Nick, I'm worried about being "backed into a corner and loving it" but if it just refers to being put into a position where I am forced to say something or take some action, or otherwise "perish", then my usual reaction is to "find someone else to blame". Would you mind if I blamed you on this occasion, "Nick made me do it". However, if that is not an option, yes, I think there is at the least, a special circumstance relating to the sale of those 5 pups e.g. they have been sold to family members and/or have exchanged hands for a sum of much less than $3000 per pup. Now I really don't want to be pedantic, no hold on, maybe I do want to be pendantic in commenting that a "white lie", I think, is when one misrepresents the truth for the good of another or others. It is a good lie, one with good intent or at least is said for the purpose of diplomacy. In this case, if the truth has been misrepresented, it is not for the good of others and I don't think diplomacy comes into it. Maybe my self determined definition of "white lie" is not correct, I have been known to be wrong.

LMAO!! some funny posts on here by you guys

Actually Coops my caramel custard fellow, you can get a discount on the litter of pups I have here... nearly 9 weeks old this weekend, the owner is a sweet guy and I can talk him into selling a nice pup to you at a bargain price, maybe even two!

Paul Westerfeld (studmaster) was raving to me just today how good Magic Trance was and if only he had advertised him early in his career, he would have been one of the top sires, as he never had a chance with the few bitches he got, yet still managed to throw TAB and city winners with ordinary bitches.
He reckoned Blue Sky Libby could just be the start Magic Trance needs to put his name up in the limelights people always comment on her outstanding looks and superb temperament along with bloody good ability on the track.

Get Bess back into work, try to get her going and pop a few wins out of her, then you could have a broodbitch later on with any luck.

Ok my little appleturnover I will ask Bess if she could have a serious go for me and win a few. Her first win will be enough to get one of your pups. The next win will be for you to rear it for me and the next win will be as many cream cakes for us to roll in together.

coops