Another year of two year old in training sales are upon us! Here’s a review of previous year’s results, a look at new formats and other developments at various venues for 2015, and our prediction as to what the numbers will look like when this year’s two year old auctions are in the books...
An interesting comment in an article by Andy Beyer in the December 19th issue of the Daily Racing Form
about year-end Eclipse awards says a lot about what matters most when evaluating the overall records of trainers. Speaking about the award for leading trainer, Beyer writes:
Much has been written in recent years about thoroughbred racing’s decline in popularity as a national sport and the need for new ideas to help revitalize our industry. While there are of course a number of different areas to address, there are some fairly basic and straightforward solutions to the problems we face that can benefit all industry stakeholders. Here are three simple, straightforward steps to help return our once proud sport to national prominence and profitability, without depending on casinos for an increasing part of our revenue;
Why do horses end up in races which are “not the ideal spot”?
With the two year old sales in full swing amid another year of record setting prices and sales averages
Yesterday’s Fasig-Tipton select sale offer’s an excellent lesson on the economics of the thoroughbred industry.
Our team recently returned from the OBS March select two year sale
where we were able to purchase three excellent horses at value prices in a sale which saw record setting average and median numbers. How did we do that, and how does the process of selecting horses at a sale work?
We recently received an inquiry from an owner looking to privately purchase one of our horses
If you want to ‘look under the hood a bit’ and see the economics of running a racing stable, read on!
New Jersey Racing is here to stay.....
From The Blood-Horse...