Multiple Grade 3 winner Newgrange will be campaigned by Gary Hartunian's Rockingham Ranch after selling for $325,000 on Monday at the Fasig-Tipton July Selected Horses of All Ages Sale.
Kim Lloyd, who signed the ticket as agent for Hartunian, said a decision as to who would train the 3-year-old son of Violence would be made later.
Newgrange was previously trained by Bob Baffert for the partnership of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan, Golconda Stable, and Siena Farm.
“We plan on taking him out to California and try the turf with him,” Lloyd said. “He's a big, good looking colt, Bob liked him, and he's been a good, sound horse, so we're looking forward to having some fun at Del Mar.”
Newgrange won each of his first three starts, first taking his juvenile debut at Del Mar by 1 1/2 lengths. He kicked off his 3-year-old campaign with a front-running score in the Grade 3 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park, then he shipped to Oaklawn Park to win the G3 Southwest Stakes by 1 1/2 lengths. His most recent start came in the G2 Rebel Stakes on Feb. 26, where he finished sixth.
The colt was moved to trainer Tim Yakteen following Baffert's 90-day suspension tied to Medina Spirit's drug overage in the 2021 Kentucky Derby, and he has consistently been on the worktab at Santa Anita Park. He was pointed toward a start in the G2 Pat Day Mile on the Kentucky Derby undercard, but he ultimately did not make the gate.
Lloyd cited Newgrange's pedigree as a reason for the move to turf, noting previous successes that Rockingham Ranch has had campaigning runners by Violence on the grass.
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