Methy Bus (far left) thunders down the stretch to finish 2nd in the Doncaster Handicap
Methy Bus, the compact 3yo colt by A Bus out of Annibynnol Meth was purchased today from Smokey's Stable for $3M, making him the most expensive horse ever purchased by Otsego Farms. Methy Bus has a career record of 13-4-4-2 with earnings of $1.3M. Recently, he finished 2nd in the $1,000,000 Doncaster Handicap.
"Finding quality horses that owners are willing to part with is not easy", Otsego owner Jim Webber stated in a classic understatement. "We've had feelers out for quite a while for one more horse, and we were able to make a deal with our good friends from Smokey's. Methy Bus projects to have a long racing career, so we felt that justified a significant investment."
Otsego Farms has loosened the purse strings this season with three high profile purchases. First came 3yo stayer Refractor for $2,000,000. Kayson, the 4yo sprinter then checked in for $1,250,000. Now Methy Bus for $3,000,000.
That puts us in a great position for 2015 with solid veteran performers such as:
- Shatterstar - 6yo miler/classic
- Kayson - 5yo sprinter
- House of M - 4yo filly classic
- Crossbones - 4yo classic
- Refractor - 4yo stayer
- Methy Bus - 4yo classic
- Nebula -4yo filly miler
Hopefully, a couple of our current 2yo's will blossom as 3yo's next season. We remain very high on colts Captain Britain, Deep Magic, and Kit Fisto.
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