Keeneland wrapped its January horses of all ages sale last week. Keeneland Photo.
By Tom Law
Five G Ranch scooped up two short yearlings for $95,000 during last week’s final session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, a strong finish to the first major North American auction of the year for horses bred, foaled or with ties to New York.
The pair were also among three that finished the day tied as most expensive short yearlings of last Thursday’s session.
The first to bring $95,000 was Hip 1370, a colt from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Mo Town out of the winning Tale of the Cat mare Coral Beach.
Bred by and foaled at Hidden Lake Farm in Stillwater and consigned by Mulholland Springs, agent, he is the second foal out of Coral Beach from the family of Chilean champion Desert Power, Grade 2 winner Cool Coal Man, stakes winner Kathleens Reel. Coral Beach won two of 14 starts with two seconds for $72,382 in earnings.
Hip 1479, a New York-bred filly from the first crop of 2017 Preakness Stakes winner Cloud Computing, also brought $95,000. Bred by Saratoga Glen Farm and Beals Racing Stable, foaled at Saratoga Glen Farm in Schuylerville and consigned by Stuart Morris, agent, the filly is the third foal out of the winning Birdstone mare Literary Lady.
Literary Lady, purchased carrying the Cloud Computing filly in utero for $4,000 at last year’s Keeneland November breeding stock sale, won four of 19 starts and earned $53,074. She’s the dam of two other foals – a now 3-year-old unraced New York-bred colt by Upstart named Up for Adventure in training at Belmont Park and a newly turned 2-year-old unnamed colt by War Dancer.
Five G Ranch bought another short yearling out of the Stuart Morris consignment in the final session, going to $50,000 for a colt foaled in New York from the first crop of multiple graded stakes winner Good Samaritan.
Bred by and foaled at Saratoga Glen Farm, the colt is out of the winning Candy Ride mare Uman Candy. He’s a half-brother to an unnamed 2-year-old colt by Exaggerator that sold for $25,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale.
The sales of those short yearlings from first-crop sires came a day after another foaled in New York from the first crop of Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming brought $55,000. Bloodstock agent Steve Young purchased that colt, Hip 1096, from the consignment of Bedouin Bloodstock, agent.
Bred by SF Bloodstock LLC and foaled at Sugar Maple Farm in Poughquag, the colt is the first foal out of the winning Paynter mare Miminegash. The winner of one of six starts and $22,418, Miminegash is a half sister to champion female sprinter and Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Judy the Beauty and five other winners out of the stakes-winning Holy Bull mare Holy Blitz. Miminegash sold in foal to Cataline Cruiser for $13,000 at last year’s Keeneland November sale.
The sales of those short yearlings also followed strong opening sessions of the January sale. Check out the links below to read about the first and second sessions:
Day 1: More Than Ready shot yearling sells for $175,000 at Keeneland
