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Midnight Storm Colt Tops OBS Selected Yearling Sale

Hip No. 67, a son of Midnight Storm consigned by Abbie Road Farm (Lisa McGreevy), Agent, was sold to Elusive Thoroughbreds for $170,000 to top the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2021 Selected Sale of Yearlings. The dark bay or brown colt is out of stakes winner Sterling Madame, by Unbridled Energy.

Hip No. 4, a son of Khozan consigned by Beth Bayer, Agent, went to Elusive Thoroughbreds for $125,000. The bay colt is out of Karen's Wildcat, by Wildcat Heir, from the family of stakes winner Pleasant Dilemma.
Finisterre Racing paid $125,000 for Hip No. 121, a son of Kantharos consigned by Summerfield (Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent. The bay colt, a half-brother to graded stakes winning OBS Yearling Sale graduate Happy Farm, is out of Gospel Girl, by Holy Bull.

Hip No. 22, a daughter of Kantharos consigned by Silver Oaks Farm (Danielle Loya), Agent, was sold to Al London for $120,000. The chestnut filly, a full-sister to graded stakes winning OBS graduate Bucchero, is out of Meetmeontime, by General Meeting.
Hip No. 69, a daughter of Practical Joke consigned by Beth Bayer, Agent, was purchased for $110,00 by de Meric Sales, Agent. The bay filly is out of T'as d'Beaux Yeux, by Desert Party, a half sister to graded stakes placed stakes winning OBS graduate Doctor Chit.
Pick View LLC went to $110,000 for Hip No. 117, a son of Mendelssohn consigned by Colin Brennan Bloodstock, Agent. The gray or roan colt is out of Fleet Goddess, by Holy Bull, a daughter of Grade 1 winner Family Enterprize.

For the Selected Yearling Sale, 99 horses sold for a total of $4,498,500, up 32.4 percent compared with 86 yearlings bringing $3,397,000 a year ago. The average price was $45,439, up 15 percent compared with $39,500 last year, while the median price was $32,000, rising 14.3 percent compared with $28,000 in 2020. The buyback percentage was 26.1 percent; it was 36.3 percent a year ago.

The sale continues Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Hip No.'s 201 – 598 selling in the Open session.

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Kingman Colt Lights Up Second Day Of Tattersalls October Book 2

Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale continued in robust fashion on the second day with six lots selling for 300,000 guineas or more and a Kingman colt topping proceedings at 525,000 guineas. There were rises across the board with turnover topping 18 million guineas for the second consecutive session.

The top price on the second day of Book 2 of the October Yearling Sale was 525,000 guineas for the Kingman colt from Adrian and Philippa O'Brien's Hazelwood Bloodstock. The son of the Listed winning and Group placed Galileo mare Reem was knocked down to Juddmonte Farms' Simon Mockridge after he saw off the effort of John Gosden who trains King Leonidas, this colt's older brother who topped this sale at 750,000 guineas in 2018 and who is officially rated 103.

Consignor Adrian O'Brien of Hazelwood Bloodstock said: “What more is there to say than, in a nutshell, we are delighted. The full-brother topped the sale three years ago and it is clearly a cross that works. King Leonidas has had a few setbacks, but he is back on track now and he is clearly a very talented horse.

“I am very flattered that Juddmonte has bought a horse of his quality from our farm and delighted for the breeder and for everyone. It is just fantastic, we wish them the very best of luck.”

Juddmonte Farms purchased three yearlings at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale for 1,230,000 guineas.

U.S. agent Ben McElroy will be hoping that history repeats itself after buying a Kodiac filly from the draft of Tally-Ho Stud for 340,000 guineas. It was that combination at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2019 that resulted in the purchase of dual Group 1 winner Campanelle.

“She has been bought for same connections as Campanelle,” revealed McElroy. “I saw her two or three days ago, she has a lot of likeness with Campanelle. She has the scope for a Kodiac filly and is a half-sister to a filly we are familiar with in Ventura Diamond, and her siblings are all well rated. She is obviously by a top sire of fillies, and we have had a lot of luck with the sire.”

The filly, who is out of Zamindar mare Shehila, is a half-sister to the Listed Bosra Sham Stakes winner and Group 3 Bengough Stakes placed Ventura Diamond and was secured by McElroy after a bidding duel with Anthony Stroud.

McElroy added: “She stands over a lot of ground, I think she is going to be quick. She has a lot of presence and a lot of class, just everything you like to see in a filly. She will go back to America.”

Campanelle is owned by Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Stables and trained in the U.S. by Wesley Ward. She won the Group 1 Prix Morny Stakes and Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes as a 2-year-old and returned to Royal Ascot this year to win the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup.

McElroy continued: “Hopefully the luck continues, and I think Barbara Banke has already picked out a name for her!”

Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale continues with the third and final session at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13.

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Pennsylvania Leaderboard Presented By Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: Northview Stallion Station Paces Keystone State By Incentive Earnings

Northview Stallion Station's Pennsylvania division may no longer be in operation, but its presence is still felt in a big way through the state's stallion owner incentive program earnings.

Northview PA ended stallion operations at its Peach Bottom, Pa., location and consolidated its roster to its Maryland branch at the end of the 2020 breeding season, or moved the horses to other farms in Pennsylvania. However, its $197,039 in stallion owner awards through the end of July was nearly three times that of next-closest WynOaks Farm with $68,601.

Stallion owners in Pennsylvania receive a 10 percent bonus of the purse share earned when a registered Pennsylvania-bred by a Pennsylvania stallion finishes in the top three at an in-state racetrack.

Northview accounts for three of the top six stallions by incentive earnings, including the runaway leader, Jump Start.

The late son of A.P. Indy generated $91,829 in stallion awards through the end of July, led by stakes winner Hey Mamaluke, who made his sire $7,275 at the cutoff point. Jump Start's second-highest stallion award earner, and his top filly, was two-time winner Amen Sylvia, who made $5,761 for her stallion in the time frame.

Another departed stallion accounted for Northview's second-highest incentive earning stallion, and the state's third-highest overall.

El Padrino, who died in 2017, has generated $50,625 in stallion incentive awards, led by Prince of Rain. The 4-year-old gelding put up $11,459 on behalf of his sire, highlighted by a debut maiden score at Penn National, allowance wins at Penn National and Parx Racing, and a third-place effort in the Banjo Picker Sprint Stakes at Parx.

Rounding out the top trio was young sire Uncle Lino, who has brought in $29,700 through stallion awards, placing him sixth overall.

The 8-year-old son of Uncle Mo's top stallion incentive earner was Marvalous Mike, whose $12,536 in stallion bonuses was the third-most of any Pennsylvania-bred. He reached that level with a three-race winning streak at Parx, first winning a maiden special weight, then taking an optional claiming race and an allowance race. Marvalous Mike most recently finished second in the Parx Summer Sprint Stakes.

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Record Trade On Opening Day Of Tattersalls October Book 2

The opening day of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale saw remarkably strong trade with 20 lots selling for 200,000 guineas or more on a day that saw a record turnover, average and median for a session at this sale. The average rose 27 percent and the median 35 percent to 89,318 guineas and 70,000 guineas respectively whilst the turnover was up 24 percent to 18,935,500 guineas.

A colt by Night of Thunder proved the star turn on the opening day of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when selling for 375,000 guineas to Dwayne Woods, alongside his brothers, trainer Sean and Brook Stud's Wendyll. The successful team saw off the persistent efforts of Ross Doyle and Richard Hannon, standing with Amo Racing's Kia Joorabchian.

“He is a stunning colt, for me the best colt in the sale,” said Woods, adding: “He is very strong, and probably the cleanest Night of Thunder I have ever seen – conformationally, strength, he has it all for me. Rathbarry is a wonderful producer of horses and he goes to Sean.”

Sean Woods said of the immediate plans for the colt: “He'll have a bit of time out, and he'll come to us in January at Shalfleet. He is for a client.”

The March-born colt is out of Harlequin Girl, a half-sister to three blacktype horses including Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes winner Blaine and Listed Two Year Old Trophy victor Bogart, Harlequin Girl is already the dam of two winners, including his full-sister Hanaady who won at Nottingham last week on her second career start.

Rathbarry Stud's Franny Woods, who bought the colt privately as a foal from Genesis Green Stud, commented:

“He is a lovely colt, and a horse with a great mind. He is lovely to do anything with, just a pleasure. The full-sister won for Ed Dunlop, which just brought everything together – it has proved that the mare can get a winner by the full-sister, it gave some people some confidence. He looks fast, he vetted very well and everything went according to plan.”

The Hong Kong Jockey Club's Mick Kinane secured a son of Kingman consigned by Ballyhimikin Stud for 300,000 guineas. Bred by Trevor Stewart, James Hanley and Anthony Stroud, the colt is the first foal out of the Group 3 winning Tamayuz mare Hunaina from a deep Aga Khan family represented in recent years by the dual Classic winner Hurricane Lane and dual Derby winner Harzand. Hunaina is also a half-sister to the Group 3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial winner Hamariyna.

“He's by a great stallion and he's a lovely correct model for what I want,” commented Kinane. “That's the first one I've tried on today, but good horses are hard to buy! I bought five last week.”

“We bought the mare as a 3-year-old in training and sent her to trainer Henri Devin, and she won a Listed race and a Group 3,” recalled joint-breeder Stewart.

“We are very happy with the result. He was a really nice first foal, good walking and a good strong individual. It is a nice start for the mare, who is at Ballyhimikin and had a colt by Sea The Stars this spring.”

Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale continues at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12.

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