Geoffrey Russell Quotations

There are people like the Taylor boys who are the next generation. There is no mistake about that. They are taking it very seriously and they care about the success of the sales business. They have all taken the industry to the next level.

I think it started a little slow, but I think then it found its pace.

The quality of the physical horses was still there, and it should still be there tomorrow.

We also did our normal direct marketing to trainers in Florida, Arkansas, and California.

We are using new technologies to conveniently deliver information directly to buyers. For the first time, horsemen can watch the 2-year-olds perform under tack in real time from any corner of the world in which they're doing business.

There's really not much to say. We're just closing out the sale. There are 94 outs Monday so we should be done early.

The sale continues to roll along. It's very successful in all categories and just a continuation of the November and September sale. There is a lot of discretionary income right now.

There was a very international contingent of buyers here from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, South America, and Mexico. These countries, in conjunction with the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, have made an effort to visit as part of an emerging markets initiative. We are building relationships with horsemen in these markets, and they are coming to central Kentucky because it is the horse capital of the world.

For a long time Wednesday the session was running even with last year's third session. The end of the session helped.

It started a little slow but then found its pace and overall it was a successful exercise.

It's great we have passed last year's gross on the third day of the sale. It shows that the market continues to grow. The median is phenomenal. This sale is just a continuation of November. People came here to buy and sell horses.

These people (selling) have a lot of money invested in these horses, and it is what it is.

I don't think it can ever get any bigger than kind of where it is at the moment. I think it has its niche.

The January sale has come of age. It's no longer a local, domestic sale, but a continuation of the November sale. There was a very international contingent of buyers here from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, South America and Mexico.