It took the better part of four days, but the OBS April sale finally had its first seven-figure transaction when bloodstock agent Steve Young made a final bid of $1.1 million to secure a daughter of Medaglia d'Oro late in Friday's final session of the four-day auction. Consigned by Randy Bradshaw, the bay filly is out of Wilshewed (Carson City) and is a half-sister to Grade I winner Stormello (Stormy Atlantic) and graded winners My Best Brother (Stormy Atlantic) and Gala Award (Bernardini). The filly, who was a $300,000 Keeneland September yearling, worked a co-fastest furlong in :9 4/5 at last week's under-tack preview.
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