Crimson Light

Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services sold four broodmares--along with their foals--and a yearling colt as part of a major reduction of Merriebelle Stable during the Fasig-Tipton Digital April Sale which concluded Wednesday. Crimson Frost (Stormy Atlantic) (hip 12), who sold with her Forte colt, brought the group's top price when selling for $240,000 to Gracie Bloodstock. "A few weeks ago, I learned we needed to address our budget for the next year or two rather aggressively," Bluegrass Thoroughbred's Sandy Stuart said of the Merriebelle reduction. "My first call was to an appraiser...

Fasig-Tipton's April Digital Sale closed Wednesday afternoon with 64 horses sold for $1,822,500. The sale averaged $28,476 with a clearance rate of 74.4%. The catalogue offered horses of racing age, racing/broodmare prospects, 2-year-olds in training, broodmares (including mares with foals at foot), and short yearlings. Crimson Frost (Hip 12) sold for $240,000 to Gracie Bloodstock, agent, from the consignment of Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services, agent for a Major Reduction of Merriebelle Stable. The Stormy Atlantic mare received a timely update when her 2021 produce, the City of Light colt Crimson Light,...

Jockey Kendrick Carmouche notched his 4,000th career victory on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack, guiding Whisper Hill Farm's Crimson Light (City of Light) to a half-length victory in the eighth race. Carmouche, a 41-year-old native of Vinton, Louisiana, engineered a pace-pressing trip for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. Crimson Light dropped back to third at the stretch call, but Carmouche persevered aboard the colt to overtake the leaders and deliver the signature score. A smiling Carmouche celebrated the win with the Big A faithful, who flocked to the apron to...

Achieving the mark of 'TDN Rising Star' means that you have done something out of the ordinary. Though he may have been green at the start of Aqueduct's fourth race on a slop-filled Sunday afternoon, by the time it was over, Crimson Light (c, 3, City of Light--Crimson Frost, by Stormy Atlantic) proved he earned the title. The colt definitely fit the mold when he came back from a seemingly insurmountable distance to graduate. The Todd Pletcher trainee debuted with Lasix as the even-money choice here, but he hopped so...