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STAGE 3: 第三轮筛选：综合考量 FINAL STAGE: CALM AUCTION
FINAL CONSIDERATION
经过两轮筛选，最终的竞拍马匹名单也基 The sales ring is the gathering place for
Having gone through two stages of 本确定。在最后阶段会进行第三轮的筛选 industry leaders and some of the world’s
selection, the buyer’s list is narrowed 也是最后的确认。这个阶段一般在拍卖会 biggest players, so perhaps this is where
to an elite few. This leads us to the 正式开始前的1-2天内，此时，所有的待 one can spot top horse owners or racing
final stage of the selection process: the 拍马匹已在拍卖会场所外的马房内汇集。 bigwigs. However the most interesting
confirmation stage. One-to-two days 专业团队成员及顾问会根据此前筛选过的 aspect of a horse auction is, no matter
prior to an auction, the horses are placed 名单，再重新“视察”一遍所有选定的马 how intense the bidding gets with price
in the auction stables where the team of 匹，再进行第三次的“精挑细选”。 steadily climbing up, you will not see
professionals will confirm their selection bidders raising cards to signal their bids;
by re-examining their previous choices. 同时，对这些马匹进行血统家族后代表现 instead, a look, or other subtle gesture
等的统计学分析，通过直接和间接两方面 isused by the bidder to convey their bid
They will also performstatistical 的“双保险”最终锁定有意竞拍的马匹， to bid-spotters who would then relay
assessments based on the horse’s breeding 并设定出价的预算及策略。以上整个程序 the bids to the auctioneer. So, before the
and past race performance to determine 完成，你就能信心十足的迈入拍卖会场， hammer has fallen, nobody will know the
the final selection of horses, and formulate 为看中的马匹竞价了。 identity of his or her bidding competitor.
a spending limit and strategy. The whole
selection process is now complete, so you can 终极程序：冷静的竞拍现场
confidently settle into a chair in the sales arena
to bid for the horses of your choice. 拍卖现场是育马精英及世界级马主云集的
地方，或许就在某一个角落，会看到享誉
世界的知名马主，又或是叱咤马场的大亨
们。不过，拍卖场上最有趣的地方就是，
无论场上叫价如何激烈，眼看价格直飙上
升，却看不到竞拍者的举牌叫价的举动；
一个眼神或一个细微的动作，就足以让观
察力细微的拍卖员捕捉。所以，未到成交
前，没有人知道竞争对手的身份。
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