for two months, of course she's nutty.

      One of keely's friends when home with a whole trailer of horses that cost less than 500 each. Some horses went for as little as 150. That's LESS than the price you can sell a horse to the killers.

      does anyone know what happened to Pretext, I forgot to ask Keely. She was another mare I really liked.

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      • #83
        Thanks so much for the update -- I've been thinking and worrying all day about the auction. Is it possible that NONE of the horses went for meat? I SO hope so . . . .
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        • #84
          Keely has posted a brief report on www.exracers.com.
          Highlights:

          One CANTER supporter went home with 8, all acquired for around $300.

          A lot of the ones we all liked went to sport horse trainers for over $1,000.

          Barnwell was a "no sale". She is trying to contact the owner to see if they'd be interested in making him a CANTER horse. Let's hope!

          And... Bell Buzzer goes to the TRF, courtesy of the Virginia TOBA. Thank you so very much, Virginians!!

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          • #85
            Yeah!!!

            I was so happy to read that Our Kerri went home with someone. And congrats LEPenterprises on getting Alacart. I hope she works out once she gets to chill a little.
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            • #86
              LEPEnterprises...Delmar showed us Alacart in early August and she was one of two mares that his son hopped on and rode bareback with just a halter. While she had a little spirit, I thought that she was pretty well-behaved for the conditions on the backside at the time. I think that that you will get along just fine. Please let me know how things progress with her.

              Also, another owner at the track said that Delmar is a tainer that you can trust when buying.

              Good luck.

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              • #87
                Bah I might have spoken too soon about my new mare Alacart I spoke to her trainer (super nice guy) this evening, and he told me that someone is coming tomorrow afternoon to see her. If they have money in hand they're going to get her (because they called him first - and I can't wire money till Monday when the banks are open).

                I told him it was cool, as long as she's going to a good home, I am happy.

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                • #88
                  LEP, isn't Western Union open on Sundays? Or do they only take cash? I honestly don't know their procedure, but I thought they were open on the weekends, at least...
                  Good luck with the mare, she's a cutie!

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                  • #89
                    I am so glad to hear that the sale went well. I am especially glad that Bell Buzzer has another chance for a home, bless his heart.

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                    • #90
                      You guys who took home all those horses are my heroes! I spent all yesterday dreading what I would find out today, and instead am sitting here with a big smile on my face.

                      Special thanks to the person who bought Our Kerri- if you're out there, I'd love to hear how she does. Thanks! And good luck to you all, and the horses in their new homes
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                      • #91
                        How can I find the article on exracers?

                        I'm so glad that those horses found homes - I'd love to hear how they are doing in a few months.

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                        • #92
                          53, Exracer.com's bulletin board is here. It has the auction update and a few posts by folks who bought horses yesterday.

                          Sprite, you'll find posts here by Lisann, Our Kerri's new mom.

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                          • #93
                            Well guys I got a report from my 2 friends who went to the auction. They said there were only about 30 buyers total there. : ( But they went early and talked to a lot of people and feel that they got some good information. They bid on several horses but only came home with one Tap Silver Ghost!! And he did not go for 1000+ like was previously posted. He no-saled at 250 and they bought him privately. It's easy to get confused with so many horses : )

                            Pretext went for a good amount of money 800-1000 they thought. So she definately got a good home.

                            There were a couple of really nice sporthorses that went for 1500+ to trainers. Overall the sale was good. There were some horse traders there of course. My friends tried to buy a horse that the trader had just bought offering 100 more than they had just paid but they said no, you'd have to pay double : (

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                            • #94
                              Ohhh I wish I could have been there. I hoped to borrow my Dad's car for a road trip (mine probably wouldn't make it there!) but with it being a company car and me being a recent university graduate in search of a job.........well needless to say I've had smarter ideas.

                              Glad to hear that Our Kerri has a home! I'm sad about Barnwell, I wonder why he didn't sell?

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                              • #95
                                I am not sure what thread to reply to, but I am the person who bought Tap Silver Ghost yesterday.

                                He is a great horse and I am so glad I took a chance on him. He is so well bred!! By Silver Ghost (Mr. Prospector) out of a Pleasant Colony/Secretariat mare. His mother sold for $23,000 last year at Keeneland. What happened to this horse for the first three years of his life is a mystery, as he should have been a successful racehorse if you look at his breeding. But he never made it to the track.

                                He is lame, but the injury is hot and doesn't seem to be terribly serious. When he passed to me, he was wearing just one shoe, which I think is part of his problem -- his pastern angles aren't even at the moment. He is turned out now, and I am going to get the vet out to check and see what the problem is. He did sell for $250, and the owner said he would not sell for less than $500 right then, so I said yes right at the auction ring.

                                I am very upset that I didn't buy Doctor Hastings -- he went to a trader for $250 and I approached him afterwards as the owners were very upset with him going to the trader, and he said he would not sell him for less than $500, which I just didn't want to do. But he did say he would make him into a riding horse. I assume that is true, and it was irritating that the guy wanted twice the money when I wanted to buy him just 30 minutes later. But many horse traders are tough on that stuff.

                                My friend and I went back to Ralph Martinez's to see if we could buy Barnwell privately (he wanted just $700 for that very nice horse), and we were told that he had just sold to go back to the track in Kansas --both him and Beyers sold to the same person apparently.

                                Defintely the best horses went to a guy from Wisconsin, which is good as they will be retrained and go to another home. Elegante Senor was such a nice horse, I waited until the end of the sale to try to buy him, and he went for $1700 which was more than I could spend. I was hoping to take home two, and ended up with one, oh well!

                                The good thing was many people no-saled their horses rather than let them go for so little money.

                                The rumor beforehand among people I know was that all the horses at the sale were "junk" and I would say that was absolutely not true, there were many nice horses there. I think some of the traders told people that so they could get the good prices. But that's just my opinion.

                                Wish I could have saved more, but my pocketbook and my husband were both saying no =(

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                                • #96
                                  Equestrielle,

                                  Congratulations! I loved Tap Silver ghost, great breeding, big, attractive and a wonderful color. I came very close to flying to the sale on Saturday to buy him. I spoke to his owner on Friday and got some information which might be helpful. He was supposedly very slow and very fat (grass belly) which is why he never ran. He had an injury to his stifle, which they thought might have come from strain from training on a sandy track (although this was far from definitive). They had his stifle injected and he has supposedly looked sound on it in the pasture. He is supposedly quiet, no bucks and not a lot of spooking. The toughest thing about him seemed to be keeping him slim!

                                  Good luck and please keep us posted. I had planned to give him awhile to grow up, and then to hopefully make him into a show horse.

                                  Let us know!

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                                  • #97
                                    Blondie-so glad you got Tap Silver Ghost. A friend and I were drooling over his picture all week, but she decided that the timing was not good to buy another horse. It's good to know he got a great home!

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                                    • #98
                                      Oops! I meant to respond to equestrielle... By the way, how do you edit a post once you've sent it?

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                                      • #99
                                        Equestrelle -- congratulations on buying Tap Silver Ghost! Sorry for posting wrong info *blush* I must have some of the horses confused - was second hand info that I remembered from my phone call with Keely (and I was on my cell driving home from teh barn!)

                                        Tap Silver Ghost was one of the horses my trainer (Hillary) liked VERY much. She thought he was fancy and looked VERY athletic. (I know the ones Hillary liked b/c I wrote them down!)

                                        I wonder which one Keely's boss bought then...getting all those gorgeous horses confused!

                                        Am very happy for Pretext. She looks to be a very nice mare!

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                                        • #100
                                          Lady Doctor,

                                          Go to the post that you want to edit. In the lower right hand corner you will see a file with an eraser on it. Hit that button and it will reopen you post and you can change it.

                                          I wish I had bought Tap Silver Ghost, but he seems like he has a wonderful new home.

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