How does RCR choose its horses?
First, our focus is on yearlings at auction. Second, we look for athleticism, conformation, a good mind and the right amount of pedigree to be a potential winner of stakes races. We are of the belief that too low of a price will not gain these qualities and we also believe too high of a price introduces more risk than most of our owners wish to accept in something as unpredictable as a thoroughbred race horse. We believe the “sweet spot” of the market is in the $35,000 to $65,000 range for yearlings. There are multiple examples of horses purchased in the $1,000,000+ range that went on to success and many examples to the contrary (remember 2006, The Green Monkey at $16,000,000). There are very few examples of horses like Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird that was sold at auction for $9,500. In our sweet spot there tend to be a wide selection, some examples in 2008 and 2009 include horses such as: Curlin $57,000 yearling, Zenyatta $60,000 yearling, Careless Jewel $40,000 yearling, Val
