St. Elias Planning
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St. Elias Planning
by Terry Finley
1. Goal - to operate a sucessful and sustainable thoroughbred racing and breeding operation.
2. Plan for yearling sales - 2012
2.1. Sales
2.1.1. Fasig July
2.1.2. Saratoga
2.1.3. Keeneland
2.1.4. Goffs Fall
2.2. Budget?
2.3. Method?
2.4. Product Mix?
2.4.1. Ony fillies
2.4.2. Mix
2.5. Pedigree Types
2.6. How Many?
3. What Success Factors Are Others Employing
3.1. Darley
3.2. Coolmore
3.3. Reddem
3.4. Bob Lewis
3.5. Martin Schwartz
3.6. Mike Repole
3.7. Winstar
3.8. Team Valor
3.9. Phipps
3.10. Mike Dubb
3.11. Klaravich
3.12. Stonestreet
4. What is Success? - Enjoy the racehorse ownership lifestyle, breakeven on the financial side, put the operation in position to hit the "longball", provide excellent care of the horses during and after their running careers, support the industry.
5. Team
5.1. Vinny and Teresa
5.2. West Point Team
5.2.1. Sparkman
5.2.2. Data Trak
5.2.3. Erin Finley
5.2.4. Shannon
5.2.5. Dr. Burke
5.2.6. Shortlisters
5.2.6.1. Who are they
5.2.6.2. How Many
6. Trainers
6.1. Mott
6.2. Clement
6.3. Pletcher
6.4. Albertrani
6.5. Hushion
6.6. Romans
7. Advisors?
7.1. Walt Robertson
7.2. Boyd Browning
8. Deployment of Capital Next 12 Months
8.1. Yearlings
8.2. Already Started Horses
8.2.1. America
8.2.2. Europe
8.2.3. South America
8.3. Two Year-olds
8.3.1. Ocala June
8.4. Broodmares
8.5. Pinhooking
9. The operation in 2017?
9.1. New node
10. Synergies with West Point
10.1. Pinhooking
10.2. Sharing of racing purchases
10.3. More purchasing power
10.4. Ready made horses
10.5. Boots on the ground for management
10.6. Adminstration support
11. Yearling Purchase Methodologies
11.1. Pre-sale Farm Visits?
11.2. Pedigree Research
11.3. Shortlisters
11.4. Vet Work
11.5. Data Track/Gene Testing
11.6. Final Culls
11.7. Pricing Analysis
12. Where Are We At Now?
12.1. Broodmares
12.1.1. Receipt
12.1.2. Sassy Twig
12.2. Limonar
12.3. JP Girl
12.4. Watrugonnadorosie
12.5. Veeboyz
12.6. Letsfaceitjohnny
12.7. Third Knight
12.8. St. E/West Point
12.8.1. Freedom Child
12.8.2. Trophy Point
12.8.3. Ultimate Empire
12.8.4. Thunder Quay
12.8.5. Twilight Eclipse