by Sarah Mace
New York-breds made a solid showing at Fasig-Tipton’s Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training in Timonium, Maryland on Monday and Tuesday, putting up decent figures against the backdrop of sale which posted year-to-year declines after seeing double-digit increases in 2013. Meanwhile, two individuals with strong New York ties were hammered down for over $400,000 as the co-fourth and co-seventh top-sellers, respectively, in the sale overall.
A grey/roan Kentucky-bred colt by freshman sire Desert Party out of the multiple stakes-producing mare Satinet (Olympio) was the co-topper of the second session and co-fourth top-seller overall. Desert Party relocated to Becky Thomas and Dennis Narlinger’s Sequel Stallions New York in 2013 and has already had first winner from his first runner in Europe. The March colt (Hip 455), who was bred by Chris and Kirt Cahill, sold for $425,000 to Chris Brothers of Xavier International Bloodstock for Paul Pompa. Jr. Consignor Eddie Woods acted on behalf of Pete Bradley’s Bradley Thoroughbreds, who purchased the colt last year as a Keeneland September yearling for $180,000. Desert Party stands at Sequel for a 2014 fee of $7,500.
Another standout with close New York ties sold early on in the first session for $400,000: Hip 13, a bay New York-foaled colt by Tapit out of a half-sister to both Grade 1 winner Paddy O’Prado and recent Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks winner Untapable (Tapit). The colt was bred by Gallagher’s Stud, who purchased his dam Wild Chant in foal at the 2011 Keeneland November sale. Because Wild Chant was not bred back as required when relocating to the state, the colt, though a product of the Empire State, is not technically eligible to be registered New York-bred. Read more on Hip 13 from the TDN.
In the population of New York-breds proper, a dark bay/brown Flatter filly led the way. Selling to Quest Realty for $255,000 from the consignment of Kirkwood Stables as the 12th highest priced juvenile over the two sessions, the April filly (Hip 270) is the first foal out of the stakes-winning Maryland-bred Jim’s Prospect. The filly was bred by the Estate of James Glenn, the dam’s co-breeder, and foaled at Keane Stud in Amenia. Jim’s Prospect is a half-sister to another stakes winner and the filly’s third dam is a multiple stakes producer. The filly, who worked a quarter in :21 4/5, was purchased by Kirkwood stables as a yearling for a modest $35,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale last September.
The top-selling New York-sired, New York-bred was a $225,000 March filly by Freud who stands at Sequel Stallions New York, where she was foaled. The chestnut filly (Hip 287) sold to Lady Sheila Stable Two from the consignment of All in Line Stables after posting a :10 2/5 breeze. Another lucrative pinhook, she sold previously for $47,000 as a Keeneland September yearling. She was bred by Fairlawn Farm and is out of the placed War Chant mare Lake Champlain, who has produced three winners from three starters, including a stakes performer. The filly’s second dam is graded winner and track record-setter Starry Ice (Ice Age), who is the dam of Grade 1 Carter Handicap winner Forest Danger.
Over the two sessions 76 of the 100 New York-breds offered for sale changed hands (including three private sales) for an average price of $44,730 and a $30,000 median. The average price for the general population of the sale was $59,578 and the median was comparable $31,000. The buyback rate of 24 percent for the sale at large was identical to the New York-bred buy-back rate. In addition to the two $200,000-plus sellers, eight more New York-bred individuals brought $100,000 or more, including two New York-sired juveniles: a colt by Cosmonaut (Saratoga Stud) out of Irgun’s Trial bred by Nelson Clemmens (Hip 262), who sold to Matthew Schera for $120,000, and another filly by Freud out of Avril a Portugal (Hip 48) bred by Kathy Feron, who sold to Gary Young on behalf of Michael Dubb for $110,000 Click here for complete sales results.
