[skydy]

Buyer hasn't been shown yet. Hope she stays in the U.S. !

ETA: Whisper Hill Farm bought her!

In Lingerie RNA at 2,200,000.

[canterca]

CANTER (www.canterusa.org) is auctioning off a Havre de Grace halter to benefit retiring racehorses on Ebay next week. Search "Havre de Grace" on EBay.

[PeteyPie]

It's funny about prices. Some stats that stood out to me... of course there are other numbers that are interesting, but these:

........................E Speed......Earnings
Name.................Figure.......Per Start.....Auction Results

Havre de Grace.....121........$161,636.......$10,000,000
Blind Luck............121..........149,069.........2,500 ,000
Zagora................120..........107,663........ .2,500,000
Switch................118............61,648....... ..4,300,000


Cute Blind Luck video I came upon while looking at stats:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXPPQFJZvAk

[Glimmerglass]

Same buyer of HdG (Florida-based owner and breeder Mandy Pope) picks up another great gal - Plum Pretty, acquired for $4.2 million.

The video of last night's auction of Havre de Grace for $10M which in all honesty seems exceedingly anticlimactic despite the dollar amount. Maybe its just me.

[skydy]

It's funny about prices. Some stats that stood out to me... of course there are other numbers that are interesting, but these:

........................E Speed......Earnings
Name.................Figure.......Per Start.....Auction Results

Havre de Grace.....121........$161,636.......$10,000,000
Blind Luck............121..........149,069.........2,500 ,000
Zagora................120..........107,663........ .2,500,000
Switch................118............61,648....... ..4,300,000


Cute Blind Luck video I came upon while looking at stats:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXPPQFJZvAk

Ahh but the pedigree.. Not many sired by St. Liam!

[PeteyPie]

But... but... but Blind Luck has Broad Brush!

[ravenclaw]

Is $10 million the most expensive auction price for a filly or broodmare? I know some colts have sold for more but I'm not sure about a filly or mare.

[Glimmerglass]

Is $10 million the most expensive auction price for a filly or broodmare? I know some colts have sold for more but I'm not sure about a filly or mare.

HdG: third-highest price ever for broodmare at public auction

Havre de Grace becomes the third most-expensive broodmare or broodmare prospect to sell at public auction, behind Better Than Honour ($14 million at Fasig-Tipton in November 2008) and Playful Act ($10.5 million at Keeneland in November 2007).

[JumpQH]

HdG: third-highest price ever for broodmare at public auction

Havre de Grace becomes the third most-expensive broodmare or broodmare prospect to sell at public auction, behind Better Than Honour ($14 million at Fasig-Tipton in November 2008) and Playful Act ($10.5 million at Keeneland in November 2007).

Soooooo, have Better Than Honour and/or Playful Act produced money earners since their respective purchases? Just curious!

[harvestmoon]

Soooooo, have Better Than Honour and/or Playful Act produced money earners since their respective purchases? Just curious!

What they've produced (of racing age) since they were sold.

Better Than Honour:
2009: -
2010: Better Not Cry, filly by Street Cry (IRE), unraced

Playful Act (IRE):
2008: -
2009: Anjaz, filly by Street Cry (IRE), raced in ENG, winner in 6 starts thus far with earnings of $25,972, last raced Oct 17
2010: Tearless (GB), filly by Street Cry (IRE), unraced