Agent Mahmud Mouni landed a full brother to a number of graded stakes-placed Shoplifted throughout the third session of Fasig-Tipton’s October Yearling Sale for $450,000 from the Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Companies consignment. Hip 855 hails from the household of grade 1 winner Miss Store and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Seize the Gray .
The bay colt was bred in Kentucky by Newtownanner Stud, and have become the fifth buy for Mouni on behalf of consumer Emad Tablci throughout the sale, totaling $1.02 million for the 5 purchases so far.
He stated the unique plan was to purchase two or three horses, however within the final 5 minutes they determined to go after Hip 855.
“However whenever you see a diamond, like this horse (Hip 855) you possibly can’t neglect it. So subsequently, we determined to purchase it,” stated Mouni.
“He is very , he is a brand new consumer for the horse enterprise,” stated Mouni of Emad Tablci. “We wish to preserve the horses right here for one yr, and we’re planning to debate with the vendor to go to (Todd) Pletcher. The primary goal is the Arabian and Dubai World Cup for the following yr, or the yr after once we see the horses getting good outcomes right here in America.
“Perhaps in the event that they do an excellent job as 2-year-olds, then we’ll await the Kentucky Derby, the dream to everybody.”
Mahmud Mouni
Mouni stated with horse racing leaping and booming, it is price it to put money into horses now. He has bought horses prior to now from France and England and needs to extend the standard of horses they buy.
“In Libya, the extent of horses is much less, we will not purchase horses for half one million for Libya proper now. However, you already know the goal for the standard (horses) is to go to Saudi Arabia, to go to Dubai, to race right here in America, the Kentucky Derby,” he stated.
Mouni secured 4 yearlings from the Oct. 22 second session of the sale—Hip 429, a colt by Good Magic out of Malibu Daybreak for $270,000; Hip 517, a colt by McKinzie out of Moonlit Fantasy for $95,000; Hip 615, a colt by Good Magic out of Pacific Dancer for $180,000; and Hip 778, a Justify colt out of Runninwiththewind for $25,000.
“We’re in search of the very best pedigree, the very best horse for racing, that is our goal. I wish to purchase from the brand new era, the brand new stallions equivalent to Good Magic, Maxfield, or McKinzie,” he stated.
“They’ve many, many consumers nonetheless till the tip of the sale.”
