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Hip No. 507, a son of champion OBS graduate Mitole consigned by Sue Vacek, Agent, went to Quarter Pole Enterprises, LLC for $250,000, topping Wednesday's second session and the entire 2023 OBS October Yearling Sale.

The dark bay or brown colt, a half-brother to graded stakes winning OBS graduate Midnight Stroll, is out of Midnight Magic, by champion OBS graduate Midnight Lute.

– Hip 745, a son of Global Campaign consigned by Kaizen Sales (Richard Kent), Agent, was also sold to Quarter Pole Enterprises, LLC for $150,000. The bay colt is out of OBS graduate Maid in Heaven, by Yes It's True, a full sister to graded stakes winner Yesbyjimminy.

– Hip No. 438, a son of Complexity consigned by Beth Bayer, Agent, went to D. J. Stable LLC for $135,000. The dark bay or brown colt is out of Lady Halite, by Medaglia d'Oro, and is a half brother to stakes winner Recruiter and 2-year-old filly Miss Sayely, an 11-length winner of a Gulfstream maiden special weight on Sept. 17.

– de Meric Sales, Agent, went to $125,000 for Hip No. 687, a daughter of Vekoma consigned by Afleet Equine Services, Agent. The bay filly, a half sister to recent stakes winning 2-year-old Caldwell Luvs Gold, is out of Snow, by Quality Road, a half sister to graded stakes placed stakes winner Quindici Man.

– Hip No. 724, a daughter of Hard Spun also consigned by Afleet Equine Services, Agent, was purchased by de Meric Sales, Agent, for $95,000. The chestnut filly is out of Sugar Plum Fairy, by Drosselmeyer, a daughter of stakes winner Nicole's Dream, dam of graded stakes winning OBS graduate Phat Man.

For the session, 191 horses sold for a total of $3,969,100. The average price was $20,781 and the median price was $15,000. The buyback percentage was 33.4 percent.

The entire sale saw 386 horses gross a total of $7,692,100 compared to 394 horses for $10,560,900 last year. The average for the sale was $19,928 with a $12,500 median versus an average of $26,804 and median of $17,000 last year. The buyback percentage was 34.2 percent this year compared to 28.9 percent in 2022.

Next on the OBS agenda is the Winter Mixed Sale, set for Jan. 23-24, 2024.

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The New York Racing Association confirmed this week it is now the owner of Sugar Maple Farms, a breeding farm in Poughquag, N.Y. Property records show the property was purchased by Sugar Maple LLC for $12.1 million in December 2022.

“NYRA, through a wholly owned subsidiary, has acquired a large parcel of land in Duchess County, N.Y., known as Sugar Maple Farm,” said NYRA spokesman Pat McKenna. “The 466-acre property, which was previously utilized as a breeding farm, could be appropriate for a wide array of uses including as a new center for equine health and safety research, veterinary education programing, Thoroughbred aftercare as well as off-track training and layup services.

“The acquisition of Sugar Maple Farm will, for the first time, allow NYRA to directly contribute to New York's breeding industry and strengthen the NY-bred program. NYRA jumped at the opportunity to protect Sugar Maple Farm because it will strengthen the foundation of New York State's thoroughbred racing ecosystem, create jobs in the Hudson Valley, enhance equine safety and preserve important open space.”

Once listed for as much as $23.5 million, Sugar Maple first went up for sale in 2015. It was previously owned by Howard and Susan Kaskel and was part of Vinery's New York Division in the early 2010s. The farm had operated as a breeding operation and stood stallions for many years before coming under Vinery's umbrella.

According to a Wall Street Journal feature on the estate, it has six barns with 94 stalls and multiple managers' homes. Those barns include a stallion barn and breeding shed, receiving barn, and barns for foaling and yearlings, as well as ample paddock space. The main house on the property is an 18,803-square-foot Georgian style home built in the 1980s. NYRA officials say the home was not of particular interest to the organization in the purchase and could be used in the future for event space.

Sugar Maple is located about an hour from Belmont Park and two hours from Saratoga Race Course. There is no training track on the property, and significant grading would have to be done to install one, but there could be opportunities for grass gallops and trails over the existing undulating ground.

Officials with NYRA say they haven't finalized plans for how the farm will be used, but the size and good condition of the existing facilities lends itself to plenty of options. There are no plans for the organization, which owns three racetracks, to get into the business of producing foals it owns, but it could provide boarding options for stallions or mares to participate in New York's breeding program.

The purchase is expected to be a long-term investment and final decisions on usage/infrastructure will be made gradually.

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Spendthrift Farm has set early-bird stud fees for the 2024 breeding season for Maximus Mischief, Mitole, Vino Rosso and Omaha Beach, who currently occupy the first, second, third and fifth places, respectively, on the 2023 first-crop sires list in North America.

Omaha Beach is available for $40,000 S&N following the early stakes success from his first 2-year-olds, which include six black type horses and four graded stakes horses – both a crop high – from 45 starters to date. His Breeders' Cup hopefuls include stakes winners Hot Beach and Omaha Girl as well as stakes-placed Triple Espresso.

Maximus Mischief, who has held the top spot on the first-crop sires list for much of the summer and early fall, is available for $25,000 S&N. The undefeated graded stakes-winning juvenile by leading sire Into Mischief currently has a crop-high two black type winners and 20 overall winners, with the latter leading all sires in North America.

Vino Rosso is quickly ascending on the first-crop sires list, following Grade 1-performing colts in all three major Grade 1 races for juvenile males last weekend. The Wine Steward was runner-up in the 1 1/16-mile Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland, Wine Me Up was runner-up in the 1 1/16-mile American Pharoah at Santa Anita, and Dancing Groom was third in the one-mile Champagne at Belmont, signaling that his 2-year-olds are rising to the top as the distances stretch out. All three colts are listed as contenders for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile next month at Santa Anita. The champion son of Curlin, Vino Rosso is currently available for $20,000 S&N.

Mitole, who currently sits No. 2 on the first-crop sires list, is available for $15,000 S&N. The champion has sired a crop-high two black type winners to date, led by 2-year-old filly V V's Dream, 8 ¾-length winner of Churchill's G3 Pocahontas and recent runner-up in Keeneland's G1 Alcibiades. V V's Dream is being pointed to next month's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita. Last weekend, Mitole's 2-year-old colt Booth became a TDN Rising Star on debut at Keeneland, and the OBS October Sale commenced on Wednesday with a second-crop yearling by Mitole selling for a sale-topping $250,000 to Eddie Woods.

All stud fees are subject to change pending future results. For more information about any Spendthrift stallion, or to schedule an inspection, please contact Des, Mark, Brian, or Daniel at 859-294-0030.

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Stanford, California's leading freshman sire of 2021 and current co-leading third-crop sire by black type winners, and Eight Rings, the Grade 1-winning son of Empire Maker, will stand the 2024 breeding season at Harris Farms in Coalinga, Calif.

Stanford, the multiple graded stakes winning son of Malibu Moon, entered stud in 2018 and was an immediate success. Leading the sire charts in California as a freshman and finishing second on the sire of 2-year-olds list that same season, has sired five black-type horses, including multiple stakes winner, Opening Buzz, and 61 individual winners from his first two crops to race.

Stanford stands as the property of Tommy Town Thoroughbreds. His 2024 stud fee is $5,000, live foal.

Eight Rings, entered stud in 2023. Bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm, he was a $520,000 purchase by SF Bloodstock and Starlight West at the 2018 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. At two, he won his racing debut by 6 1/4 lengths at Del Mar with trainer Bob Baffert and went on to win the Grade 1 American Pharaoh Stakes at Santa Anita Park by six lengths.

Out of Pure Prize graded stakes winner Purely Hot, Eight Rings is bred on the same Empire Maker/Storm Cat cross as Triple Crown winner American Pharaoh and Eclipse champion Classic Empire.

Eight Rings stands as the property of a partnership managed by Adrian Gonzalez's Checkmate Thoroughbreds. His 2024 stud fee is $6,000, Live Foal.

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