Sunday, August 3, 2008

KGC Auctioneers!



The auctioneer was fantastic. He was just like you would imagine -- fast talking, funny, on top of his game! And his bid workers were just like you'd expect in a Western auction! They were snappy in their pressed white shirts and khakis, boots and cowboy hats, and their black Kentucky Gold Classic ties! I liked the Auctioneer for his humor. Here are two examples. At one point, he was talking about a black broodmare who was in foal to a coal black stallion. He said, "The stud is so black, he's as black as a black sack filled with black cats!" And another time, he said of a mare in the sale ring who had followed two other mares from the same seller who had been purchased by the same buyer, "You might as well buy this third mare. The other two mares like her so well that they're not going to eat, drink or rest until they are with her again!" He was really quite a hoot!