Intraday Sales Archive

My Meadowview Farm went to $1.1M to get Appealing Zophie at the Fasig-Tipton November sale Sunday, but there was still plenty of money left in the wallet. Owned by Leonard Riggio, chairman of Barnes & Noble, My Meadowview ponied up $1.9M at the opening session of Keeneland November to take home Winds of March (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), in foal to Kingmambo. The six-year-old mare is a half to champion and Classic winner Sleepytime (Ire) (Royal Academy), champion and G1SW Ali-Royal (Royal Academy), champion and MG1SW Taipan (Last Tycoon {Ire}) and...

Stylish Wildcat (Forest Wildcat), a four-year-old racing or broodmare prospect, topped Wednesday's session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. The stakes winner was purchased by Indian Creek from the consignment of Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent XX.

John Ferguson picked up four of the top five lots at Tattersalls December yesterday, but Shadwell got into the game when going to 2-million guineas for MG1SW Indian Ink (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}). The three-year-old filly, sold as a racing prospect, captured the G1 Cheveley Park S. and G1 Coronation S.

A three-year-old filly by Seeking the Gold out of the Deputy Minister mare Well Chosen brought the top price of $260,000 at Keeneland's four session of the Keeneland January Sale in Lexington, Kentucky. Consigned by Brookdale Sales, the unraced filly was purchased by Stoneway Farm.

A colt from the second crop of champion Australian sprinter Exceed and Excel (Aus) (Danehill) set a new record price for a yearling sold in Melbourne when Darley Australia went to A$750,000 for a son of G3 Lowland S. winner Gentle Call (NZ) (Classic Fame). The hammer price easily bested the previous record of A$600,000. The transaction was a financial boon for Peter Liston, who consigned the bay under the banner of his Three Bridges Thoroughbreds. Liston acquired Gentle Call for A$140,000 in foal to Choisir (Aus) with this colt...

A filly by Mill Ridge stallion Gone West, purchased for $100,000 out of last year's Keeneland September sale, was knocked down to Angie Sykes Bloodstock for 250,000gns, the top price for a filly as the sale wound down Thursday evening. Consigned by Mocklershill Stables, the chestnut is a half to GSW Shawklit Mint (Air Forbes Won) from the family of the good stakes performers Crafty Shaw and Her She Kisses.

Group 2 winner She Will Be Loved (Aus) (Strategic {Aus}), carrying her first foal by dominant sire Redoute's Choice (Aus), was hammered down for A$2.4 million to top Wednesday's third session of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast. Consigned by Kia Ora Stud, the four-year-old filly, winner of the G2 Manifold S., was purchased by Hong Kong-based Deborah Ho. "She's a really lovely mare," Ho said. "She might only be a Group Two winner, but she's a beautiful mare and is carrying a colt by Redoute's...

A striking colt by A.P. Indy out of a half-sister to European highweight Peintre Celebre was hammered down to Lane's End chief Will Farish for $1.2 million to lead the way mid-way through the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings Sale in Saratoga.

Young fillies seemed to be the flavor of the day Monday at Keeneland and that trend continued with the sale of hip 147. Bred in the Bluegrass by Jess Jackson's Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC and consigned on its behalf by the sales arm of Gainesway, the bay is a daughter of champion A.P. Indy out of GSW & GISP Chimichurri (Elusive Quality) and was purchased by John Ferguson for $3.1 million. Jackson acquired the now eight-year-old mare for $2.1 million carrying a foal by Unbridled's Song at the 2005 Keeneland November sale. He resold the...

   Legends Racing picked up another solid purchase late on Thursday when signing the ticket for hip 1255, a $625,000 son of Gone West--Laptop (Phone Trick). A May 14 foal, the chestnut was acquired by Blue Sky Stables at KEEJAN as a short yearling. His dam is a 1/2 to GSW Roll Hennessy Roll (Hennessy) as well as SWs Value Plus (Unbridled's Song) and Majorbigtimesheet (Carson City).

A Kirtlington Stud-consigned full sister to Group 3 winner and dual Group 1-placed Mahler (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) realized a final bid of 480,000gns as the first session of the Tattersalls October Yearling sale worked its way towards the finish line Tuesday afternoon. The April foal is a daughter of Rainbow Goddess (GB) (Rainbow Quest), herself a full sister to GSW Glatisant (GB), the dam of 2005 G1 2000 Guineas hero Footstepsinthesand (GB). Tattersalls Sirecam