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Strong Opener to Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale

TIMONIUM, MD – The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale got off to a strong start Monday in Timonium as it looks to follow up on a record-setting 2021 renewal.

“It was a very solid opening session to the sale,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “There was diverse bidding activity literally from buyers all around the world participating today. This has become a really solid marketplace where you can sell a quality horse, you can sell a state-bred horse. There was lots of activity at really all price ranges.”

A total of 172 juveniles sold Monday for a gross of $15,755,700. The average of $91,603 dipped slightly from the opening session of 2021, while the median was up 11.1% to $50,000.

Last year's record-setting auction concluded its two-day run with its highest average–$94,375–and highest median–$50,000.

With 59 horses reported not sold, the buy-back rate Monday was 25.5%. It was 19% during the first session of the 2021 auction.

Bloodstock agent Donato Lanni, bidding on behalf of Michael Lund Petersen made the day's highest bid when going to $725,000 to acquire a filly from the first crop of GI Haskell Invitational winner Girvin. Monday's session topper was consigned by Paul Sharp.

“It's been tough all year,” Lanni said of the 2-year-old market. “It's been a crazy year. Good horses bring a lot of money and it doesn't matter who they are by, if they perform and they look like a racehorse. People want a racehorse. It's good to see the market be so strong.”

Sharp said the traditionally deep buying bench in Timonium can reward sellers.

“This sale has always been like that,” Sharp said. “If you have a horse that's kind of risen to the top, people are very excited about them. And it's a good buyer base. I like to bring meat and potato horses here, they seem to get looked at and do well here.”

The Midlantic sale continues with a final session beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Girvin Filly to Lund Petersen

Donato Lanni, bidding on behalf of Michael Lund Petersen, signed the ticket at $725,000 to acquire a filly from the first crop of GI Haskell Invitational winner Girvin (hip 88). The filly was consigned by Paul Sharp on behalf of Baltimore native John Davison. Erin Wismer purchased the filly on Davison's behalf for $90,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton July sale. She is out of Sweet Pistol (Smart Strike), a daughter of multiple graded stakes winner Pomeroys Pistol (Pomeroy) and a half-sister to multiple graded winner Thousand Words (Pioneerof the Nile).

“She was just a really cool filly,” Lanni said. “She had a lot of class. She did everything they asked her to do and she stayed pretty cool all the way through. I liked her a lot. I showed her to [trainer] Bob [Baffert] and Bob liked her as well.”

Girvin, who stands at Ocala Stud for $6,000, has had a solid spring of results in the sales ring with a half-dozen six-figure juveniles led by a $300,000 colt at the OBS Spring sale.

“I have been impressed by the Girvins I've seen,” Lanni said. “They look like they have speed and they look like they want to go two turns. This is a tough year for freshman sires because there are a lot of really good freshman sires. So he's against Justifys and Bolt d'Oros, but I've been impressed by what I've seen from him.”

Sharp agreed with Lanni's assessment of the offspring of Girvin he's seen.

“They kind of seem to have some class with some precocity,” Sharp said. “They are good-looking horses. They have some scope and look like they can get some distance, too.”

Lund Petersen purchased the top lot at the Midlantic sale in 2019 and 2020. He purchased champion Gamine (Into Mischief) for $1.8 million in 2019 and a $1.1-million son of Uncle Mo in 2020.

“Michael lives down the road and this sale has been lucky for him,” Lanni said. “He likes to be here and it's been fun to have him come to the sale. It's nice to see him be here in his backyard.”

Sharp admitted the filly's final price tag exceeded expectations.

“I had no idea she would bring that much,” Sharp said. “Coming in, we had pegged her at the $300,000 mark, after that we are only guessing. It's a guessing game about who feels the most passionate about the horse. There were several underbidders. And we are definitely thankful for them. Only one person can win, but they definitely never get enough credit, but I like to thank the underbidders.”

 

 

 

Wismer, Davison Form Winning Partnership

Bloodstock agent Erin Wismer and John Davison have turned a chance meeting at Fasig-Tipton a few years ago into a profitable partnership, never more so then when Davison sold a filly by Girvin for $725,000 Monday in Timonium. Wismer had picked the youngster out for Davison, paying $90,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton July sale.

“We met a couple years ago at Fasig-Tipton when we were both bidding on the same horse,” Wismer recalled. “We kept in touch for a couple of years. He is very passionate about the industry, but didn't know a lot about buying horses, so he asked if he came to the sales if I would teach him. He came to the sale and we just started looking at horses and I showed him what I like and what I don't. And he decided he was ready to buy one.”

The partnership's initial investment was a filly by Twirling Candy who was purchased for $40,000 at the 2020 Keeneland September sale. Returned to the ring last spring in Timonium, the filly (hip 468) sold for $200,000.

Hip 88 was Davison's second pinhooking prospect and Wismer admitted the filly's $725,000 exceeded all expectations.

“His wife calls it serendipity,” Wismer said of the partnership. “Because it was ironic that we met and it's ironic that we kept a friendship going, because he's from Baltimore and I'm from Lexington. It's kind of funny how it all happened.”

Asked what she liked about hip 88, who was bred by Airdrie Stud's Brereton Jones, last summer, Wismer explained, “My husband [Troy] works for Airdrie and I love buying Airdrie horses. I love the way they raise them. I had never seen this filly before the sale, but she just walked out and she was so classy and she seemed very intelligent. She had a lot of presence and she was a phenomenal mover.”

Wismer and Davison will be back in action Tuesday with a pair of pinhook prospects.

“We have a Good Magic colt (hip 384) and a Classic Empire filly (hip 556) in tomorrow,” Wismer said. “I love both of them, too.”

While Davison is new to the pinhooking game, his family has been breeding Thoroughbreds in Maryland for three generations.

“His grandfather and his mother have been racing in Maryland for a very long time,” Wismer said. “He is very passionate about Maryland racing.”

Spendthrift, Fletcher Team Up for Bolt Colt

The new partnership of Spendthrift Farm and Frank Fletcher, shut out at OBS last month, officially got started Monday in Timonium with the purchase of a colt by Bolt d'Oro (hip 30) for $675,000.

“He will probably go to [trainer] Brad Cox,” Spendthrift's Ned Toffey said. “We tried to get one or two down at OBS and couldn't get anything, but we are always looking for people to partner up with on colts. Frank is a quality guy who has been doing this for a long time. We are really honored to do something with him. We think we have the right colt.”

The partnership was quick to add a second juvenile to its roster when going to $340,000 to acquire a colt by GI Belmont S. winner Tapwrit (hip 47).

Hip 30 turned in a bullet :10 flat during last week's under-tack show and he is out of Shine Softly (Aldebaran), a daughter of champion Soaring Softly (Kris S.). He was consigned by Pike Racing and was purchased by Al Pike for $90,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale.

Monday's result continued the hot start to the stud career of Spendthrift's Bolt d'Oro, who has been in demand in the sales ring this spring and who has already been represented by a pair of winners on the racetrack.

“This is as good a start as you could ask for from a young sire,” Toffey said. “It is really remarkable how well they've been received, how they have performed at the sales so far, how they are already performing on the track. It's one thing to do it here, but he's got two winners already. You couldn't ask for him to get off to a better start.”

Toffey said hip 30 was typical of the Bolt d'Oros he has seen so far.

“They tend to have some stretch to them and stand over a lot of ground,” he said. “But they are just very athletic, that's the bottom line. We see athletes come in all shapes and sizes, these are big beautiful classy horses. But the things that you are seeing most of all is ability. This track will separate them a little bit. So if they are doing :10 flats, it's pretty strong.”

 

 

 

WinStar Gets Into Mischief

WinStar Farm's David Hanley signed the ticket at $600,000 to acquire a colt by Into Mischief (hip 70) from the de Meric Sales consignment at the Midlantic sale Monday. Out of multiple stakes winner and graded placed Stormy Regatta (Midshipman), the juvenile is a half to stakes winner Bay Storm (Kantharos). He was purchased by the de Merics for $250,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale and worked a furlong at the under-tack show in :10 1/5.

“He is a beautiful horse and I thought his breeze was one of the best breezes,” Hanley said of the colt's appeal. “He has beautiful balance, he's a beautiful mover and he's full of class. Elliott [Walden] really liked the videos on the horse, so we took a shot on him.”

Hanley signed the ticket on the colt on behalf of the partnership of WinStar's Maverick Racing, Siena Farm and Commonwealth.

“It's been strong right through. I think nothing has changed with that,” Hanley said of the 2-year-old market this spring. “But he's by a proven sire with a nice page, with A.P. Indy and Storm Cat down there, and out of a nice young mare. We were very happy to get him.”

West Strikes Early for Always Dreaming Colt

Bloodstock agent Jacob West struck early in the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale Monday morning, going to $550,000 to acquire a colt from the first crop of GI Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming (hip 11) on behalf of Robert and Lawana Low. The juvenile was consigned by Top Line Sales on behalf of Marc Tacher's Elusive Thoroughbreds, which purchased him for $40,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale. He worked a quarter-mile during last week's under-tack show in :21 2/5.

“I think at the end of the day, he was one of the most talented horses that we've seen in quite some time,” West said of Always Dreaming. “For him to have done what all he did in a short amount of time speaks to the merit of the racehorse he was. And this horse reminded me of him physically. And I thought his breeze was outstanding. He is a big horse that breezed really quick on a small track. He handled it very well. Historically speaking, if you look at the front and back covers of this catalogue, the horses that breeze well here and gallop out are the ones that live up to that hype. I am just hoping he is the next one to make the catalogue.”

Hip 11 is out of stakes winner Saritta (Indygo Shiner) and from the family of graded winners Called to Serve and Behrens.

West made his winning bid just minutes into the first session of the Midlantic sale, but he was expecting action at the auction would heat up quickly.

“I actually told Mr. Low we were going to have to strike early and strike hard because I think, as this sale picks up later today and tomorrow, we are going to see some fireworks. There are some very nice horses here and there is plenty of money walking around. The market has been strong all the way through. I know some people have gotten shut out on top horses. This was a top horse. We were happy to get him.”

Monday's bang-up result continued a strong spring of sales for Tacher.

“It was exactly what you saw today,” Tacher said when asked about the colt's appeal as a yearling. “Physically, he was very impressive and a correct colt. He is a big scopey colt who looks like a two-turn colt who looks like he can go on and do good things.”

Of the colt's yearling price tag, Tacher added, “I was surprised to get him for that. I thought he was going to go much higher. I was happy to get him for $40,000 because I'm always thinking about the 2-year-old sales.”

Asked how his pinhooking has gone this spring, Tacher said, “Fantastic. This has been a great year. Probably my best year.”

 

 

 

Ransom the Moon Colt Tops Big Day for Brewer

Robert Brewer enjoyed a string of pinhooking successes Monday in Timonium, led by a colt by Ransom the Moon (hip 94) who sold for $375,000 to B-4 Farms, LLC. The Texan had purchased the dark bay colt for $55,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton October sale.

“It was a good lick,” Brewer said of the result. “But with all the action that was on him, I thought he might bring more. I thought he could bring $300,000 to $500,000.”

Brewer also sold a colt by Good Samaritan (hip 135), purchased for $27,000 at Fasig October last fall, for $150,000 to Chad Schumer, as well as a filly by Cross Traffic (hip 270) for $150,000 to August Dawn Farm. Paul Neatherlin signed for the filly at $18,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale.

Brewer purchased a colt by Bolt d'Oro (hip 272) for $35,000 at the Fasig October sale and sold him Tuesday for $250,000 to Harmash Racing.

“I was excited when I was seeing how the Bolt d'Oros were selling,” Brewer admitted. “I knew I had a good one, so I knew I would do well with him.”

When Brewer is shopping for yearlings, he said the individual is paramount.

“An athlete,” he said succinctly when asked what he looks for in pinhooking prospects. “[The pedigree] kind of matters on the price, but I don't open my book until I find a horse.”

Asked to assess his Monday in Timonium, Brewer said, “It was good. I RNA'd a couple that shocked me a little bit, but I am getting them sold.”

 

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Demand Strong at the Top of the Gulfstream Market

by Jessica Martini & Christie DeBernardis

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – A diverse buying bench vied for a select offering of juveniles during a rapid-fire three hours under the sunshine at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale Wednesday afternoon. A filly from the first crop of Bolt d'Oro brought the day's highest bid when selling for $1.2 million to Spendthrift Farm. Consigned by Tom McCrocklin, the youngster was one of two to bring seven figures during the auction. Jamie McCalmont, bidding on behalf of Coolmore's M.V. Magnier, went to $1.1 million to acquire a colt by Justify from the Wavertree Stables consignment.

“We have been doing this a long time and today was indicative of a typical 2-year-old sale,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “The horses that worked well and vetted well, sold really, really well. There was a lot of interest in them. There was a diverse buying group. For the horses that missed the mark on one of those elements, it wasn't an easy day.”

Of the 103 juveniles catalogued to the boutique auction, 52 went through the sales ring Wednesday and 35 sold for a gross of $13,155,000. The average was $375,857 and the median was $300,000.

Spendthrift Farm purchased three of the day's top 10 lots and Magnier acquired another two. A strong domestic buying bench included the partnership of West Point Thoroughbreds and Lane's End Farm, as well as Frank Fletcher, Zedan Racing, Robert and Lawana Low and Repole Stable.

“I was pleased with the group of buyers that was in attendance and the level of activity,” Browning said. “It is no secret that we wish we had more horses here. We will work really hard to try and remedy that going forward.”

Last year, 67 juveniles sold for $25,360,000, an average of $378,507 and a median of $300,000.

“Overall, the market was very similar to what we experienced in 2021, which is healthy,” Browning said. “I think if we could lock in this market across the Thoroughbred industry through the rest of 2022, we would all say yes. It is a solid market with no real surprises.”

McCalmont agreed demand for the top offerings was high in Hallandale Wednesday.

“I think the right horses are making the right money,” he said. “There aren't as many horses as there normally are here, but if you've got the right horse, it brings plenty of money. I hope the sale will be here next year because Miami is a great destination for people to come to in the horse business, especially this time of year.”

The Fasig-Tipton team remained busy with post-sale transactions even as the auction stand in the Gulfstream paddock was being disassembled Wednesday.

“Post sales have been very active,” Browning said. “It is so hard to judge the value, particularly of a 2-year-old. It is not easy to set reserves. Sometimes sellers are optimistic, then reality sets in. Sometimes buyers get shut out and then circle back around to buy a horse. So there were no real surprises. No euphoria, no despair. We are looking forward to our next 2-year-old sale at Timonium with a 600-horse catalogue and a different feel. It will be the best catalogue we've had there.”

Bolt Filly Electrifies Fasig Gulfstream

For the second time this week, a filly from the first-crop of red- hot freshman sire Bolt d'Oro (hip 48) wowed the crowd at Gulfstream Park when bringing a final bid of $1.2 million from Spendthrift Farm. The sale-topping result came just two days after the filly zipped a quarter-mile in :20 2/5 during the auction's under-tack preview Monday.

“We have been hearing about this filly for a while,” Spendthrift General Manager Ned Toffey said after signing the ticket on the juvenile. “She prepped beautifully for the sale and Tom McCrocklin, we've already bought one from him, and he does a great job.”

The filly's bullet work was not a complete shock to the Spendthrift team.

“We'd been hearing good things and on game day she delivered,” Toffey said. “That was as good a breeze as we've seen in quite some time.”

The bay filly is out of Rich Love (Not For Love), a daughter of multiple stakes winner Richetta (Polis Numbers) and a half-sister to stakes winners Concealed Identity (Smarty Jones) and Peach of a Gal (Curlin).

“She's a big, imposing filly,” Toffey said. “She's classy and athletic looking and good minded. Nothing ruffled her feathers. She got shown constantly and never seemed to turn a hair and her energy level stayed good the whole time. So she had all the intangibles that you want to see, as well as the obvious things that she showed everybody.”

The sale topper continued a strong sales season for Spendthrift's Grade I-winning Bolt d'Oro, whose standout results at the OBS March sale included a $900,000 colt.

“I think they tend to look like the sire, which isn't necessarily important, but I think is a good thing in general,” Toffey said of his early impressions of the stallion's offspring. “They are just athletic and very good minded. We spent a lot of time looking at his first crop as weanlings and we were impressed right away. We got great feedback from breeders and we saw for ourselves–we bought a couple privately. In terms of what we've seen of his offspring from day one, it's just been really encouraging. I know that [Spendthrift founder] Mr. [B. Wayne] Hughes was really keen on landing some Bolts. So that is going to clearly continue.”

Spendthrift purchased three juveniles Wednesday at Gulfstream, going to $800,000 for a colt by Uncle Mo (hip 21) and $475,000 for a son of Curlin (hip 57).

The sale topper was consigned by Tom McCrocklin on behalf of Solana Beach Sales. Solana Beach, the pinhooking division of Little Red Feather Racing, purchased Rich Love, with the filly in utero, for $70,000 at the 2020 Keeneland January sale. Part of a foal share, the filly was sold for $80,000 as a weanling at that year's Keeneland November sale, but Solana Beach got her back when paying $85,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September sale.

“We bred the horse, we sold her as a weanling as part of another partnership,” explained Solana Beach's Gary Fenton. “Tom called us from Keeneland in September and said he wanted to buy her back. We said, 'If you want to buy her back, buy her back.”

McCrocklin was high on the filly all winter, according to Fenton.

“Tom did a fantastic job,” Fenton said. “He called us in late December and said, 'You have a really special horse.' This horse has not turned a hair and showed she was a special horse for a long time. And she went through all the progressions.”

Of the filly's lights-out work Monday, Fenton said, “It was the second work of the day and you could just hear everybody stop. We knew she was going to be fast, but we weren't expecting that fast. It was pretty great.” @JessMartiniTDN

Coolmore Secures Regally Bred Justify Colt

With undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify as his sire and GISW and producer Appealing Zophie (Successful Appeal) as his dam, it was no surprise when Hip 84 summoned $1.1 million in Gulfstream's paddock Wednesday. It was also no surprise to see bloodstock agent Jamie McCalmont signing the ticket on the striking bay on behalf of Coolmore's M.V. Magnier.

When asked what the Coolmore team liked about Hip 84, McCalmont said, “Everything.”

He continued, “We have seen a lot of Justifys. The word seems to be getting very strong on them. This one looks like more of a precocious type than some of them look, so you'd hope he'd be running in the summer. I have watched him train here for the last week and he hasn't put a hair wrong. He stood up to the sale well and we wanted to buy the horse.”

Bred by Barronstown Stud, hip 84 RNA'd for $290,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale last summer. The colt breezed in :10 flat for consignor Ciaran Dunne of Wavertree Stables despite a few antics.

“He jumped two shadows and still managed to go :10 flat and stay on his feet. That shows a lot of athleticism,” McCalmont said.

Len Riggio's My Meadowview purchased Grade I winner Appealing Zophie for $1.1 million at the 2007 FTKNOV sale. Her first black-type winner was Tapwrit (Tapit), who summoned $1.2 million at the Saratoga Sale and went on to win the 2017 GI Belmont S. The following year she produced MGSW & GISP Ride a Comet (Candy Ride (Arg), a $375,000 OBSAPR purchase. Two years later came SW & GSP 'TDN Rising Star' Inject (Frosted), $390,000 KEESEP buy. Sent back through the ring at FTKNOV in 2018, Appealing Zophie brought $1.2 million from Barronstown Stud, carrying a full-sister to Tapwrit now named Teasing, who was most recently third in a Gulfstream maiden special weight Mar. 13.

Towards the end of Wednesday's sale, McCalmont went to $575,000 on behalf of Magnier for hip 96, a son of Ashford Stud's Uncle Mo that was also offered by Wavertree. The bay, produced by a winning half-sister to leading sire Tapit, breezed an eighth of a mile in :9 3/5 Monday.

Acting as agent for Magnier, McCalmont signed the ticket at a sales-topping $2.6 million for a Wavertree-consigned son of Nyquist at last year's Gulfstream sale. —@CDeBernardisTDN

West Point, Lane's End Team Up Again

Always on the lookout for future stallion prospects, West Point Thoroughbreds and the Farish family's Lane's End Farm teamed up to purchase a strapping son of Medaglia d'Oro (hip 88) for $900,000 from the Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds consignment at Gulfstream Wednesday.

“He is by Medaglia and has a super pedigree, being a half to Constitution,” Bill Farish said of the juvenile's appeal as West Point's Terry Finley signed the ticket. “We saw him as a yearling on the farm and we graded him highly there. We were surprised he didn't bring more as a yearling, but he's a May 11 foal, so he has a lot of maturing to do. Terry and I loved him. It's exciting to get him.”

The dark bay colt was bred by Don Alberto Corporation, which bought out partner Bridlewood Farm on Baffled (Distorted Humor) with him in utero for $1.8 million at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton November sale.

Baffled is the dam of GI Florida Derby and GI Donn H. winner Constitution, as well as multiple group winner Boynton (More Than Ready).

“Absolutely,” Farish said when asked if the colt was bought for his stallion potential. “And he certainly fits that bill with his pedigree and his conformation. It's a fun partnership that we have on him. We'll see. Hopefully he will be a runner.”

The colt, who worked a furlong in :10 flat, was purchased by Hoby and Layna Kight for $225,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September sale on behalf of Marvin Boyd and Charlie Allen.

“That's getting up there for me,” Hoby Kight said Tuesday of the colt's yearling price. “That's a lot for me. And they have to have all the right parts when I stretch.”

The youngster will be trained by Shug McGaughey. @JessMartiniTDN

Spendthrift Strikes Early for Uncle Mo Colt

Spendthrift Farm is typically seen among the list of top buyers at auctions of all types throughout the year and the Kentucky-based operation made its presence felt early at Gulfstream, going to $800,000 for a colt by Uncle Mo (Hip 21).

“He is a nice colt and did everything right,” said Spendthrift's Ned Toffey after signing the ticket. “He is tremendously talented and looked the part. [Consignor] Tom [McCrocklin] does a great job getting them ready. He will go back to Spendthrift and get 30 days and go from there.”

The bay colt breezed in a snappy :20 3/5 for McCrocklin during the under-tack show.

“He is obviously very fast and he carried it well past the wire,” Toffey said. “He is a good mover and was well within himself.

Bred by Parks Investment Group, hip 21 was purchased by McCrocklin, who was acting on behalf of Champion Equine, for $250,000 at the the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Sale. His GSP dam Lady Tapit (Tapit) is a half to GISW Gozzip Girl (Dynaformer), as well as the dam of Argentinian Group 3 winners Gallileo's Town (Speightstown) and Gianella (Lizard Island). The deeper female family also includes Lotus Land (Point of Entry), a two-time winner at group level in Japan and narrowly runner-up in the G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen Mar. 27. —@CDeBernardisTDN

Zedan Returns to the Well for Nyquist Colt

During last year's renewal of this auction, bloodstock agent Gary Young went to $1.7 million to secure a colt from the first crop of Gun Runner for Amr Zedan's Zedan Racing. Now named Taiba, that colt earned the 'TDN Rising Star' nod for his ultra-impressive debut at Santa Anita Mar. 5.

Young and Zedan were back in action at Gulfstream this year, going to $700,000 for a colt by Nyquist (hip 62). The colt will go to trainer Bob Baffert, who conditions Saturday's G1 Dubai World Cup winner Country Grammer (Tonalist) for Zedan, WinStar and Commonwealth Thoroughbreds, as well as Zedan's late GISW Medina Spirit (Protonico).

“I thought we'd have to give more for him than we did,” Young said. “I hope I feel the same way about six months from now.”

Classic Bloodstock bought the bay colt for $275,000, the third-highest price at Fasig's California Fall Yearlings and Horse of All Ages Sale, on behalf of Sasulito and Breckenridge. He breezed an eighth in :9 4/5 Monday at Gulfstream.

“I really liked his work,” Young said. “His push off behind and extension with his front legs was pretty faultless.”

Bred in California by Bud Petrosian, hip 62 is a half to stakes-placed There Goes Harvard (Will Take Charge). His dam Soul Crusader (Fusaichi Pegasus) is a half to Turkish champion Hakeem (Harlan's Holiday) and the dam of GISW Killer Graces (Congaree) and MGSW Chocolate Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}).

“I like this horse a lot,” Young said. “I don't think what you see right now is a finished product. We will give him time to fill out and I think he will fill out and become a beautiful horse.”

He continued, “We will discuss it with Mr. Zedan and Bob Baffert. He is the kind of horse that if everything went right, you'd want to get him to the races towards the end of the Del Mar meet or during the Santa Anita fall meet.” —@CDeBernardisTDN

Sharp Far From Unhappy

George Sharp refuses to call himself a pinhooker, but the owner was able to enjoy a profitable resale Wednesday at Gulfstream when selling a colt by Runhappy (hip 64) for $700,000 to the bid of bloodstock agent Donato Lanni, acting on behalf of Frank Fletcher. Sharp purchased the colt for $125,000 during a 12-yearling buying spree at last year's Keeneland September sale.

“There's nothing wrong with pinhooking, but for me this was just paying off the ones I am keeping,” Sharp, who entered 2022 with a class of 23 juveniles, explained. “I am ecstatic with this result and I would do this again next year where I buy a bunch and then try to sell a few off to pay for the ones I am keeping.”

While the $700,000 didn't complete Sharp's quest to pay off the 2-year-olds he is keeping this year, he still has more opportunities at upcoming sales.

“This was a nice sale, but it hasn't paid for the all the ones I've bought yet,” he said. “But I am selling a couple at OBS and probably at Timonium.”

The colt, who worked a furlong in :10 1/5 Monday, is out of Sue's Good News (Woodman) and is a half to Grade I winner Tiz Miz Sue (Tiznow). He was consigned by Niall Brennan.

“We were seriously considering pulling him from the sale,” Sharp admitted. [Trainer] Caio Caramori absolutely loved the horse. He actually asked me not to sell him. But part of this is a business and to achieve the goal of selling enough to pay for the other ones, we needed to sell.”

Lanni said the colt jumped through all the hoops this week in Florida.

“It's a 2-year-olds in training sale and these horses are under so much pressure to perform and come back and act like nothing happened,” Lanni said. “He had a really great breeze visually. He looked like a pretty laid back horse and he came back from the breeze really well.”

Lanni purchased maiden winner Happy Boy Rocket (Runhappy) for $490,000 at last year's OBS April sale on behalf of Fletcher.

“I like the sire,” Lanni said. “I think he's going to be really good. We bought a Runhappy for Frank last year that turned out to be a nice horse.”

Lanni continued, “When we try to buy one for Frank, Frank is the best. He is so game. He is an amazing guy to work for. He loves the action. He's game. He puts his money up and never complains. Not a lot of people know him, but he's an amazing human and he helps a lot of people out.” @JessMartiniTDN

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Buyers ‘More Than Ready’ at OBS March

By Christie DeBernardis & Christina Bossinakis

OCALA, FL–The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's grounds continued to buzz with activity during a second straight day of very strong trade as the March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale concluded Wednesday. Bidding was fast and furious right from the start with the top horse of the day–and the sale as a whole–coming in the second juvenile through the ring, Hip 318, a colt by More Than Ready, who summoned $1.2 million from Kaleem Shah.

A daughter of American Pharoah (Hip 532) also achieved seven figures Wednesday, bringing $1 million from Donato Lanni, who was acting on behalf of Susan and Charlie Chu. That filly made a total of four seven-figure sellers, following a pair of Into Mischief colts during Tuesday's session (Hips 257 and 277). No juveniles hit the million-dollar mark during the 2021 or 2020 March sales. There were two to reach that bar in 2019, led by $2-million Chestertown (Tapit), who is a half-brother to Tuesday's $1-million Into Mischief (Hip 277).

“The first day was great and we followed up with another great day,” said OBS Director of Sales Tod Wojciechowski. “The gross was up for both days. As far as the total gross, we were a nine-iron from a record [gross for the sale]. We had four $1-million horses, two each day. It was a lot of fun.”

He continued, “The market is pretty hot right now. The momentum that we saw at the yearling sales last year has seemed to have carried over to this sale and, hopefully, can continue on through the spring.”

Freshman stallions continued to make their presence felt during Wednesday's session with Bolt d'Oro once again leading the pack thanks to a $900,000 colt (Hip 438) purchased by Japan's Hideyuki Mori. His Spendthrift barnmate Mor Spirit was not far behind with a $700,000 colt selling to Mori just one hip earlier (Hip 437).

Bolt d'Oro had a total of four juveniles bring over $400,000 through two days of selling. Other members of the freshman class to eclipse that mark, aside from Mor Spirit, were West Coast, Mendelssohn, Justify, Cloud Computing, Good Magic and Awesome Slew. The first three of those stallions each had two meet that bar and the latter three had one apiece.

“[Demand for young sires] is kind of standard at this sale,” said Ciaran Dunne of Wavertree Stables, which sold the topper and was second-leading seller overall. “It's hard for pinhookers to buy yearlings by proven stallions. They tend to go to the end-user racing people, so we've always just gravitated to the first-season sires. As the way breeding has gone, there are so many first-crop and the second- and third-crop stallions aren't as well represented at the sales, so you end up with a lot of first-crop stallions whether you like it or not.”

Mori was the leading buyer for both sessions and the sale overall, taking home seven juveniles for $8.55 million. Eddie Woods led all sellers with 15 horses summoning $3.351 million.

Through two days of selling, 371 horses changed hands for $49,498,000 with an average of $133,418 and median of $116,831. With 59 horses failing to sell, the RNA rate was 13.7%.

During last year's OBS March Sale, 326 juveniles had grossed $38,265,000 with an average of $117,377 and a median of $62,500. Seventy-one horses left the ring unsold for an RNA rate of 17.9%.

“The market is outstanding,” said Ocala Stud's David O'Farrell. “The trade is extremely competitive. I feel like there are a lot of good horses on the grounds and buying activity has been incredible. It is a very healthy, strong market right now.”

A total of 165 juveniles sold Wednesday for a gross of $22,111,000. The average was $130,834 and the median was $70,000. The RNA rate was 19.1%.

At the close of business last year, 145 horses had brought $18,437,000 with an average of $127,152 and median of $70,000. The buy-back rate was 21.6%. After post-sales were added, those numbers changed to 150 sold for $18,844,500 with an average of $125,630 and median of $68,500. This lowered the buy-back rate to 18.9%.

“The market is strong,” said trainer Larry Rivelli, who advised longtime client Carolyn Wilson on her purchase of a $570,000 colt from the first crop of West Coast. “You'd never know what was going on in the world if you come here. I've been doing it 20 years and you'd think by now I'd know better, but I was still surprised by today's results.”

Heavy rains and an unexpected tornado in the Ocala area forced some rescheduling of the breeze show and a delayed start to the opening session, but it did not damper the enthusiasm of buyers.

“The weather threw us some curve balls,” Wojciechowski said. “But fortunately, we were able to catch those curves. We were able to make up the difference pretty well and our rescheduling worked out pretty well. We gave the buyers extra time yesterday and they appreciated that. The weather cooperated with us, when we had to move where we moved to. For having to do it on the fly, it worked out pretty darn well.”

Sales action returns to the OBS ring Apr. 19 for their four-day OBS April 2-Year-Olds-in-Training Sale.

More Than Ready Colt Sparks Early Fireworks

It didn't take long at all for things to get fast and furious at OBS Wednesday with just the second horse through the ring, a colt by More Than Ready (Hip 318), summoning $1.2 million from Kaleem Shah.

“Ask me in a year from now if I made the right choice,” Shah said. “Simon [Callaghan] and Ben [McElroy] picked out this horse. It is easy to bid and write out the check in two minutes, but it takes a lifetime to get the money back. I hope we've got a good one, but we will see next year at this time.”

Bred by WinStar Farm, the bay colt is out of the unraced Indian Charlie mare Broad Spectrum, who is also the dam of MSP Broad Approval (Carpe Diem). Ciaran Dunne of Wavertree Stables picked up the colt for $120,000 at Keeneland September for one of his pinhooking partnerships. The bay breezed in a snappy :9 4/5 during the under-tack show.

“It's blind luck really,” Dunne said. “We were in the right place at the right time in September. He's been a good horse and everything just went to plan. Rarely does that happen.”

As for the price, the Irishman said, “That's a lot of money, but he was a lot of horse. I'm obviously biased, but I thought he was the best horse in here and he sold like it.”

—@CDeBernardisTDN

Mori Back for 'Mor' Day 2 at OBSMAR

Hideyuki Mori, who punctuated Day 1 of the OBS March sale with the session's $1.1-million topper by Into Mischief, returned Wednesday with plenty left in his arsenal, landing consecutive pricey juveniles by freshman sires.

Kicking off Mori's Wednesday buying spree, Hip 437 realized a $700,000 final bid from the trainer, who did his bidding on the Mor Spirit colt from the back ring. With the OBS ticket runners patiently waiting for a signature on the Wavertree Stables offering, Mori came right back to secure Bolt d'Oro colt Hip 438 for $900,000. The latter was consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, who also sold a colt by the son of Medaglia d'Oro (Hip 291) for $600,000 on the first day of the sale. Both colts breezed an eighth of a mile in :9 4/5 during last week.

“I was very impressed by both of them physically,” said Mori, speaking through a translator. “They were both very nice movers and performed very well during their morning workouts.”

Asked about the pedigrees of his purchases, Mori added, “This sale [features] very fast horses, so I am not very concerned with the pedigrees.”

Mor Sprit's sire Eskenderya was sold to Japan for the 2018 breeding season. He has accounted for 79 individual winners to date.

Mori also signed for Hip 544, a filly by Shackleford, during Wednesday's session.

Of the Mor Spirit colt, Wavertree's Ciaran Dunne added, “It was a great result. It was a bit over what we expected, but it wasn't a surprise because he was very popular.”

Hip 437, purchased for $160,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July sale, represented a full-circle moment of sorts for Dunne, who also pinhooked the Texas-bred's sire. Himself an $85,000 FTKOCT purchase in 2014, Mor Spirit resold as a juvenile for $650,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale.

“We [sold] Mor Spirit so it was bit like shooting fish in a barrel,” said Dunne. “[Hip 437] was the best Mor Spirit that we thought we had seen up until that point.”

Out of Follow My Tail (Indian Charlie), the striking chestnut is a half to stakes winner Proofsinthepuddin (Marking) and stakes placed Red Raider (Roll Hennessy Roll). The 12-year-old dam is out of Group 3 scorer Freefourracing (French Deputy), the dam of stakes winners Speedway (Forest Wildcat).

“He's just beautiful,” said Dunne. “He's well framed and he showed himself very well here.”

Comparing both father and son, Dunne said, “They have the same body style. Both of them are kind of light and lean horses with a great hip and walk. Both have an easy, relaxed demeanor and loved to train. Mor Spirit was just so athletic and this colt is a lot the same way.”–Christina Bossinakis

Cool Million for American Pharoah Filly

A filly by American Pharoah made a splash when realizing a $1-million final bid from agent Donato Lanni at Wednesday's second session of the OBS March sale. Lani signed for the filly on behalf of Susan Chu, accompanied by Charlie and son Jerry, who did their bidding from the OBS press box. Offered as Hip 532, the filly was consigned by Jimbo & Torie Gladwell's Top Line Sales. The :10 flat breezer was bred by the Gladwells and E.V.S. Corp. The Apr. 30 foal will be sent to her sire's Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.

“I had a feeling she was going to bring a lot. She had everything,” extolled Lanni. “She is just a queen. I am very happy that we got her because that's the one I wanted the most. And she's such a sweet filly. I'm really pumped.”

“They've been lucky at the sale,” said Lani of the Chu family, who also plucked Eda (Munnings) for $550,000 out of this venue last year. Winner of her last four starts, all at the stakes level, Eda won the GI Starlet S. in December before returning to take the GIII Santa Ysabel S. earlier this month.

“They are really amazing people,” continued Lanni. “They do so much for horse racing that people are not aware of. They're so good for the industry. And they have been so lucky with fillies. These are really good people, and good things happen to good people.”

The filly is out of Just Parker (Forest Camp), a half-sister to SW and GSP Qahira (Cairo Prince) in addition to SWs Stormin' Lyon (Storm Boot) and Quick Flip (Speightstown), herself the dam of GSW and MGISP Following Sea (Runhappy).

Well received at stud from the onset, American Pharoah produced top quality turf horses earlier in his career, however, has provided another dimension to his sire profile this season with likes of recent top-level dirt winners GI Beholder Mile S. winner As Time Goes By and Triple Crown hopeful Forbidden Kingdom, victorious in Santa Anita's GII San Vicente S. and GII San Felipe S. in his two latest starts.

“Bob really liked her a lot,” said Lanni. “And if anybody knows what a good American Pharoah looks like, it would be him.”–Christina Bossinakis

Top Line Sales Lives Up to Its Name at OBS

Jimbo and Torie Gladwell's Top Line Sales had a banner sale at OBS March, topped by a $1-million daughter of American Pharoah (Hip 532), who they bred in partnership with E.V.S. Corp.

“This is the most we ever sold a homebred for and the second horse we ever sold for $1 million,” Torie Gladwell said after congratulating buyer Donato Lanni, who was acting on behalf of Susan Chu. “We hope she is as good as the first, [GISW] 'TDN Rising Star' Princess Noor (Not This Time) [$1.35m OBSAPR].”

The :10 flat breezer is out of a half-sister to Baoma Corp.'s SW & MGSP 'TDN Rising Star' Qahira (Cairo Prince) and stakes winners Stormin' Lyon (Storm Boot) and Quick Flip (Speightstown). The latter is the dam of GSW & MGISP 'TDN Rising Star' Following Sea (Runhappy).

“We definitely did not expect that at all,” Torie Gladwell said. “We had a lot of people on her, but the pedigree was a bit lighter, so we weren't sure what she would bring. She was a picture to look at, a stunning filly. She was big and strong with lots of scope. American Pharoah is heating up right now [with new Grade I winner As Time Goes By and GI Kentucky Derby prospect Forbidden Kingdom].”

Earlier in the session, the Gladwells sold a colt from the first crop of MGISW Bolt d'Oro (Hip 438) for $900,000 to Hideyuki Mori. Spendthrift Farm, which stands that stallion, was the underbidder. The conditioner purchased last year's March topper Clos de Mesnil (Practical Joke) from the Gladwells.

“We are just very excited for Mr. Mori to be able to buy a colt like that from us,” Jimbo Gladwell said. “He has the world in front of him. He is a just really, really top colt.”

Bred by Gabriel Duignan's Springhouse Farm, Hip 438 is a half-sibling to SW Foolish Humor (Distorted Humor). His dam Foolish Cause (Giant's Causeway) is a half to the late MGISW and sire Get Stormy (Stormy Atlantic). The :9 4/5 breezer was purchased by the Gladwells for $200,000 under the name Exclusive Equine Investments.

“We got him for a partnership out of September,” Jimbo Gladwell said. “The colt has been 100% straight forward all year. We couldn't be happier.”

The Gladwells sold another expensive son of Bolt d'Oro during Tuesday's session in Hip 291, who went to Kaleem Shah for $600,000. He also breezed in :9 4/5.

“That Bolt was a homebred for Mr. Loren Nichols,” Jimbo Gladwell said. “He let us train and sell the colt for him. It is good to have someone who breeds horses like that one.”

When asked for his thoughts on the initial crop of Spendthrift's Bolt d'Oro, Jimbo Gladwell said, “We are really excited about the Bolt d'Oros. He is one of my favorite freshman stallions right now. The one I sold [Tuesday] reminded me more of an Uncle Mo. I think that came from his momma [Beautissimo (Uncle Mo)]. But, the one [Wednesday] had a lot of Medaglia d'Oro in him. I think he is going to get a route of ground and he has plenty of speed. We are just thrilled to have one of that quality.” —@CDeBernardisTDN

West Coast Proves Popular in Ocala

GI Travers S. hero West Coast (Flatter) was another freshman stallion who proved quite popular at OBS March with a pair of juveniles eclipsing the $500,000 mark. The most expensive of the two was a $570,000 colt (Hip 548) from the Eddie Woods consignment that went to Carolyn Wilson, who did her bidding alongside trainer Larry Rivelli.

“We bid on a couple of horses earlier. He was on our top five, but it is hard to wait around and see if you get one or you don't,” Rivelli said. “We were fortunate enough to be in the running. We are happy to get him. He is a nice colt.”

When asked his impressions of West Coast's first crop, Rivelli said, “They look like they will run a route of ground, which is good. They are light on their feet and have athletic builds. They are nicely put together and have been well received.”

Bred by Woodford Thoroughbreds, the bay is out of SP Kimono (Bernardini) and is a half to SW Keke Kimono (Laoban). Picked up Woods's Quarter Pole Enterprises for $155,000 at FTKJUL, he breezed in :21 flat.

“West Coast is getting a really nice horse,” Woods said. “They have great shape to them; they are quick; and they are good, forceful horses. They train pretty aggressively and they appear to be really sound.”

A bit earlier in the day a filly by the Lane's End stallion (Hip 529) brought $525,000 from the partnership of WinStar's Maverick Racing and Siena Farm.

“They look like they have been very well received,” said Tristan de Meric of de Meric Sales, which consigned the :10 flat breezer. “We have seven of them on the farm and they are all training really well. I think the sires is going to be a good one.” —@CDeBernardisTDN

West Coast Filly Tops de Meric Draft at $525K

A filly by freshman sire West Coast headed the de Meric Sales draft during Wednesday's final session of the OBS March sale. Maverick Racing and Siena Farms LLC purchased the Florida-bred, offered as Hip 529. A $135,000 purchase out of the FTK July sale, the dark bay registered a :10 flat work during last Sunday's breeze show.

“[The price] exceeded our expectations, but we always loved this filly,” admitted Tristan de Meric. “The way she looked going over and the way the market was playing, it ended up making sense what she brought.”

He continued, “[Siena Farm's] David Hanley had come to the farm and saw her training a couple of days over the winter. She is a filly that catches the eye. She looked good at the farm, on the track and really showed up here. She's a beautiful filly and we think the world of her. We are very happy she is going where she is.”

The filly is out of unplaced Juliamarie (Mizzen Mast), a daughter of MGSP De Aar (Gone West), also responsible for multiple graded stakes scorer and multiple Grade I-placed Willcox Inn (Harlan's Holiday) and stakes-placed Francisca (Mizzen Mast). This represents the family of dual Grade I winning turf horse Cetewayo.

“She's been a very easy filly to get ready for this sale. She's always been an overachiever and we think she'll be a really nice filly down the road.”

Asked about how the filly has developed since her purchase last season, de Meric explained, “She looked like this in July, just a little bit smaller. She just kept going the right way. She didn't grow in stages like some horses do, she just stayed balanced and precocious looking. It's impressive how when you stand into her, how big and balanced she is until you walk into her. She's just gotten better and better.”

Freshman sire West Coast, standing at Lane's End, was also represented by Hip 548, who brought $570,000 Wednesday.

The consignment's March offering also included Hip 26 (Tapit, $350,000), Hip 46 (Upstart, $425,000), Hip 191 (Practical Joke, $385,000), Hip 385 (Good Magic, $360,000), and Hip 425 (Nyquist, $300,000).

“I think it was a good sale, a really great market,” concluded de Meric. “We got mostly everything we led through the ring sold, it ended up being 100% with a couple of post sales. We sold everything we led up here and that means it was a good market.–Christina Bossinakis

Spendthrift Freshmen Star at OBS

A trio of first-crop stallions from Spendthrift Farm put on quite a show over the two-day OBS March sale. MGISW Bolt d'Oro topped the group, which also included GI Met Mile winner Mor Spirit and GI Preakness S. victor Cloud Computing.

“It is a credit to our breeders,” said Spendthrift's Ned Toffey. “Some of these horses were ones not everyone was eager to give a shot to, but our breeders have given us a great support. Hopefully now everyone will be supported. These are three very different sire lines, so we are trying to help keep things genetically diverse. This is a great game when things can work for breeders of all levels and that has always been important to us.”

A two-time Grade I winner as a 2-year-old, Bolt d'Oro also captured the GII San Felipe S. at three and was second to Justify in that year's GI Santa Anita Derby. His first crop was well received at the yearling sales, including a $1.4-million half-brother to Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra. The Bolt d'Oros proved equally popular at OBS this week with seven juveniles bringing over $250,000, headlined by a $900,000 colt (Hip 438) purchased by Hideyuki Mori with Spendthrift as the underbidder. Bolt d'Oro stood his first season at $25,000 and currently is listed for a fee of $20,000.

“He was a really exciting horse when we were able to secure him,” said Toffey. “Mick Ruis is our partner on him and he has provided great support. Bolt was tremendously talented and well bred, so he was a really exciting horse to bring to stud. His offspring have looked the part at every stage. They breezed the part and have shown they are extremely athletic. It is exactly what we hoped for when we bought him, but you never know if it will turn out like you hope. We couldn't be happier with the results so far. He has all kinds of potential.”

Donato Lanni went to $650,000 to secure Mor Spirit from the Wavertree consignment for Michael Lund Petersen at the 2015 FTFMAR sale and one of his sons (Hip 437), hailing from the same consignment, brought $700,000 from Mori at OBS Wednesday. Winner of the GI Los Alamitos Futurity S. in 2015, Mor Spirit romped in the GI Met Mile two years later. His initial crop was bred on a $10,000 fee and he currently stands for half that price.

“Mor Spirit is a beautiful animal.” Toffey said. “He is a son of Eskendereya, who is probably a horse that left the country a little too quickly and was a tremendous talent himself. Mor Spirit was also a tremendous athlete. We appreciate the support and faith our breeders have shown in us. Being by Eskendereya, it might have slowed some people down, but he was well supported. That is half the battle. We saw very athletic foals right away with him and you are seeing that now too. They are breezing very impressively and people like them. He is a horse I don't think a lot of farms wanted to stand, but he the type of horse that if you take a shot on him, you could be well rewarded.”

Cloud Computing, a member of his sire Maclean's Music's first crop, captured the 2017 Preakness for trainer Chad Brown. He put in a strong showing at this sale with four of his offspring hitting six figures, including a $560,000 colt (Hip 190). His introductory fee was $7,500 and he currently stands for $5,000.

“Cloud Computing is a Preakness winner and he started at a lower price point [than most Classic winners],” Toffey said. “He has shown the talent to perform at the very top of our sport and is a beautiful animal. It has been a tremendous sire line. We have loved the foals and the yearlings. Now people are seeing just how athletic they are. A lot of the breeze analysis people thought Tuesday's Cloud Computing [Hip 190] was the best breeze in the sale. It is great to see the demand and all of the support.” —@CDeBernardisTDN

Hometown Stallions Hold Their Own at OBS

Three stallions that stand just 5 1/2 miles away from the OBS sales grounds at the O'Farrell family's Ocala Stud–Adios Charlie, Girvin and Awesome Slew–made sure the local contingent was well represented at the March Sale.

Adios Charlie is a stalwart on the Florida stallion ranks and one of the kingpins of Ocala Stud. One of his daughters (Hip 213) summoned $410,000 Tuesday from West Point and Talla Racing after breezing in a blazing fast :20 2/5, the fastest quarter-mile time of the sale. Bred by William Terrell and Frank De Savino, she is out of MSW Travelator (A.P. Jet).

“Adios Charlie is kind of our proven horse,” David O'Farrell said. “He has been very good to us. He has had to navigate a few small crops, but he gets runners. He has been more than useful.”

He continued, “That filly worked terrific and is a beautiful filly. She was born and raised at the farm and is just exceptional.”

Girvin and Awesome Slew are the new kids on the block at Ocala Stud with their first runners coming this spring. The O'Farrells consigned a homebred filly by GI Haskell S. winner Girvin (Hip 198), who brought $240,000 from One Up Bloodstock during the opening session after working in :20 4/5. They also offered a homebred son of MGSW & MGISP Awesome Slew (Hip 456) Wednesday, who sold to Klaravich Stable for $400,000 after also breezing in a snappy :20 4/5.

“We are really fortunate to have a couple first-year sires that are doing well in Awesome Slew and Girvin,” Daivd O'Farrell said. “Girvin and Awesome Slew were both really good racehorses and have good pedigrees. Girvin has one of the liveliest pedigrees going right now. Awesome Slew has a ton of depth to his pedigree. Their offspring are sound horses with really good temperaments. They have a lot athleticism and everything you'd like to see. It's always exciting to showcase them a little bit and so far it is working out.”

The horseman added, “We brought a nice group of horses and they did really well. They just thrived over here. We were really fortunate to be rewarded for them.” —@CDeBernardisTDN

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American Pharoah Filly Brings $1m at OBS

A filly by American Pharoah (Hip 532) added to a banner OBS March sale for Jimbo & Torie Gladwell's Top Line Sales, bringing $1-million from Donato Lanni, who was bidding on behalf of Susan Chu. The :10 flat breezer was bred by the Gladwells and E.V.S. Corp. The filly will be trained by her sire's Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.

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