Jerry Romans Jr.

Young broodmare Jill's a Hot Mess (Laoban) led the way Wednesday at the closing of the Inglis Digital USA September Sale, topping the sale with a winning bid of $145,000 by Bluewater Sales, agent. The 7-year-old mare is in foal to Vekoma, who currently leads the second-crop sire list. "We have loved the ease and fun of the digital sales process, both selling and buying," said Meg Levy of Bluewater Sales. "Timing for this mare was perfect, with the weekend Vekoma had. That's the beauty of the process." Consigned as...