Nomates horse Wild Night retires to the Good Life

[curious]

2 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

Depends I used pounds as the currency didnt change until July 1967.  Not as old as @Huey to remember what time of year the sales were held.

Did a pound = a dollar in 1967?

[Chief Stipe]

1 hour ago, Freda said:

Bonecrusher, Rough Habit...Pivotal Ten..

So on a value basis you and @Huey should have trained 5 champions by now?

I'm not sure why Pivotal Ten is in the mix.  Hardly done much except win some South Island black type.  Was a risky purchase as a yearling at $15k.

As for Rough Habit he was homebred and raced before he was sold.

On that basis there's bound to be a champion for sale on Gavelhouse. 

[Chief Stipe]

5 minutes ago, curious said:

Did a pound = a dollar in 1967?

I don’t know.  I can remember taking my piggy bank down to the Post Office to change the coins but can't remember the exchange rate.  Knowing Muldoon he probably short changed me!!!

[hesi]

22 minutes ago, curious said:

Did a pound = a dollar in 1967?

No, 2 dollars

 

[Special Agent]

The article may be slightly misleading.  The scribe says the horse has been retired to Windsor Park.  Mark Walker says Wild Night will see his days out as a pleasure horse.  Windsor Park wouldn't have enough paddocks to retire all the horses bred by them.  My money is on Wild Night joining Gina Schick's Event Stars for a time until rehomed to a different equestrian discipline.

[Shad]

12 hours ago, Freda said:

 

I thought 3k but could be totally wrong, by blarney kiss I think, what a bargin either way, great to see his colours still going around with Snows granddaughter Jamie Lee, lostcause was my tip for the nz cup, but pulled out before final field, shame as would have relished those conditions, nice mare bit unlucky in last years nz an Auckland cup, bad draws an tough runs.

[Bloke]

On 19/11/2025 at 10:11 AM, Chief Stipe said:

Depends I used pounds as the currency didnt change until July 1967.  Not as old as @Huey to remember what time of year the sales were held.

Daryl's Joy was foaled on 01-09-1966. He was sold at the yearling sales in January 1968 for $1,100, not 1,100 pounds as Decimal currency came in on 10-07-1967.

[Chief Stipe]

1 hour ago, Bloke said:

Daryl's Joy was foaled on 01-09-1966. He was sold at the yearling sales in January 1968 for $1,100, not 1,100 pounds as Decimal currency came in on 10-07-1967.

Who really cares?  Any horse that doesn't win isn't a cheap horse.  Wild Nighr was a good buy but then I guess you cynical mentally retired types wouldnt agree.

[Bloke]

9 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

Who really cares?  Any horse that doesn't win isn't a cheap horse.  Wild Nighr was a good buy but then I guess you cynical mentally retired types wouldnt agree.

Will you certainly care you put up an incorrect equation re Darly's Joy purchase price, working on pounds so that it converted to a higher amount in today's terms. 

[Chief Stipe]

9 hours ago, Bloke said:

Will you certainly care you put up an incorrect equation re Darly's Joy purchase price, working on pounds so that it converted to a higher amount in today's terms. 

Pedantic and a pedantic respomse.  Now I could ask how do you know that the purchase price was in dollars and not pounds?

[curious]

40 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

Pedantic and a pedantic respomse.  Now I could ask how do you know that the purchase price was in dollars and not pounds?

That esteemed resource Wikipedia.

A bargain buy costing only $1,100 at the New Zealand yearling sales, he went on to win races in three different countries.

[Chief Stipe]

2 minutes ago, curious said:

That esteemed resource Wikipedia.

A bargain buy costing only $1,100 at the New Zealand yearling sales, he went on to win races in three different countries.

Ok if you have a spare $5,500 pitch up on at Karaka in January 25 2025 and buy five champions for @Freda to train.

[hesi]

It can be done, as I said NZB Filly of the Year, Leica Lucy cost the Crofskey's $5,000 to breed, the cost of the service to Derryn.  Before that 2013 Derby winner Habibi cost $15,000, Ekraar's service fee