The Victress $225k purchase sold by Te Akau as a broodmare for $35k - not all doom and gloom

[Chief Stipe]

I see on the other channel run by @Pete Lane and @Comic Dog that there is a Topic critiquing the David Ellis yearling purchases being sold as broodmares yesterday at the Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale 2025.

I will write an opinion piece on this in due course.

But as some of you know I have an indirect connection to The Victress - I actually recommended to a friend that they purchase a share in the Te Akau syndicate that she was a part of.  A bit of a long story but due to coincidence I was somewhat goaded into promoting the horse by @Reefton - more on that later.

I said to the friend the purchase was in a filly that at the end of the day would have some residual value so everything was not lost if she didn't perform.  The Victress still won two races and showed a lot of promise on the training track but unfortunately couldn't or wouldn't transfer that talent to the race track.  So in terms of money invested a loss but...

All was not lost however as The Victress came as a package (MM Fillys Breeding Syndicate) and my friend has been very fortunate to have won 4 group races including a Group 1 with the other filly.  With their first horse I might add.  

One of many highlights for them was watching The Victress win her first start at a beautiful and friendly racecourse named Te Aroha.

More to come...racing is all about mitigating your investment risk.

Good luck to Zorrah in the breeding barn.

 

[Chief Stipe]

If anyone needed any evidence that the @Comic Dog spends a lot of time looking for content on BOAY then look at the following not that anyone cares.  Obviously only reads the headlines or his illiteracy limited his understanding of the post above.  Full credit to the owners though unlike some they take a bigger risk by actually buying a share in the horse and not leasing it.  Each to their own I guess.

[Chief Stipe]

Might be a  "Bad Post" Bob @nomates but not "Fake News".