Two colts by grade 1-winning Kentucky sires led the primary session of the Fasig-Tipton sale of most popular New York-bred yearlings, bought by patrons with deep ties to New York racing.
Hip 315 is a Structure (Tapit ) colt out of the Forestry mare See the Forest and offered for $300,000 to West Bloodstock, agent for Repole Secure. Consigned by ELiTe, agent, the colt was bred by Ten Strike Racing.
See the Forest was claimed by Ten Strike and hip 315 is the primary foal they’ve bred that they’ve offered. The mare has produced three stakes winners and 5 runners to earn greater than $200,000.
“We have at all times bred to race,” mentioned Clay Sanders, co-founder of Ten Strike Racing. “She’s completed so properly for us, we would figured take a shot with a business stallion, and if the infant got here out wanting good, we would promote him.”
“He is by Structure,” mentioned Jacob West, explaining why he was keen to go to $300,000 for the colt. “(Proprietor) Mike (Repole) loves supporting the New York program, and we have had quite a lot of luck with Structure, so it made quite a lot of sense proper now to do it.”
Structure stood the 2024 season at WinStar Farm for $110,000, fairly the distinction to Galilean (Uncle Mo ), the opposite stallion that West went to 6 figures for.
Hip 350 is by the first-crop yearling stallion that stands at Hidden Lake Farm in New York for $3,500. From the consignment of Eaton Gross sales, agent, the colt was bred by Blue Chip Bloodstock, and West bought him for $220,000.
“Welcome to Repole Stables,” mentioned West with a smile, by the use of explaining the vary of pedigrees he bought. “I instructed Mike that if I would stood this horse up and mentioned that he was by Uncle Mo, he’d have introduced (not less than twice) what he introduced tonight. Galilean was a reasonably gifted horse in his personal proper, and properly bred.”
Added Ed Rosen, who’s considered one of a crew that works with Repole at gross sales, “I really like the feminine household.”
Hip 350 is out of Three Am Tour (IRE) (Strategic Prince).
The primary session of the two-day sale concluded with 66 horses promoting for a complete of $6,860,000, a 14-percent enhance over final yr’s first-session gross. The typical worth was $103,939, an 8-percent lower over the 2023 session, and the median additionally fell, from $100,000 to $89,000. The RNA fee decreased by 6 p.c, and 29 horses offered for not less than $100,000.
“We’re off to a superb begin,” mentioned Fasig-Tipton president and chief government officer Boyd Browning. “There was constant commerce from begin to end, and I am inspired by the drop within the buy-back fee, which is historically excessive at this sale due to the alternatives that New York breeders must race.”
“The general public that I talked to on the gross sales grounds thought there have been slightly bit larger share of fine horses [Monday] than at present,” he continued. “I am wanting ahead to a really robust catalog (Monday).”
Coach Christophe Clement purchased the opposite $300,000 yearling, a Vekoma (Sweet Trip ) colt out of the Shackleford mare Alana’s Attract. Offered as a weanling for $100,000 to Good Luck Farm, the chestnut colt was bred by Cheryl A. Prudhomme and Dr. Michael Gallivan and offered from the consignment of Taylor Made, agent.
“He appears quick,” mentioned Clement, grinning. “It is in all probability an excessive amount of cash, however I am preserving the dream alive. My son Miguel instructed me about him, and I purchased him on spec, so now I want to seek out some house owners to assist me and go from there.
“You at all times overspend on what you want. It is a very robust sale, and I am glad that we received in.”
