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Sarah Whitelaw |
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top price was a colt by Storm Cat out of the Mr Prospector
mare Tacha. He is from the immediate family of the Group 2 winner State
Shinto. Further back it is the family of Detroit, Carnegie, Durtal and
champion sire Zabeel. The
colt was purchased by Coolmore’s Demi O’Byrne for US $3,100,000 and
was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency. The
second highest priced yearling was a filly, also by Storm Cat. Out of
Canadian Broodmare of the Year, Amelia Bearhart, she went for US $2,800,000. She is a half sister to Breeders Cup Turf hero, Chief
Bearhart and Hollywood Derby winner Explosive Red. This is also the
family of Storm Cat’s Grade 1 winning son, Forestry, and further back
the family of Seattle Slew and Mr Prospector. Purchased
by Eugene Melnyk, the filly was offered by David and Ginger Mullins. The
third highest priced yearling is a son of Gone West out of Grade 2
winner Colonial Play. The bay colt was purchased by Buzz Chance from
Taylor Made Sales Agency for US $2,100,000. The dam is a full sister to
champion Pleasant Stage and former South African sire, Stage Colony.
This is the family of Gone West’s Grade 1 winning son,
Changeintheweather. The
sales topper on day one was a filly by Belong To Me out of Grade 1
winner Tomisue’s Delite. The filly, purchased by John Ferguson, has a
pedigree full of quality. The granddam was a champion filly, and her
third dam was Broodmare of the Year, Up The Flagpole. The filly, who
traces to La Troienne, was bought for US $2,000,000. The second top lot on
day one was a sister to Grade 3 winner Prime Directive, by Gone West.
She was purchased for US $1350,000 by Bob and Beverly Lewis. The filly was
consigned by Lane’s End Farm. Several
sires with their first yearlings on offer did well. Sons of Storm Cat
were sought after, with both of Taylor Made’s young sires, Exploit and
Forestry, enjoying excellent first sales. The sole Horse Chestnut on
offer, a half brother to Kentucky Derby runner up Invisible Ink was sold
for US $340,000 to James C. Spence. Offered by Indian Creek as agent for
Jim E. Nelson, the colt is out of the Conquistador Cielo mare,
Conquistress. Another
yearling with a South African connection was the Hennessy three parts
sister to Aristis, who sold for US $325,000. The
leading sire by average, was Overbrook Farm’s Storm Cat. The most
expensive stallion in the world sold 3 with an average of US $2,096,666 for
a total of US $6,290,000. One of North America’s most popular sires, A.P.
Indy sold one for US $1,250,000. This was a colt out of Ballerina Princess,
a daughter of Mr Prospector, from the family of Cryptoclearance,
Revidere, Harlan’s Holiday and former South African sires Home Guard
and Peaceable Kingdom. Gone
West had another good sale with 7 selling at an average of US $964,285. The
son of Mr Prospector was the leading sire by gross US $6,750,000. He was
followed on the leading sires by average list by Seeking the Gold,
Belong to Me, Mt Livermore, Silver Deputy and the late Unbridled. The
leading consignors by gross was led by Taylor Made Sales Agency, who
sold 16 lots for US $10,120,000. They were followed by Eaton Sales who sold
12 yearlings for US $5,845,000
and Lane’s End who sold
three for US $3,825,000. The
familiar names topped out the leading buyers list, Godolphin for a
change reversing the position with their old rival Coolmore. John
Ferguson bought 3 lots for US $5,300,000. Demi O’Byrne also bought three,
which cost
US
$4,030,000. Eugene Melnyk bought two for
US $3,300,000. |