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Dyrdek: Bought racehorse for $200K and sold it for $2M

Rob Dyrdek · How Tracking Every Second Took Rob Dyrdek from 0 to $405M in Exits | My First Million #224 · Oct 5, 2021 · at 9:47

Rob Dyrdek shares his history with thoroughbred horse racing during a discussion about his diverse entrepreneurial ventures.

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“When I got into horse racing, I jockeyed a horse for a race at Hollywood Park and won the race. Went on to own 12 or 13 race horses, including a horse that I that got third place in the Breeders' Cup that I sold for two million dollars that I paid 200 grand for.”

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The claim, plainly

Rob Dyrdek owned 12 or 13 racehorses, including a horse he bought for $200,000 that placed third in the Breeders' Cup and sold for $2,000,000.

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Assessment

All major elements of Rob Dyrdek's account are supported by thoroughbred racing and auction records, with minor variances in exact pricing and ownership structure. Industry records confirm Dyrdek campaigned as many as 13 horses in a partnership syndicate (including Ciaglia Racing LLC, Sharon Alesia, Nick Cosato, and Bran Jam Stables). The horse referenced, Grade 1 winner Weemissfrankie, was purchased as a two-year-old at the April 2011 OBS Spring Sale for $175,000 (close to Dyrdek's offhand $200,000 figure). On November 4, 2011, Weemissfrankie finished third in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Churchill Downs. Following retirement in 2012, the partnership sold the filly privately to Japanese breeding interests (Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm) for a reported seven-figure sum (~$2,000,000). Because the horse was acquired for $175,000 rather than $200,000 and held via a partnership rather than sole ownership, the claim is graded partially true.

Sports Illustrated (September 26, 2014) documented that Rob Dyrdek co-owned as many as 13 thoroughbreds in partnership with Ciaglia Racing and associates.
OBS April 2011 Spring Sale records confirm Weemissfrankie (Hip 197) was purchased for $175,000 for the ownership group including Dyrdek.
Official Equibase / Breeders' Cup records confirm Weemissfrankie placed third in the $2,000,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies on November 4, 2011.
BloodHorse (November 3, 2016) reported that Weemissfrankie was sold privately to Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm for a seven-figure sum upon her 2012 retirement.

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[1] si.com [2] wikipedia.org [3] wordpress.com [4] drf.com [5] equibase.com [6] bloodhorse.com [7] thoroughbreddailynews.com [8] bloodhorse.com

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