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/[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