Owner's View: Attending the March OBS Sale (by Tom and Roberta Butler)

Owner's View: Attending the March OBS Sale (by Tom and Roberta Butler)

Buying Thoroughbreds at Public Auction – A Primer

As the two-year-old sale season begins, we thought it might be useful for those who haven’t had the experience of attending a thoroughbred auction in person to read a little more about the process.

Zayat Stables Results Is More Proof You Can't Come Out Ahead Overpaying for Horses

A recent article about the bankruptcy proceedings against Ahmed Zayat, owner of Triple Crown winner and leading freshman sire American Pharoah in the Paul

How the game really works

When Kenwood's Racing's Shake It Up Baby made his three year old debut on Janaury 15th at Gulfstream Park, he ran in a race which offered a perfect ‘teachable moment’ about how this game really works. In his race were two runners trained byTodd Pletcher for Starlight Racing.

Two years of claiming results speak for themselves

If there’s one aspect of the thoroughbred business that’s the most confusing and frustrating for many owners, particularly new owners, it’s probably the claiming game.

Sales toppers are generally racetrack floppers

When you have a horse that’s a bust on the racetrack it’s a disappointment plain and simple, however much or little you paid.

The Zenyatta Conundrum

The Thoroughbred Daily News (TDN) had a really interesting article on the great race mare Zenyatta on November 16th, (see the exerpts just below) which offers a great ‘teachable moment’ on the relative importance of

The Madness Continues With Record Prices at Keeneland Yearling Sale

Year after year people pay outrageous prices for unraced, unproven yearlings and two-year olds perceived to be the ‘best’ racing prospects.

It doesn't pay to overpay for horses, no matter how promising they appear

Each year, at every major thoroughbred auction venue, people pay outrageous prices for unraced, unproven yearlings and two-year olds perceived to be the ‘best’ racing prospects in terms of pedigree, conformation and (in the case of two year olds), workout times. If only it were that simple!

A lot in common with markets for fine art and fine racehorses

A May 16, 2019 article in the NY Times by Allison Schrager on the state of the business of Fine Art, "Even