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I am not saying I would have paid $75k but PP is being very unfair saying that the buyer of Lot 36 - Downbytheseaside x Lislady is a sucker on the basis that the mare was previously purchased with this foal in its womb for $5,500
Back at that time Downbytheseaside was totally unproven/had had no progeny race. There was no guarantee the foal would even be born, what sex it would be, or how athletic in stature it would be. In future he will have to call out all pinhooking as this was an even bigger gamble by the purchaser of the mare (albeit at a bargain basement price) which was very successful even after expenses
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The mare was purchased for a bit more than that and also had to come from NZ to Sydney then to Queensland and if they were willing to take the risk that Downbytheseaside would make it good luck to them.
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An interesting initiative - Owner to bring Non-Owner, who will have the chance to win a $5,000 voucher for the sale
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...wn-the-moment/
IMO, all they will need to do then is chip in $5k of their own and find 3 friends to do the same and they might find a worthwhile purchase for around $25k
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BIG COMPLAINT about APG Melbourne Sale stream - there is no on screen info ie Lot No in ring (and the glare off the horse's sticker makes it impossible to read) and no $ current Bid info ie no Semaphore at all
You cant take a break from the audio (auctioneer barrage) as there is no other way of knowing what is going on
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Slow start to the Melbourne Sale so far (pacers that is - skipped trotters)
Half of the first 24 through the ring have been Passed In
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People that reneg on the bid they had knocked down because they think they could have got it cheaper (eg making their final bid $1k more not $2k more) deserve to be stoned by the auctioneer
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At least with the Melbourne auctioneers there is less need to turn off the audio as they rarely to the Yabbadabbadabbbadabba routine
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The fact that the Betting Line are lookers is keeping some interested
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I don't think it was a great auction for vendors
Pacers only:
Of the 134 that went through the ring
More sold for $10k or less (20)
than sold for $40k or more (18)
I think 37 were Passed In
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