Who's in Your Barn?
Quote from Mike Tomar on September 29, 2026, 11:16 AMIt's a bad time to sell now, most horse's that are racing only have 1 0r 2 starts left, and there's no purse money to make until early spring.
It's a bad time to sell now, most horse's that are racing only have 1 0r 2 starts left, and there's no purse money to make until early spring.
Quote from NiekH on September 29, 2026, 11:35 AMQuote from pcmark15 on September 29, 2026, 11:03 AMNiek, I can understand your selling of History Hanover, I was very high on him going into the sale, but even at the price we got him for he's been a disappointment. Once he starts training down again if there doesn't appear to be some big gains I will also move on from him.
Yeah Anthony believes he has some talent. But at some point its a equation of how much monthly bills am I going to have to pay for him vs. how much purse money is he likely to make. On average I pay $55 cad per month per share, considering you will not see him race until March I suspect. That is half a year of bills to pay.
Quote from pcmark15 on September 29, 2026, 11:03 AMNiek, I can understand your selling of History Hanover, I was very high on him going into the sale, but even at the price we got him for he's been a disappointment. Once he starts training down again if there doesn't appear to be some big gains I will also move on from him.
Yeah Anthony believes he has some talent. But at some point its a equation of how much monthly bills am I going to have to pay for him vs. how much purse money is he likely to make. On average I pay $55 cad per month per share, considering you will not see him race until March I suspect. That is half a year of bills to pay.
Quote from pcmark15 on September 29, 2026, 12:47 PMQuote from NiekH on September 29, 2026, 11:35 AMQuote from pcmark15 on September 29, 2026, 11:03 AMNiek, I can understand your selling of History Hanover, I was very high on him going into the sale, but even at the price we got him for he's been a disappointment. Once he starts training down again if there doesn't appear to be some big gains I will also move on from him.
Yeah Anthony believes he has some talent. But at some point its a equation of how much monthly bills am I going to have to pay for him vs. how much purse money is he likely to make. On average I pay $55 cad per month per share, considering you will not see him race until March I suspect. That is half a year of bills to pay.
Sometimes it's hard to anticipate what Anthony is going to do, but HH is currently jogging in Michigan and is supposed to be back at Northfield in the next couple of weeks. I don't think it's unreasonable that he could be race ready the first of the year, get 3 or 4 starts then make a decision to either move on from him or give him a short break then get him ready for stake season if he shows enough. It wouldn't shock me to see him in Ontario for part of the winter.
Quote from NiekH on September 29, 2026, 11:35 AMQuote from pcmark15 on September 29, 2026, 11:03 AMNiek, I can understand your selling of History Hanover, I was very high on him going into the sale, but even at the price we got him for he's been a disappointment. Once he starts training down again if there doesn't appear to be some big gains I will also move on from him.
Yeah Anthony believes he has some talent. But at some point its a equation of how much monthly bills am I going to have to pay for him vs. how much purse money is he likely to make. On average I pay $55 cad per month per share, considering you will not see him race until March I suspect. That is half a year of bills to pay.
Sometimes it's hard to anticipate what Anthony is going to do, but HH is currently jogging in Michigan and is supposed to be back at Northfield in the next couple of weeks. I don't think it's unreasonable that he could be race ready the first of the year, get 3 or 4 starts then make a decision to either move on from him or give him a short break then get him ready for stake season if he shows enough. It wouldn't shock me to see him in Ontario for part of the winter.
Quote from pcmark15 on September 29, 2026, 1:09 PMQuote from pcmark15 on September 29, 2026, 11:03 AMI've been trying to sell some horses for a while now and it's been challenging short of giving the horses away. It seemed like when some of the bigger clients starting dumping chucks of shares they ruined the value of the horses if you were trying to sell.
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I've been pretty patient with Hanger One, he seems to have some talent but needs to show up to race. He's getting one more start to show he's worth keeping, if not he's gone.
Niek, I can understand your selling of History Hanover, I was very high on him going into the sale, but even at the price we got him for he's been a disappointment. Once he starts training down again if there doesn't appear to be some big gains I will also move on from him.
I didn't mention them in my original post but I still have four horses outside of The Stable. Like Frankie It Is and Seaing Perfect both got shutdown early with colt soreness, She Stings Twice came away from the NJSS Silver Finals with a slab fracture that required a screw be inserted and Mystique Landing is up for sale as a broodmare with some ongoing knee issues.
Quote from pcmark15 on September 29, 2026, 11:03 AMI've been trying to sell some horses for a while now and it's been challenging short of giving the horses away. It seemed like when some of the bigger clients starting dumping chucks of shares they ruined the value of the horses if you were trying to sell.
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I've been pretty patient with Hanger One, he seems to have some talent but needs to show up to race. He's getting one more start to show he's worth keeping, if not he's gone.
Niek, I can understand your selling of History Hanover, I was very high on him going into the sale, but even at the price we got him for he's been a disappointment. Once he starts training down again if there doesn't appear to be some big gains I will also move on from him.
I didn't mention them in my original post but I still have four horses outside of The Stable. Like Frankie It Is and Seaing Perfect both got shutdown early with colt soreness, She Stings Twice came away from the NJSS Silver Finals with a slab fracture that required a screw be inserted and Mystique Landing is up for sale as a broodmare with some ongoing knee issues.
Quote from Lonnie on September 29, 2026, 2:28 PMQuote from Mike Tomar on September 29, 2026, 11:16 AMIt's a bad time to sell now, most horse's that are racing only have 1 0r 2 starts left, and there's no purse money to make until early spring.
@mike-tomar It ain't easy!
Quote from Mike Tomar on September 29, 2026, 11:16 AMIt's a bad time to sell now, most horse's that are racing only have 1 0r 2 starts left, and there's no purse money to make until early spring.
@mike-tomar It ain't easy!
Quote from Lonnie on September 29, 2026, 2:29 PMQuote from pcmark15 on September 29, 2026, 1:09 PMQuote from pcmark15 on September 29, 2026, 11:03 AMI've been trying to sell some horses for a while now and it's been challenging short of giving the horses away. It seemed like when some of the bigger clients starting dumping chucks of shares they ruined the value of the horses if you were trying to sell.
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I've been pretty patient with Hanger One, he seems to have some talent but needs to show up to race. He's getting one more start to show he's worth keeping, if not he's gone.
Niek, I can understand your selling of History Hanover, I was very high on him going into the sale, but even at the price we got him for he's been a disappointment. Once he starts training down again if there doesn't appear to be some big gains I will also move on from him.
I didn't mention them in my original post but I still have four horses outside of The Stable. Like Frankie It Is and Seaing Perfect both got shutdown early with colt soreness, She Stings Twice came away from the NJSS Silver Finals with a slab fracture that required a screw be inserted and Mystique Landing is up for sale as a broodmare with some ongoing knee issues.
Oy vey!
Quote from pcmark15 on September 29, 2026, 1:09 PMQuote from pcmark15 on September 29, 2026, 11:03 AMI've been trying to sell some horses for a while now and it's been challenging short of giving the horses away. It seemed like when some of the bigger clients starting dumping chucks of shares they ruined the value of the horses if you were trying to sell.
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I've been pretty patient with Hanger One, he seems to have some talent but needs to show up to race. He's getting one more start to show he's worth keeping, if not he's gone.
Niek, I can understand your selling of History Hanover, I was very high on him going into the sale, but even at the price we got him for he's been a disappointment. Once he starts training down again if there doesn't appear to be some big gains I will also move on from him.
I didn't mention them in my original post but I still have four horses outside of The Stable. Like Frankie It Is and Seaing Perfect both got shutdown early with colt soreness, She Stings Twice came away from the NJSS Silver Finals with a slab fracture that required a screw be inserted and Mystique Landing is up for sale as a broodmare with some ongoing knee issues.
Oy vey!