Looks like we're going to have to cancel plans for an emotional, made-for-TV special marking the reunion of Veiled Reference and her younger brother. Tried to buy him at the Timonium Mixed sale going on in Maryland, but he went for more than we had loaded up in the trunk. Oh well. Word must be out on the sister...That's him pictured on the bottom: good shoulder and back end; bone a touch light compared to Veiled Reference (on top), but that's likely the difference in stud (Lion Hearted vs. Louis Quatorze) coming through. Note he's a weanling in the photo and she's a yearling, so the one year older. You still get the idea, though. (Both have nerve to move while I'm taking photos...). I wasn't especially crazy about Lion Hearted as his sire, so it's not the end of the world. They'll just have to meet up at Charles Town or something to catch up if they're ever in on the same day. "Mom left you, too??! OMG!"We had two others in the running, but one was knocked out for vet reasons and another just went for an obscene amount of money, way over our valuation. I had the filly pegged at $20,000 and she wound up landed for $60,000. Good to see I was in the ballpark.
Horse sales are like trolley cars in that there's always another one coming 'round the bend (in towns that still run them, of course), so we'll sit tight, throw down some eggnog this month and gear up for the new year. Without a horse from this last one, I'll just go to plan B and get that alpaca for my mom. She should love it.
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