Al Shaqab Gets Royal Delta Sib for $1 million

Consignor Hartley/De Renzo scored yet another pinhook success at Fasig-Tipton Florida Monday when hip 83, a half-brother to champion Royal Delta (Empire Maker), brought $1 million from Sheikh Joaa?s Al Shaqab Racing. Al Shaqab also purchased a co-sale-topping $1.6 million Tapit colt at OBS March. Hip 83, scooped up by Hartley/De Renzo for $350,000 at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga, breezed a co-quickest :9 4/5 furlong Friday. Frank Stronach's operationﾠpaid $2.6 million for the colt's MGSWﾠdam carrying this foal at the 2011 Keeneland November sale.