NEWS: sales

Frosted colt among top sellers at OBS opener

Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

Hip 247, a colt by Frosted bred by Jeff Treadway, was among the top sellers at the OBS March. opener on a bid of $475,000. Photo courtesy of Grade One Investments.

A New York-bred colt by Frosted brought a final bid of $475,000, the sixth highest price during Monday’s opening session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s March sale of selected 2-year-olds in training.

Three Amigos purchased Hip 247, who is out of the unraced Scat Daddy mare Ananda and finished the day as one of nine juveniles that sold for more than $400,000. Bred by Jeff Treadway and foaled at Song Hill Thoroughbreds in Mechanicville, the colt originally sold to Ford Fugate for $50,000 at last year’s Keeneland September yearling sale. Consigned by Grade One Investments LLC, agent, the colt turned in an eighth-mile breeze in 9.4 during presale workouts.

Treadway purchased Ananda for $130,000 at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. She is the dam of two other foals, including Ananroad, an eight-time winner who finished third in last year’s West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker’s Cup Stakes with earnings of $139,966. Ananda did not produce a foal in 2022 and was bred to Astern last season.

The Frosted colt was also one of five New York-breds that sold for six figures during the opening session.

Hip 94, a daughter of Arrogate bred by Hidden Lake Farm and 3C Stables, sold for $250,000. Photo courtesy of Cary Frommer.

Hip 94, a daughter of Arrogate out of the winning Stephen Got Even mare Summer Shade, commanded the top price for a New York-bred filly on a bid of $250,000 from Mike Ryan, agent.

Bred by Hidden Lake Farm LLC and 3C Stables LLC and foaled at Hidden Lake Farm in Stillwater, the filly is the seventh foal out of Summer Shade, who was purchased by Hidden Lake Farm/Halmar in foal to Summer Front for $22,000 at the 2016 Keeneland November breeding stock sale. The Arrogate filly is her fourth New York-bred foal. Summer Shade, who was bred to American Pharoah last season, is also the dam of a yearling filly by Vekoma, born May 1 in New York.

Consigned by Cary Frommer LLC, agent, the filly was purchased by Frommer for $170,000 out of the RFHF Bloodstock consignment at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. She’s a half-sister to a pair of winners, including the stakes-placed and $217,896-earner Harmon.

Hip 117, a filly by Bernardini bred by Mahoney Eden Manor and partners, sold for $200,000. Photo courtesy of Brick City Thoroughbreds.

Hip 117, a filly by Bernardini out of the stakes-placed Valid Expectations mare Tea for Two, was purchased by West Bloodstock, agent for Repole Stable Inc., for $200,000.

Bred by Mahoney Eden Manor LLC, Classic Bloodstock LLC, Gary Marsh and Sandra Powers and named Tequilatini and foaled at Mahoney Eden Manor in Saratoga Springs, the filly is a half-sister to winners Cryptographer and Tijera Lee. She sold for $50,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale and was consigned at OBS by Brick City Thoroughbreds.

Tea for Two, reported sold to Robert Lambe in foal to Omaha Beach for $40,000 at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale, is the dam of a New York-bred yearling colt by Omaha Beach and was bred to McKinzie last season.

The OBS March sale continues with the second of three sessions at 11 a.m. Tuesday.


Wasp sells for $200,000 at winter mixed finale

Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

Stakes-placed Wasp sold for $200,000 Tuesday, finishing as the most expensive New York-bred sold at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale. Photo courtesy of Taylor Made Sales Agency.

Wasp, a multiple winner who finished third in last year’s Yaddo Handicap on Saratoga Showcase Day, sold for $200,000 to highlight the final day of bidding at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale in Lexington.

Bullseye Bloodstock purchased the 6-year-old daughter of American Pharoah, who sold as Hip 592 as a racing or broodmare prospect. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, Wasp is out of the Distorted Humor mare Visions of Annette.

Bred by Joanne Nielsen, Wasp originally sold for $450,000 as the top-priced filly at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. She later brought $350,000 at the 2019 OBS April sale of 2-year-olds in training. Campaigned by A1A Racing, Wasp won three of 14 starts with seven placings for earnings of $242,380. She finished fifth in an open-company allowance in late November in her most recent start.

Wash finished the session as the co-fifth most expensive broodmare or racing prospect and was the highest-priced New York-bred sold over two days.

Fasig-Tipton reported sales on 22 of the 23 New York-breds through the ring Tuesday for $520,500, an average price of $23,659 and median of $7,500. Overall and including post-sale receipts, 44 of the 46 New York-breds through the ring brought $1,201,700, an average price of $27,311 and median of $11,500.

The second most expensive horse and highest-priced New York-bred short yearling Tuesday was Hip 447, a colt from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Vekoma who brought $62,000 from Carlos Munoz. Bred by Highclere Inc., the colt is out of the unraced Indian Charlie mare Wabanaki. A half-sister to stakes winner Held Accountable and two stakes-placed runners, Wabanaki is the dam of three winners.

 


Breakfastatbonnies among top sellers at FTK winter mixed opener

Tuesday, February 7th, 2023

Stakes-placed Breakfastatbonnies sold for $90,000 Monday at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale. Photo courtesy of Four Star Sales.

Stakes-placed Breakfastatbonnies, a six-figure earner and full-sister to multiple stakes winner Barese, sold for $90,000 Monday to finish as one of the top-priced New York-breds in the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale in Lexington.

Machmer Hall purchased the 5-year-old daughter of Laoban and broodmare prospect, who sold as Hip 57 out of the Four Star Sales consignment.

Bred and Sequel Thoroughbreds LLC and Lakland Farm, foaled at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson and most recently campaigned by Jonathan Thorne and R. A. Hill Stable, Breakfastatbonnies is out of the Successful Appeal mare Right Prevails. She won three of seven starts, finished third in last year’s Broadway Stakes and earned $165,865. One of two winners out of Right Prevails, a full-sister to Grade 3 winner and Kentucky Derby runner-up Closing Argument, Breakfastatbonnies sold for $80,000 at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale.

Monday’s opening session also featured a $100,000 bid for Hip 56, a short yearling filly by Nyquist, and a $90,000 bid for Hip 296, a short yearling colt by Munnings, both purchased by C & S TBS, agent for Ramon Tallaj.

The filly by Nyquist is the first foal out of the First Samurai mare Brand New Game, who is a half-sister to Canadian champion and Grade 1 winner Arravale, stakes winner Hollywood Hideaway and Grade 3-placed Hollywood Critic. Consigned by Hidden Brook, agent, the Nyquist filly was bred by Spruce Lane, Becker, Hidden Brook, Conley, Gibson & Hartman and foaled at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs.

The colt by Munnings is out of the winning Dixie Union mare My Dixie Doodle and a half-brother to three winners including 2020 Jerome Stakes runner-up and $276,098-earner Prince of Pharoahs. Consigned by Stuart Morris, agent for Waldorf Farm, the colt was bred by Dr. Jerry Bilinski and Harry Patten and foaled at Waldorf Farm in North Chatham.

Fasig-Tipton reported sales on 20 of the 23 New York-breds through the ring Monday for a total of $636,200, an average price of $31,810 and median of $13,000.

The sale continues with the final session at 10 a.m. Tuesday.


Awesome Debate highlights OBS winter sale

Thursday, January 26th, 2023

Awesome Debate, winner of the 2021 Union Avenue Handicap at Saratoga, sold for $60,000 Tuesday at the OBS winter mixed sale. NYRA Photo.

Stakes winner Awesome Debate sold for $60,000 to top all New York-breds at this week’s Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s winter mixed sale in Ocala.

H & E Ranch purchased Awesome Debate, selling as Hip 41 in foal to multiple Grade 1 winner Improbable, from the consignment of K P Sales, agent, during the opening consignor preferred session Tuesday. The 7-year-old by Honorable Dillon out of the Freud mare Healthy Debate was bred by Charlton Baker and foaled at Rockridge Stud in Hudson.

Awesome Debate raced for Baker for her first 12 starts before being claimed for $45,000 in May 2021 by trainer Danny Gargan and owner Spedale Family Racing. Spedale and Flying P Stable raced her for two starts and Awesome Debate made her final three starts, which included a victory in the Union Avenue Handicap at Saratoga Race Course, for trainer Bruce Brown and owners Van Vranken Racing and NRB Racing Stable.

Awesome Debate won eight of 17 starts with four placings and earned $323,527.

Awesome Debate highlighted the New York-breds at the OBS winter sale. Photo courtesy of K P Sales.

OBS reported sales on 35 of the 42 New York-breds offered over the two sessions for a total of $607,000 and an average price of $17,343.

A trio of New York-breds sold for $42,000, including a supplemented short yearling filly that sold Wednesday.

First Finds purchased Hip 646, a filly from the first crop of Lookin At Lee and a half sister to Grade 1 winner and New York-bred champion Haveyougoneaway. Bred by Andy and Susan Beadnell – who also bred 2016 Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes and Grade 2 Honorable Miss Handicap winner Haveyougoneaway – the filly was foaled at Bead Land and Cattle Co. in Pottersville consigned by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds LLC, agent.

The filly is the 11th foal out of the Wiseman’s Ferry mare One Wise Cowgirl, who is also the dam of five other winners including $118,698-earner She’sakittykat. Haveyougoneaway, New York-bred champion older dirt female and female sprinter in 2016, won 11 of 27 starts and earned $907,425. She sold for $1.1 million at the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November mixed sale.

The other two $42,000 purchases were newly turned 3-year-olds and came via private sale after going through the ring.

Zeppes Stables bought Hip 226, a colt by Sharp Azteca; and Shelley Brown landed Hip 239, a gelding by Nyquist.

Oscar Brown Stables, agent consigned by Sharp Azteca colt out of the unraced Empire Maker mare Future Reward. Bred by John Lauriello and foaled at Hickory Hill Farm Thoroughbreds in Fort Edward, the colt breezed 3 furlongs in :34 during presale workouts. He’s the second foal out of Future Reward, who is out of the Giant’s Causeway mare Gracious Gift, who is out of Hall of Famer Heavenly Prize.

Jesse Hoppel’s Coastal Equine LLC, agent, consigned the Nyquist gelding out of the stakes-winning Freud mare Karakorum Elektra and also breezed 3 furlongs in :34 during presale workouts. Bred by West End Thoroughbreds LLC and foaled at Edition Farm in Hyde Park, the gelding is the fifth foal out of the $484,676 earner and a half to stakes-placed Elektronic and winners Chiclet’s Dream and Notorious


NY-breds play big role at Keeneland January

Friday, January 13th, 2023

Stakes-placed winner Ack Naughty, the dam of Practical Move, brought the highest price for a New York-bred at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale. Keeneland Photo.

By Tom Law

Nine New York-breds sold for six figures – including a pair of mares that brought $500,000 and $425,000 – during the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale that wrapped up with strong returns Thursday.

Six of the nine six-figure buys were broodmares, broodmare prospects or racing prospects, with the group led by Ack Naughty for $500,000 during the first session. Chester and Mary Broman purchased Ack Naughty, selling as Hip 420B, with Becky Thomas handling the bidding for the perennial leading breeders in the Empire State. The 11-year-old daughter of Afleet Alex is the dam of recent Grade 2 Los Alamitos Futurity winner Practical Move and was offered in foal to New York-bred champion Upstart.

Bred by Waterville Lake Stables Ltd LLC and foaled at Berkshire Stud in Pine Plains, Ack Naughty won four of 15 starts with seven seconds and a third and earned $310,450. Practical Move is her second foal, and Thomas hinted at where she might be headed later this year when breeding season gets underway.

“Mr. Broman has one of the original breeding rights to Into Mischief, so I have a feeling she might be going to Into Mischief,” Thomas said.

Consigned by ELiTE, agent, Ack Naughty is out of the General Meeting mare Dash for Money and is a half-sister to stakes winners So Lonesome and No Spin from the family of champion Vino Rosso, Grade 2 winner Commissioner and Grade 3 winner Laugh Track.

Determined Stud purchased stakes-placed Dream Passage in foal to top sire Gun Runner for $425,000. Photo courtesy of Mulholland Springs.

Hip 804, the stakes-placed $461,801-earning New York-bred Dream Passage, commanded the $425,000 bid during the second session. Matt Dorman’s Determined Stud purchased the 9-year-old daughter of Stormy Atlantic, who sold in foal to top sire Gun Runner. Bred by Wellspring Stables LLC and out of the stakes-placed Raffie’s Majesty mare Raffie’s Dream, Dream Passage was consigned by Mulholland Springs, agent.

Keeneland reported sales on 105 New York-breds over the four sessions for a total of $4,051,300, an average price of $38,584 and median of $15,000.

New York-bred “short” yearlings fared well at the sale with 49 of the 61 through the ring sold for $1,498,100, an average price of $30,573 and median of $16,000.

The final session saw 18 New York-breds sell for $158,200, an average price of $8,789 and median of $6,250.

Hip 1336, a short yearling filly by Thousand Words, brought the highest price for a New York-bred during the final session on a bid of $26,000.

Carlos Cole Bloodstock purchase the filly, who was bred by Kenny Toye, foaled at Waldorf Farm in North Chatham and is out of the unraced Stormy Atlantic mare Mermaid Sara. The filly was consigned by Stuart Morris, agent for Waldorf Farm. Mermaid Sara is the dam of four winners.

Hip 1312, a short yearling colt by New York-based sire Honest Mischief, sold for $25,000 to Borah during the final session.

Bred and consigned by Sparks View Farm and foaled at Cedar Ridge Farm in Pine Plains, the colt is out of the winning Brahms mare Love to Gamble. She’s the dam of four winners, including the stakes-placed duo Love to Score and Quality Bet, and a 2-year-old New York-bred Palace Malice colt that sold for $17,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale.

Honest Mischief, a 7-year-old son of Into Mischief out of the Seattle Slew mare Honest Lady, stand for $6,500 at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson.

 


On Palm Sunday highlights third Keeneland session

Thursday, January 12th, 2023

On Palm Sunday, a Summer Front gelding selling in the complete dispersal of Patricia Generazio, brought $80,000 Wednesday at the Keeneland January sale. Photo courtesy of Denali Stud.

On Palm Sunday, a 4-year-old New York-bred Summer Front gelding from the complete dispersal of Patricia Generazio, sold for $80,000 during the third session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale Wednesday in Lexington.

Two Hearts Farm II, LLC purchased On Palm Sunday, who is out of the Malibu Moon mare On Oaks Day and sold as Hip 1198 out of the Denali Stud consignment.

On Palm Sunday placed twice in six starts for Generazio and trainer David Donk, earning $27,900. He finished fourth in his most recent start, a 1 1/16-mile maiden claiming event on the turf Nov. 6 at Aqueduct.

Hip 1022, a colt by Street Boss out of the winning Dialed In mare Safta, brought the day’s highest price for a short yearling on a bid of $65,000 from Jim FitzGerald, agent. Bred by Nice Guys Stable LLC and SH Racing LLC, the colt was consigned by Burleson Farms, agent.

The colt is the second foal out of Safta, who is also the dam of the 2-year-old New York-bred Carpe Diem filly Mar G that sold for $8,000 at last year’s OBS October yearling sale.

Keeneland reported sales on 44 New York-breds during Thursday’s penultimate session for a total of $619,600, an average price of $14,082 and median of $6,750. Overall and including post-sale returns, Keeneland has reported 86 New York-breds sold for the first three sessions for a total of $3,808,100, an average price of $44,280 and median of $18,500.

The sale concludes with the final session at 10 a.m. Thursday.


Dream Passage sells for $425,000 at Keeneland

Wednesday, January 11th, 2023

Dream Passage, a stakes-placed daughter of Stormy Atlantic in foal to top sire Gun Runner, sold for $425,000 Tuesday at the Keeneland January sale. Photo courtesy of Mulholland Springs.

Stakes-placed $461,801-earning New York-bred Dream Passage commanded a bid of $425,000 to finish the second session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale as one of the top-priced broodmares Tuesday in Lexington.

Matt Dorman’s Determined Stud purchased the 9-year-old daughter of Stormy Atlantic, who sold as Hip 804 and in foal to top sire Gun Runner. Dream Passage, who is out of the stakes-placed Raffie’s Majesty mare Raffie’s Dream, was consigned by Mulholland Springs, agent.

“I had pegged her somewhere in that price range,” consignor John Henry Mulholland said. “She’s just such a beautiful and classy mare and has a lovely Constitution yearling filly. She’s in foal to the best young sire in the world, probably. She stood out here and sold really well. I’m pleased.”

Bred by Wellspring Stables LLC, Dream Passage compiled a record of 8-7-4 in 28 starts and finished second in the 2020 Jersey Lilly Turf Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park. Her eight wins came on the NYRA circuit, including a run of three straight at Belmont Park and Aqueduct in the fall of 2019.

A full sister to multiple stakes winner and $336,649-earner Stormy’s Majesty and Bullish Sentiment, the dam of multiple stakes winner Sassy Agnes, Dream Passage’s first foal is the yearling filly by Constitution. Dream Passage finished the day as the co-sixth most expensive horse through the ring and one of five six-figure New York-breds.

Keeneland reported sales on 15 New York-breds Tuesday for a total of $1,389,000, an average price of $92,600 and median of $40,000.

Hip 506, a colt by Violence, brought the second most expensive price and highest price for a New York-bred short yearling on a bid of $175,000 from SKPJ Stables.

Bred by Fred W. Hertrich III, foaled at Waldorf Farm in North Chatham and consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, the colt is the first foal out of the winning Liam’s Map mare Liam’s Lookout.

The January sale continues with the third of four sessions at 10 a.m. Wednesday.


Bromans land Ack Naughty at January opener

Tuesday, January 10th, 2023

Stakes-placed winner Ack Naughty, the dam of Practical Move, sold for $500,000 to opening the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale. Keeneland Photo.

Perennial leading New York breeders Chester and Mary Broman made a splash with their lone purchase during Monday’s opening session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, going to $500,000 to purchase the dam of one of this year’s leading classic prospects.

Becky Thomas signed the big ticket on behalf of the Bromans for the multiple stakes-placed Ack Naughty, selling as Hip 420B, who ended the day as the second highest-priced horse sold during the session. The 11-year-old New York-bred daughter of Afleet Alex is the dam of recent Grade 2 Los Alamitos Futurity winner Practical Move and was offered in foal to New York-bred champion Upstart.

Bred by Waterville Lake Stables Ltd LLC and foaled at Berkshire Stud in Pine Plains, Ack Naughty won four of 15 starts with seven seconds and a third and earned $310,450. Practical Move is her second foal, and Thomas hinted at where she might be headed later this year when breeding season gets underway.

“Mr. Broman has one of the original breeding rights to Into Mischief, so I have a feeling she might be going to Into Mischief,” Thomas said.

Consigned by ELiTE, agent, Ack Naughty is out of the General Meeting mare Dash for Money and is a half-sister to stakes winners So Lonesome and No Spin from the family of champion Vino Rosso, Grade 2 winner Commissioner and Grade 3 winner Laugh Track.

“She was a supplement, and (the sellers) are taking advantage of a nice update,” ELiTE’s Liz Crow said. “We were really happy with the price.”

Practical Move, a son of Practical Joke who sold for $230,000 at last year’s OBS April sale of 2-year-olds in training, landed on the classics trail after a third in the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar in November and a victory in the Los Alamitos Futurity in mid-December. Ack Naughty is also the dam of a yearling colt by Complexity.

The January sale also marked the start of the complete dispersal for Patricia Generazio. Another top-selling New York-bred mare came from that group – stakes winner Mischievous Dream, who sold for $210,000 to West Bloodstock, agent for Repole Stable.

Stakes winner Mischievous Dream, part of the Patricia Generazio complete dispersal, sold for $210,000 Monday at the January sale. Photo courtesy of Denali Stud.

Consigned by Denali Stud, agent for Generazio’s dispersal, and offered as Hip 98, the 5-year-old daughter of Into Mischief was sold as racing or broodmare prospect.

A half-sister to stakes-placed Keepthedreamalive and two other winners, Mischievous Dream is out of the unraced Marquetry mare Princesa’s Passion, the dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Presious Passion.

Bred by Generazio and also foaled at Berkshire Stud, Mischievous Dream is 3-3-3 in 14 starts with $268,600 in earnings. She won her debut in July 2020 at Saratoga Race Course before a fourth there in the Bolton Landing Stakes and a victory in the Sorority Stakes at Monmouth Park. She later placed in two more stakes – the 2020 Nownownow against males at Monmouth and 2021 Honey Ryder at Gulfstream Park. Mischievous Dream finished third in an optional-allowance sprinting on the grass during the Belmont at the Big A meeting in her most recent start in late October.

The most expensive New York-bred “short” yearling also came out of the Generazio dispersal and Denali consignment – Hip 262, a colt by Goldencents purchased by Tahlula Stables for $85,000. The colt is out of the stakes-placed Midshipman mare Wave of Glory, the dam of stakes winner and $110,690-earner Treasure King.

Keeneland reported sales on 23 New York-breds during the opening session for a total of $1,489,500, an average price of $64,761 and median of $37,000. The January sale continues at 10 a.m. Tuesday with the second of four sessions.


Call Me Harry highlights Midlantic December sale

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

Hip 217, the multiple winning Street Sense gelding Call Me Harry, sold for $85,000 Tuesday at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December mixed sale. Fasig-Tipton Photo.

Call Me Harry, a six-figure earner and winner at Saratoga Race Course this past summer, sold for a reported $85,000 to top all New York-breds at Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December mixed sale.

Offered as Hip 217 and consigned by Marshall W. Silverman, agent, Call Me Harry was purchased by Michael Maker. Bred by Newtown Anner Stud and foaled at Jack’s Farm on the Hill in Millbrook, the 6-year-old gelding is by Street Sense out of the Bernardini mare Call Me Swift.  He was the fifth most expensive horse sold at the sale.

Call Me Harry started his career for his breeder and trainer Kelsey Danner, winning two of nine starts and earning $112,293 at 2 and 3. Trained by John Kimmel and Michelle Hemmingway at 4 and 5, Call Me Harry was claimed by Wycoff and Sharp for $45,000 out of a sixth in a 5 1/2-furlong turf optional-allowance July 24 at Saratoga. He won his next start in a $115,000 open-company allowance going 1 mile on the grass.

Call Me Harry also won a $90,000 optional-allowance at 1 mile on the grass during the Belmont at the Big A meeting – while risked by not taken for the $45,000 tag – before back-to-back fourths in similar races leading up to the sale.

Brittany Russell, agent, purchased the second most expensive New York-bred at the sale, going to $40,000 for the placed 2-year-old Freud colt New York Panther. Also consigned by Silverman and sold as Hip 282, New York Panther is out of the winning Lemon Drop Kid mare Mo Justice.

Bred by Justice Sables LLC, foaled at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson and originally sold for $107,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale, New York Panther finished fourth in his debut June 3 at Belmont Park before a second there July 8. He last raced Aug. 4 at Saratoga, finishing sixth in a 1 1/16-mile state-bred turf maiden for owners Michael Dubb, St. Elias Stable, Michael Caruso and trainer Todd Pletcher.

Hip 21, a weanling colt by Speightster foaled in New York, was purchased by Eddie Ortiz for $25,000. Bred by Danzel Brendemuehl and Colleen Smith and foaled April 13 at The New Hill Farm in Hoosick Falls, the colt is out of the Grade 3-winningPleasant Tap mare Solo Survivor and is a half-brother to stakes winner and $175,125-earner Hip Hop N Jazz.

Fasig-Tipton reported sales on 16 of the 24 New York-breds offered at its final sale of the year for $280,000, an average price of $17,500 and median of $10,500.


Russiarussiarussia brings $35,000 at Keeneland

Friday, November 18th, 2022

Russiarussiarussia, a winner on the grass in June at Belmont Park, sold for $35,000 during Thursday’s Keeneland horses of racing age sale. Coglianese/NYRA Photo

Russiarussiarussia, a winning 3-year-old New York-bred daughter of Bernardini, sold for $35,000 Thursday at the Keeneland horses of racing age sale in Lexington.

Danny Caldwell, a frequent leading owner in the Southwest region including at Remington Park, Oaklawn Park and Prairie Meadows , purchased Russiarussiarussia from ELiTE, agent. Offered as Hip 5188, Russiarussiarussia was bred by Vineyard Racing LLC and Godolphin and is out of the winning Medaglia d’Oro mare Katama. She was foaled at Hickory Hill Farm Thoroughbreds in Fort Edward.

A $70,000 purchase at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Select Yearling Showcase and a $310,000 buy at the 2021 OBS April sale of 2-year-olds in training, Russiarussiarussia went 1-1-2 in six starts for owner Doubledown Stables Inc. and trainer Chad Brown. She won a 1 1/16-mile turf maiden June 4 at Belmont Park before a third in an allowance at the same distance on the turf at Saratoga in mid-July.

Russiarussiarussia is one of three winners out of Katama, along with Katama Bay and Bump. She is also the dam of the 2-year-old New York-bred colt Makar, who has placed twice in two starts on the NYRA circuit including Thursday at Aqueduct. Katama is the dam of a yearling New York-bred colt by Palace Malice bred by Vineyard Racing LLC.

Russiarussiarussia was one of the five New York-breds sold at the sale from eight through the ring for a total of $82,000 and an average price of $16,400.