Re: RC: sweepstakes horses

[Lynne Glazer <lynne@glazer.org>]

Sylvia,

Glad to hear you made money on Harca!

My feeling is that horses  who are either "original entries" or 
nominated via "eligible sire" are less likely with a horse purchased 
as an endurance prospect.  Proven horse, like Harca, maybe.

In terms of "the 'throw-away' who was nominated at birth"--as a 
breeding entry he had to have been nominated *before* birth, 
specifically by December 1 of the year before the birth.  You don't 
know what you're gonna get, that's why it was such a gamble.

Lynne
who once lost the $300 breeding entry when the mare owner reneged on 
the lease, and wasn't reimbursed


At 2:12 AM -0500 2/5/00, Dbeverly4@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 2/4/00 10:07:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, lynne@glazer.org
>writes:
>
><< It means that your horse was nominated, in utero, for the IAHA
> "Breeders Sweepstakes".  The owners paid $300 for this, in hopes of
> having a foal that would someday excel in the show ring or in
> endurance/CTR.
>  >>
>
>A horse can also be nominated as either an original entry ($5,000 last time I
>checked) or if he has an eligible sire (I think) entry ($2,500).  What that
>means is that if your horse's sire was not "nominated" you pay more to enter.
> Check it out with IAHA.  My experience has been that the Sweepstakes program
>is a pretty good investment (Harca was among the top 5 money earners in CTR
>for 1996 - 1998 :))  I enrolled him as an original entry when they offered a
>cheaper deal than normal.  Good investment!  I'm waiting for a "sale" offer
>and then I'll nominate Star as well.  If you're going to ride anyway, what
>the heck, why not cover some of those expenses?
>
>Sylvia, Harca & Star & Chance (the "throw-away" who was nominated at birth-go
>figure).