April, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

1/2 to Forte’s Dam Tops Fasig-Tipton April Digital Sale

Stakes-placed K P Slickem (Hip 3), a half-sister to the dam of champion and recent GI Florida Derby winner Forte (Violence), sold for $400,000 to Champion Equine to top the April Digital Sale, which closed Tuesday afternoon.

Offered in foal to MGISW Raging Bull (Fr) by Mulholland Farm, agent, K P Slickem hails from the immediate family of champions Essential Quality and Folklore and Japanese Triple Crown winner Contrail.

Heavenly Hill (Hip 6), accounted for the second highest price of the day when sold for $250,000 to Alex Payne, agent for Angela Ingenito, from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. The multiple graded stakes placed City Zip mare was offered in foal to Not This Time.

“The Fasig-Tipton Digital Auction platform continues to pick up steam,” said Leif Aaron, Director of Digital Sales. “We are selling horses at all levels of the market. We are still learning what appeals to buyers at certain times of year and what doesn't–and that's ok.”

“We look forward to building on our successful 2023 sales as we look ahead to our May Digital Sale,” added Aaron. “Nominations are open.”

In total, 19 horses sold for $938,000, an average of $57,900. Two-hundred-fifty users registered to bid on the catalogued offerings.

Full results are available online.

The next Fasig-Tipton Digital will be the May Digital Sale, which opens for bidding May 11 and closes May 16.

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Maryland Lawmakers Considering Bill To Create New Racing Authority, Jumpstart Redevelopment At Pimlico, Laurel Park

Maryland lawmakers are poised to consider extensive amendments to a bill that could jumpstart the planned improvements at Pimlico and Laurel Park.

The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee is examining the amendments to Senate Bill 720, which would relieve the Maryland Stadium Authority of its burden to oversee the complicated redevelopment plans, Maryland Matters reported this week. Instead, the proposed amendments would establish the Maryland Thoroughbred Operating Authority (MTOA), which would oversee a new Maryland Racing Operations Fund, including both money from the existing Racing and Community Development Facilities Fund and eventual funds from bond sales.

The nine-member MTOA would have sweeping powers over Maryland horse racing. Since inflation, rising interest rates, supply chain issues, and seemingly-endless site redesigns have effectively halted progress on the 2020 plans for redeveloping the state's racetracks, this new bill is the legislators' attempt to restart negotiations with the Stronach Group.

Lawmakers' initial plan in 2020 was to authorize $375 million in bonds for the Racing and Community Development Financing Fund — $180 million to Pimlico and $155 million to Laurel. A legislative budget analysis showed that the delay in bond sales and rising interest rates has cost more than $80 million in potential proceeds; overall, the estimated redevelopment cost would now be between $535 million and $725 million.

Nine Set To Sell Through Arqana Online

A nine-strong mixed sale catalogue has been released for the upcoming Arqana Online April Sale on Apr. 11. Held from 3-5 p.m., the sale features three Flat horses, four National hunt horses and a pair of breeding stock.

Pyrotechnic (Fr) (Nathaniel {Ire}) (lot 3) was a four-length winner over 2150 metres on Mar. 19 by more than four lengths. The Philippe Sogorb-trained 4-year-old is from the family of Group 1 winner Intellogent (Ire) (Intello {Ger}) and multiple Group 1 winner Nightflower (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire})

More (Fr) (Shalaa {Ire}) (lot 5) won her most recent start over 1600 metres at La Teste Mar. 26. The 3-year-old is from the well-known family of Group 1 winner Roseate Tern (GB) (Blakeney {GB}).

Don't Look Up (Fr) (lot 8), a 3-year-old Caravaggio gelding trained by Jean-Claude Rouget, was most recently third at Cagnes-sur-Mer on Feb. 15.

To view the catalog and conformation photos and videos, visit the Arqana Online website.

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Eight Pointers Added to Goffs UK Aintree Sale

Eight point-to-pointers have been added to the 2023 Goffs UK Aintree catalogue, bringing the total lots to go under the hammer at Aintree on Apr. 13 to 23.

Among the additional entries are lot 5, Lady Jago (Ire) (Getaway {Ger}) a winner of her debut for Terence O'Brien at Rathcannon; lot 14, the 5-year-old gelding Caher Roes Den (Ire) (Soldier Of Fortune {Ire}), the winner of his most recent PTP for Colin Bowe at Castletown-Geoghegan; and lot 21, last out point-to-point winner Rokathir (Fr) (Muhtathir {GB}), who will also be offered by Bowe.

The Goffs UK Aintree Sale will be held in the winners' enclosure following the last race on the card at Aintree Racecourse. For more information on the sale or to view the catalogue, visit the Goffs website.

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