Intraday Sales Archive

Having had success with the likes of dual Horse of the Year Curlin, champion My Miss Aurelia and Dominus, it was no surprise that Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Stables would emerge as the winning bidder on a bid of $900,000 on another son of Lane's End's Smart Strike Thursday at Keeneland. Consigned by Dromoland Farm as agent for its longtime client Peter Blum, hip 1021 was produced by Mon Belle (Maria's Mon), a full sister to GI Kentucky Derby hero Monarchos. Blum acquired the mare for $290,000 at Keeneland November in 2005...

Arqana's Arc Horses-In-Training Sale was highlighted by the sale of the unbeaten Haras du Quesnay homebred 2-year-old colt Mutin (Fr) (Kentucky Dynamite) to de Burgh Equine forﾆﾬ700,000. Hip 20, who was one of the wild-card entries, is out of the Listed winner Mytographie (Fr) (Anabaa) and has looked smart for the Criquette Head-Maarek stable when winning at Chantilly in July and at Saint-Cloud in September. "He is for an established client," de Burgh told the Racing Post. "I am really impressed by him and he will make a lovely three-year-old...

David Ingordo, acting on behalf of Ahmed Zayat's Zayat Stables, saw off a pair of challengers to buy the highest-priced horse Wednesday at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearlings Sale, a colt by Arch who went for $350,000. Consigned by Monticule Farm as hip 1186, the Apr. 10-foaled dark bay is the second foal from the 9-year-old High Priestess (Mt. Livermore), a half-sister to this year's Borderland Derby winner Isn't He Clever (Smarty Jones). GSW Dijeerr (Danzig), SW Sharp Writer (Capote) and the $9.2 million yearling Plavius (Danzig).

Changing Skies (Ire) (7, Sadler's Wells--Magnificient Style, by Silver Hawk), hailing from a highly desirable female family and an accomplished racemare herself, sold for $4.2 million to Mandore International Tuesday afternoon. A full-sister to G1SW Playful Act and a 3/4-sibling to the Galileo (Ire) Group 1 winners Nathaniel (GB) and Great Heavens (GB), the bay captured a pair of Grade III events on these shores. She is carrying her first foal by Street Cry (Ire).

This year's G2 German 1000 Guineas winner Electrelane (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) became the subject of a bidding war between two Japanese heavyweights before selling to Shadai Farm for 500,000gns. From Ralph Beckett's Kimpton Down Stables, the 3-year-old who was also third in the G3 Fred Darling S. at Newbury was secured by the Yoshidas' operation after they outbid Eishin Farm and Atsushi Kato, vet and representative for the winning firm, commented, "She will travel to Japan now. We were looking for a young maiden mare and this is the only horse we have...

Gary and Mary West, who campaign last year’s GI FrontRunner S. hero Power Broker (Pulpit) and GI La Brea S. heroine Book Review (Giant’s Causeway), secured the top-priced horse at Wednesday’s third session of the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale in Lexington. Their farm manager and bloodstock advisor Ben Glass went to $350,000 to acquire a Medaglia d’Oro short yearling colt out of GSW Bohemian Lady (Carson City), a half-sister to Any Given Saturday (Distorted Humor). Three Chimneys consigned the colt for breeder Padua Stables as hip 1065.

Hip 97, a War Front colt out of Seasoned (Pulpit) went to Patrick Biancone acting on behalf of Kin Hui $570,000 at Barretts March 2-year-olds in Training Sale. The colt breezed a furlong in :10 4/5 at the under tack show. Bred by Jamm Ltd, he was purchased as a weaning for $100,000 at KEENOV by John Greathouse and was subsequently bought by Phase II Thoroughbreds for $195,000 at FTSAUG. He was consigned to this sale by Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stables.

Tom Magnier went to A$1.55 million to secure Group 1 winner Nechita (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) from the Patinack Farm dispersal during Wednesday's first session of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast. The 4-year-old filly, from the family of Chiming Lass (Aus) and Winona (Aus), won last year's G1 Ascot Vale S. and G3 Silver Shadow S. According to Magnier, Nechita will be retired and will be bred to Pierro (Aus) in Southern Hemisphere time or to Galileo (Ire) in the Northern Hemisphere.

A filly by the late Indian Charlie out of Alpine Garden (Lemon Drop Kid) fetched a final bid of $600,000 fromﾠBarry Irwin's Team Valor Internationalﾠto lead the early proceedings during Monday's first session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearling Sale in upstate New York. The Mar. 20 foal, consigned by Gainesway, agent, was bred by Peter Redekop, who campaigned Alpine Garden, one of the better racemares to emerge from Western Canada. Winless in five starts for trainer Fred Seitz in Kentucky, Alpine Garden won her maiden in her first start...

A Malibu Moon daughter of MGISW millionaire Hollywood Story (Wild Rush) became the latest yearling to cross the $1 million threshold on day one of Keeneland September when she brought $1.35 million from Northwest Stud. Named Miss Hollywood, the bay was bred by George Krikorian, who campaigned Hollywood Story. Hill ﾑnﾒ Dale Sales Agency, agent consigned the May 15 foal.

Tattersalls Irelan?s September Yearling Sale got underway yesterday, with a son of Tamayuz (GB) topping the bill when selling to the Ukrainian-based owner Konstantin Zgar forﾆﾬ110,000.ﾠ The Castlebridge Consignmen?s hip 128, who was the sessionﾒs sole lot to breach the six-figure barrier, is a grandson of the multiple Listed scorer Mammaﾒs Too (GB) (Skyliner {GB}) and he shares that second dam with this yearﾒs GIII San Francisco Mile winner Tigah (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}). Snapped up bloodstock agent Ananios Antoniadis, the chestnut will race in the colors of Zgar and be...