digital auctions

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...

Bellavinino (Get Stormy), a latest second in the $1-million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies Stakes, brought a final bid of $170,000 from prominent owner/breeder Bill Heiligbrodt to top the Inglis Digital USA September Sale. Bred by Brian Burns's Mt Joy Stables Inc. the dark bay filly easily defeated $35,000 maiden claimers on Gulfstream Park debut July 28 ahead of a fourth in a $250,000 restricted allowance test at Kentucky Downs Aug. 29. Returned on 10 days' rest for the Juvenile Fillies, Bellavinino was always handy to the pace and overcame some...

A 2021 breeding right to G1 Irish Derby winner Latrobe (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) is among the 12 lots on offer for the inaugural Auctav online sale on Mar. 31. Racehorses, stallion shares, foals and 2-year-olds from the flat, National Hunt and trotting realms will be auctioned on the platform from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. French time. The offerings also include a broken-in filly from the first crop of Recorder (GB) (Galileo {Ire}).