Josh Kerin, previously working as director of sales for Hidden Brook Farm, has transitioned into a new role.
Originally from Melbourne Australia, Kerin has taken a new opportunity working in a multifaceted role. One aspect of his new job will have Kerin managing client relations for Silver Springs Training Center. At Silver Springs, Kerin will be working towards the goal of increasing the client experience and excitement towards their racehorses, while also keeping them up to date on their mares, foals, and yearlings.
Kevin Noltemeyer, head trainer and co-owner of Silver Springs, said: ” I believe going forward, Josh will be important in ensuring we maintain a level of communication and support to our clients that compete with industry standards. Combining his knowledge of the horse and his understanding of technology we aim to further enhance the experience of having a horse at Silver Springs.”
Kerin will also be working with the Vinery Sales consignment in a bloodstock and account manager role.
At Vinery, Kerin will be ensuring clients are happy with the level of communication throughout the sale of their bloodstock, while also being a welcoming face to all prospective buyers at the sales. Between sales, Josh will be recruiting clients for upcoming sales and hopes to expand his knowledge of bloodstock and continue to build relationships and business opportunities in the private sector.
Matt Bowling, co-owner of both Silver Springs and Vinery Sales, says, ”As both companies continue to grow, we have been diligently looking for someone with Josh's skill set to join both teams. I am confident he will be an asset to our clients.”
Josh Kerin, previously the Director of Sales for Hidden Brook Farm, will transition into a new role with both the Vinery Sales consignment and Silver Springs Training Center in a bloodstock and account manager role.
“As both companies continue to grow, we have been diligently looking for someone with Josh's skill set to join both teams,” said Matt Bowling, co-owner of both Silver Springs and Vinery Sales. “I am confident he will be an asset to our clients.”
Spendthrift Farm freshman sire Vino Rosso is well-represented with his first crop in the 2023 Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, with 40 entered in the signature catalog of the North American juvenile auction season.
Throughout the week, we will be speaking with consignors about the Vino Rosso 2-year-olds they have entered in the OBS Spring Sale catalog, with photos and videos of the spotlight horses, and notes on their pedigrees.
Vino Rosso, an 8-year-old son of Curlin, stands at Spendthrift Farm for an advertised fee of $15,000.
A Pennsylvania-bred daughter of the winning Broken Vow mare Broken Blues, whose two winners from three runners includes the stakes winner Dicey. Grade 1 winner First Albert can be found in her extended family.
The filly breezed an eighth in :10-flat during the under-tack show.
Lori Fackler, Best A Luck Farm: “She's a beautiful filly. She's very big, well-balanced, and athletic. She's a homebred, so we've had her all along. We had some really big expectations for her, and she came through for us.
“The mare has produced really pretty foals, and I liked Vino Rosso's track record, so I thought that would be a good match.”
Hip 472
Wine Responsibly, Ch. c., 2021, Vino Rosso x Held Accountable, by Exchange Rate
Consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, agent for Chester and Mary Broman
Hip 472, Wine Responsibly, a first-crop Vino Rosso colt at the 2023 OBS Spring Sale.
This New York-bred product of the prominent Broman breeding program is out of the stakes-winning Exchange Rate mare Held Accountable. He hails from the family of Canadian champion Wavering Girl, along with Grade 1 winner Military, and Grade 2 winners Tricky Creek, Parade Ground, and Speed Dialer.
Wine Responsibly breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 seconds during the under-tack show.
Becky Thomas, Sequel Bloodstock: “He looks much more like a sprinter, definitely shaped like a sprinter. All of the Vino Rossos I've had have been pretty movers, and they have all been on the more Curlin look to them. Good minds, pretty movers.”
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A Kentucky-bred out of the unplaced E Dubai mare Ponya, whose five winners from six foals to race includes stakes-placed Majestic Edge. French Group 1 winners Agent Double and Air de Cour are on his page, along with Florida stallion Sweetontheladies.
Alexandra Rice, RiceHorse Stable: “We've had two Vino Rosso colts this season. The first sold brilliantly and performed wonderfully at the OBS March sale. Having two of them, I couldn't really stand them up next to each other, so I separated them out and had this one at the April sale. They seem precocious, honest, hard-trying, and very capable. I think they'll be early, sprinty developers. They seem hardy, and I like what I'm seeing from them so far.”
The New York Thoroughbred Breeders' Inc. is partnering again with the online Thoroughbred auction company Wanamaker's to provide a New York-bred horses of racing age sale.
Horses will sell Thursday, June 8, two days before the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes and with plenty of time for buyers to race their purchases at the end of the spring/summer meeting at Belmont Park and the Saratoga Race Course meeting that opens July 13. Entries for the sale will close on May 30, and the catalog will be released on May 31.
“We are thrilled to once again partner with Wanamaker's to give buyers and sellers the opportunity to market and purchase New York-bred horses of racing age ahead of the summer racing season in New York,” said NYTB Executive Director Najja Thompson.
“Following last year's sale, we received an overwhelming amount of good feedback. Looking to improve on the format to the utmost benefit of buyers and sellers, our new sale date on Thursday, June 8 will allow purchasers the opportunity to take the utmost advantage of owning a New York-bred with our racing program and awards with the opportunity to compete during the remainder of the Spring/Summer meet at Belmont Park and the entire Saratoga Race Course season.”
The entry fee for the auction will be $300 and commissions will be 5 percent on sales and 0 percent on RNAs. To make an entry, click here.
The NYTB partnered with Wanamaker's for its annual stallion season auction the last two years and the first New York-bred horses of racing age sale last July. The stallion season auction raises funds for the NYTB to continue fulfilling its mission to promote New York breeding and racing and protecting the welfare of industry stakeholders.
Wanamaker's was founded three years ago and offers buyers and sellers a consistent year-round marketplace with monthly online auctions.
“As we prepare for the second annual New. York-bred horses of racing age sale, we're thrilled to build upon the success of last year's sale and offer even more value to the marketplace,” said Wanamaker's CEO Liza Hendriks.
“Last year's sale proved to be a great success with one of the graduates winning closing weekend of the Saratoga meet. With our expanded network of buyers and sellers, advanced bidding technology and unparalleled customer service, we're confident that this year's auction will be even more exciting and successful than the last. So, take part once again for a truly unique and accessible auction experience, and discover the many benefits that our platform and the New York-bred program can offer to you and your summer racing endeavors.”
