Bidding on behalf of his major client, Paul Pompa Jr., Hidden Brook Farm's Jack Brothers was extended to $330,000 and outlasted Peachtree Stables' John Fort, seated in the same row just across the center aisle at Fasig-Tipton, to land hip 145, a striking colt from the first crop of Unforgettable Max (Northern Afleet). Produced by Wife's Objection (Slewpy), the Mar. 4 foal was purchased by Gainesway's Brian Graves and associates for $42,000 “out of the back ring” at last year's Keeneland November sale. “It was his walk that attracted us to him,” Graves commented. “We got him home and he just became a standout.” Added Brothers, “He fits the prototype of what we look for in a horse top to bottom. Sometimes you have to take a shot on a nice horse, especially one with a nice physical like we got.”
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