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Larry Doyle’s KatieRich Farms, which enjoyed its high-water mark as sellers when it sold a Smart Strike filly for $700,000 at this year’s Keeneland September sale, was in action as buyers Wednesday, going to $1.5 million to acquire the broodmare Her Smile (Include). “We are always looking to upgrade,” Doyle said after signing the ticket on the...
Dalham Hall resident Dubawi (Ire) has established himself as one of the world’s leading sires, a fact that was underscored by his popularity at last month’s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, where he was the leading Book 1 sire by average with 10 sold for an average of 654,500gns. It came as little surprise, therefore, that...
Peter Fluor and K.C. Weiner, equal partners in the burgeoning Speedway Stable LLC, bought their first-ever horse on Monday night with the $1 million Leigh Court (Grand Slam), and didn’t wait long to double their holdings. Through advisor John Adger, they went to $1.5 million yesterday to acquire the 2014 Grade I winner Hard Not to Like (Hard Spun)...
As ever, the best pages are sparking the most competition in the sales ring, and therefore the Don Alberto Corp team knew they’d have to dig deep into their pockets to secure hip 353, the young Tapit mare Modeling. That operation’s Fernando Diaz-Valdes noted, however, they didn’t expect to have to go past $2 million, but...
Whisper Hill Farm’s Mandy Pope added another collector’s item to her broodmare band yesterday after outlasting Moyglare Stud for the $3.9 million Aloof (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a group-winning daughter of champion Airwave (GB) selling in foal to War Front. That’s the top price paid for a horse at Keeneland November and marks the third time in the...
MAZARINE S.-GIII, $179,264, WOX, 10-5, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:45 1/5, ft. 1–CONQUEST HARLANATE, 123, f, 2, by Harlan’s Holiday 1st Dam: Allison’s Pride, by Dixieland Band 2nd Dam: Mrs. Highness, by Alydar 3rd Dam: Famed Princess, by Nashua ($75,000 yrl ’13 KEEJAN; $120,000 yrl ’13 KEESEP). O-Conquest Stables LLC; B-Windhaven Farm Limited (ON);...
SKY LANTERN RETIRED Classic winner Sky Lantern (Ire) (Red Clubs {Ire}–Shawanni {GB}, by Shareef Dancer) has been retired from racing and will join the broodmare band of owner Ben Keswick. A €75,000 Goffs Orby purchase by SackvilleDonald from Tally-Ho Stud, Sky Lantern earned her first win at the highest level in the G1 Moyglare Stud S. as...
Gold-Fun (Ire) (Le Vie Dei Colori {GB}), runner-up in last year’s G1 Hong Kong Mile, gave every indication that he’ll be a real force to reckon with in that race two months down the road, overcoming 130 pounds and a checkered run to win this event first-up for the second year in a row. A disappointing...
MISS FRANCE TO TRAIN ON; BC POSSIBLE G1 1000 Guineas winner Miss France (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), second in Saturday’s G1 Sun Chariot S. at Newmarket, will stay in training next year and has also not been ruled out of a tilt at this year’s Breeders’ Cup. “She ran really well [in the Sun Chariot] and was the...
Fast Bullet (Speightstown–Renfro Valley Star, by Dayjur), a razor sharp winner of the 2013 GII True North S. at Belmont Park, will join his sire at WinStar Farm for the 2015 breeding season. Campaigned by Zayat Stables, Fast Bullet stood his first season at stud in 2014 at Ben and Elaine Walden’s Pauls Mill, which will...
Undefeated “TDN Rising Star” Atreides (Medaglia d’Oro), a 17 1/2-length winner of last Saturday’s Monarchos S. at Gulfstream Park, will likely tackle graded company in his next start. “We’re looking at all our options,” trainer Marty Wolfson said of the Stonestreet homebred. “We’re looking at the [GII] Indiana [Derby Oct. 4] or maybe the [GII] Kelso [at Belmont...
3rd-BEL, $75,000, Msw, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:36, ft. TOUT (c, 3, Medaglia d’Oro–Praise, by Mr. Prospector) an immaculately bred product of the Claiborne Farm/Adele Dilschneider team, got the blinkers off for a one-mile maiden Friday afternoon at Belmont Park and overcame a wide trip for an impressive victory. A half-brother to the successful sires and full-brothers Flatter (GSP,...