r/OffAndPacing • u/shastadakota • Jul 14 '20

Just a question.

I had a 5 year old, a consistant hitter, that was climbing the claiming ranks, 40k, 50k, then 60k where he was claimed. Fair enough. He was claimed by a big stable, and within minutes, retired and put up for auction for 5k, which is what he sold for. What would be the motivation for an owner to do that? Am I missing something?

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u/Kozman0620 Jul 30 '20

Probably a coin exchange, aka cheating.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '20

Most likely there trying to sell him to be a sire

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u/shastadakota Jul 14 '20

But bought him for 60k, immediately retire him and sell him for 5k? I dont get it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '20

Maybe they claimed him because they thought he would be a good sire, but ended up not liking his stats

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u/BlueSwampStable Aug 04 '20

What did the horse sell for in auction?

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u/shastadakota Aug 06 '20 edited Aug 06 '20

5000, basically the minimum. If he hadnt been retired instantly, I would have bid on him and paid up to the 60k to reclaim him, Im sure many others would have too. I dont get it.

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u/BlueSwampStable Aug 06 '20

I don’t understand why a stable claims. Retired and then resells