Arko's full sister only made 55,000 Euros...

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I do apologise if this has already been posted about - I was talking to my dressage trainer today (she bought a lovely horse at the Vechta sales in June) and she was showing me the catalogue. Well, in it I noticed there was a full sister (foal) to Nick Skelton's ride, Arko. Vaguely remembering that a full brother made a lot of money (I think in 2006) I wondered what she made. Having just looked it up, I can't believe she only sold for 55,000 euros. I know that this may seem a lot for a foal, but to me it just seemed like a very small amount for such good breeding - I just wondered what other people's thoughts were....
 
yeah doesn't seem much. At least even if she doesn't make high level competition she'll have a life a broodie in a posh establisment. I love arko, he's so distinctive and just well fantastic in every way! He even hunts! What more can you say!
 
You can breed to the nth degree but it does not mean that siblings will have the same characteristics as each other - I am suprised she made that much TBH!
 
Just found the bit about Arko's full brother - he cost 130,000 Euro as a 5 month foal.

I agree that just because a full sibling has done well, doesn't mean that they will, but it does mean that the genetics are there, and that the breeding potential is enormous.
 
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I know but most people don't think like that so will go "wow she's full sister to arko" and pay alot.
 
Well, a couple of things to bear in mind here I think. Firstly the full brother (foal) was sold to John Hales....who also owns Arko himself....so one reason the bidding may have been stronger in that case. Secondly, at the time the first foal was purchased the UK economy was booming, money was there to be thrown around, unlike today when there is a global credit crisis underway. Thirdly, in 2006 the GBP was very strong and so EUR130k was probably only worth about GBP80k. Today the pound is weak and the Euro relatively strong...so EUR55k is worth about GBP40k...not such a vast difference as it might first seem.

I still think GBP40k is a hell of a lot to risk on a foal that might never make the ring...
 
Absolutely. You're buying hopes and dreams at that age. I used to breed show dogs and you could get a champion and utter crap in the same litter . . . . . same genes . .I also know someone who bred THE most beautiful dog that was made up to champion very quickly. She repeated the mating 4 times but never got anything to touch him again.
I once spent an amazing evening at Tattersalls In Newmarket watching the (at the time) most expensive yearling ever sold in Europe go to John Magnier (bidding against Sheikh Mohammed) . . . . the colt went for £3,400,000 guineas + VAT (something in the region of £4,125,000!!) Wonderful breeding but was pretty useless on the racecourse. He was called Diaghelev here and was eventually sold to Hong Kong and races/ed under the name of Dancing River (or something similar). Sheikh Mohammed is also well known for paying $10.2 million for a colt with amazing breeding that never saw a racecourse because it was so slow . . . . anyone know where Snaafi Dancer ended up?????
 
Off topic.........but poor little Snaafi Dancer who was described by John Dunlop as ' A nice little horse, but no bloody good' was retired to stud where he was also found to be infertile. I hope he was gelded & ended up in nice home where he was loved, but somehow I doubt it.............
 
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