My itty bitty brag, is about an older mare I found.
So, last year, Week 12, I bought this mare from AJ.
She was 5 years old, hadn't been raced, or even named for that matter.
So, I gave her a name, and spent a few weeks trying to get her in shape to race. It also turned out that she loves mud...so that make it a bit more difficult to find races for her too, as those can be kind of scarce at times. She was also a claimer type, but I don't run my horses in claimer races...so that narrowed down the race choices by quite a bit too.
New Day
I'm pretty happy she's finished on the board in each of her 3 races.
At age 6 now, she's paid back the $5,000 purchase price, plus some. I am hoping by the end of the year, she'll maybe even top $30,000 in earnings.
I'm also hoping she takes after her dam, when she becomes a broodmare!
Her Dam:
The Flamingo
Of her 9 foals, 8 have raced, and the other is an unnamed 9 year old gelding who never raced.
Of the 8 who raced...5 of them earned over $100,000 on the track...which isn't shabby at all.
Yeah, there are mares out there who have foals that have each won over $500,000 on up...but I would be pleased if my little $5,000 AJ purchase ended up throwing me a few 6 digit earners.
I will let her race out her 6 year old season, then retire her - it would be a hoot if she turns out to be a formidable or better as a broodmare. Sometimes I have as much fun with my goobers as I do my big stake horses...and the goobers don't make me stress at all...unlike the big horses do, lol.
Stormy