Stillwater Farms - 2013 Lease Program

So I’ve been realizing lately that I just don’t have time to manage my giant stable of racehorses…SF horses have gotten to the track a whopping 123 times this year (compared to 407 last year, which was also a light year, and 700+ in 2009/2010).

I still plan on keeping a few horses (sim-Java babies, and the offspring of a few other mares)…but starting in 2013 (potentially only for that year, depending on my time), I plan to lease out all my other racehorses.

I would like to set this up as a pseudo-auction.

It sounds like a good idea… would I still qualify to lease a horse since I’ll leasing one right now?

Sure! I’ll race some super babies for ya. :wink:

Oops, I meant to list the opening “bid” price above as $5,000, not $25,000.  My bad. :slight_smile:

All right…took a bit longer than I expected, but I now have my “to keep” list.

How do we bid? Are you going to set up an auction, or am I just not seeing something obvious?

Sorry, I forgot to elaborate on that…bidding to be done here on the forum, because the auction code will treat it like sales otherwise.

Same rules as normal auctions…bidding (for newbies only) ends Nov 30.

I don’t know if this will help, but I was bored so I made a list of the horses…

Stillwater Lease Auction Status as of 8:15 PM (PST) 11/7/08:

6 Y.O.s

Umm… Just an FYI… Dark Laird is not available… he’s already leased to me… and I have the option to release him in Jan (which I’m planning on doing)…

Question Shanthi… since I am already leasing one horse from you… am I eligable to lease a second horse?

Nan, you’re awesome.  :slight_smile:  If I’d had time/wasn’t lazy, I totally would’ve made that post, but you rock for doing it for me.

And yes, Dawn, you may lease 1 more.

Oops, sorry, Dawn. I’ve removed him from the list.

If there are any others that I’m in error about, lemme know and I’ll delete them as well.

Thanks, Shanthi. :slight_smile: I was partly just procrastinating…and ogling a list of pretty ponies seemed like a lot more fun. :wink:

Ok, I will be the 1st bidder, I have 290 races, so I just make it for Newbie.

Early Valentine         $5,000             Candi Cane Racing

Fly Me To The Moon     $5,000          Shadowbrook Farms

I think copying the entire list and then putting your bid on it is going to take up way to much space on this post… just copy down the horse you are interested in… place your bid… Nan said she would update the list… Shanthi and I can also update that list… just to make this post a little shorter… I’ve gone ahead and modified the 2 bid postings…

Battle Cry    5,000      Sorrelleaf Stables

Sealed with a Kiss        $5,000        Silver Pond Farm

Stillwater Lease Auction Status as of 7:15 PM (PST) 11/10/08:

[b]6 Y.O.s

Early Valentine and Fly Me To The Moon have closed for bidding.  I have setup the leases for them, which you are welcome to pay for now or on/after Jan 1. :slight_smile:

I missed adding Got Moxie to my list of horses I’ll keep and race myself, so he’s no longer available to lease.

Also, if newbies really are this apathetic about leasing well-bred horses for super cheap amounts, I’ll skip the newbie-only bidding period and open it up to everyone.  Keep in mind that, if nothing else, all of these horses are likely to earn your lease fee back and then some.  And, as I said, there will likely be the option to lease for multiple years, and there may be the option to purchase them once their racing career is over.

Millenium Falcon - $5000 - Battlehill Farm