Helicity

New Mexico-based Pierre and Leslie Amestoy, partners in late GISW Practical Move (Practical Joke), closed the one-horse flash sale hosted by Inglis Digital USA Tuesday with a high bid of $230,000 for Helicity (The Factor--Chasing Helicity, by Sky Mesa), a 2-year-old colt trained by Jack Sisterson. The colt will remain with Sisterson under the new ownership. "We are delighted with the success achieved by Jack Sisterson and his partners," said Inglis Digital USA CEO Liza Hendriks. "The flash sale concept has proven to be a valuable model, enabling owners to...

Helicity (The Factor) will be offered via a flash sale by Inglis Digital USA, the auction house announced Friday. A runner-up in a maiden special weight at Saratoga on the grass July 20 to Without Caution (Without Parole {GB}) and third on unveiling June 7 at Gulfstream Park, the colt is currently being pointed toward the Kentucky Downs meeting for his next start by trainer and co-owner Jack Sisterson. Starts in the Sept. 1 $1-million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Sprint or the $1-million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile Sept. 8 have both...

Coming off a strong runner-up performance at Saratoga in his second lifetime start, Helicity (The Factor) will sell in Inglis Digital USA's second online auction since it was rebranded from the Wanamaker platform. The one-horse flash sale closes at noon ET on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Trained and campaigned by Jack Sisterson in partnership with David Grund and Amanda Oster, Helicity was purchased for $120,000 at the OBS March Sale. Sisterson said he was drawn to the son of The Factor because of the good fortune he has had with another...