Coming on the heels of Fasig-Tipton’s selected yearling sale in the same Humphrey S. Finney pavilion earlier in the week, in which the median was a record and the gross and average prices were the second-highest in that sale’s history, the two-day New York-bred sale saw 182 horses change hands for a record $16,214,000, up 18.6% over the $13,672,500 total for 177 head a year ago. The record average of $89,088 represented a gain of 15.3% over last year’s $77,246 and the median rose 25% to $75,000 from $60,000. The 62 horses that went unsold were 25.4% of the total through the ring.
According to Fasig-Tipton, the previous records for gross, average, and median of $14,876,500, $81,739, and $65,000, respectively, were established in 2015 when 182 horses were sold from 252 through the ring.
The New York-bred market is fueled in part by the lucrative New York Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund, which has a tiered rewards system for owners based on whether a horse is a New York-bred sired by a New York registered stallion, or whether it is a New York-bred sired by a non-New York stallion.
“We had a tremendous week,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “There was great demand from start to finish. The growth of the New York-bred program continues to be demonstrated on the racetrack and in the sales ring. Participants in the program have continued to step up their efforts in quality and they were rewarded the last two nights.
“It has been a vibrant week. The market has been pretty good since the start of 2017 and I think there has been a sense of optimism. But I really think this week put a little extra oomph and bounce in buyers’ and sellers’ outlooks. It’s not out of control. The one caveat and asterisk we all have to be mindful of is, we have dealt with pretty carefully selected product this week. We still have a marketplace that is somewhat polarized and we are going to have some days ahead throughout the yearling-sales season that are not going to be as enjoyable as the four days we had this week.”
Browning said Fasig-Tipton’s success over the last week means the sale company will have to redouble efforts to improve upon it.
“The good news is, it was a really good week and the bad news is, damn it’s going to be tough to raise the bar on both sales next year,” the executive said.
Consigned as Hip 589 by RFHF Bloodstock, the gray or roan Cairo Prince colt was one of the last into the sale ring and exited after being purchased by Ciaran Dunne in the name of Waves Bloodstock, on behalf of a partnership that includes the Florida horseman, some of his associates, and Kirk Wycoff’s Three Diamonds Farm. The previous New York-bred record of $450,000 was set by Mo Diddley last year.
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“I’ve never seen one like him,” Dunne said. “He’s as good as they come. We saw him three days ago, looked at him 20 times, and he just gets better every time. We didn’t care he was a New York-bred. He was just a good horse. He could have been here last week (during the Fasig-Tipton selected yearling sale). And believe me, if he was here last week, he would have fit last week. He would have fit anywhere. It’s a lot of money, and it might look stupid, but that’s OK. But right now we feel really good, because we have him.”
The colt was bred by Chris Bernhard’s Hidden Lake Farm and Chris Larsen’s 3C Joint Ventures. His mare, Garden City, purchased by Rhapsody Farm for $37,000 while carrying the colt in utero, when she was offered by Bluewater Sales at the 2016 Keeneland January mixed sale.
“It’s very exciting,” Bernhard said, adding that the partners had predominantly sold weanlings, with the occasional yearling put through the ring. “I liked the colt all along and decided to go a little farther (in keeping him to sell as a yearling), and it went well beyond my expectations.”
Garden City is by Carson City and the colt’s third dam, Pure Profit, produced champion Inside Information and multiple grade 1 winner Educated Risk and is the granddam of champion Smuggler.
The second-highest price during the session was the $315,000 from Bradley Thoroughbreds on behalf of Sheep Pond Partners for a dark bay or brown filly by More Than Ready . Consigned as Hip 459 by Bluewater Sales, agent, the filly out of the winning Irish River mare St Francis Wood is a half sister to stakes winner Saratoga Dreamer and was bred by Aynsford Holdings.
“She has balance. She has quality,” said agent Pete Bradley. “You saw how she acted in the ring. She’s by a great filly sire, a running family, and New York-breds are the thing to have right now. She’s a fancy one. She was one of the nicer horses in the sale, and unfortunately everybody else finds those, too.”
Bradley described the market as “solid. The handful of ‘A-plus’ physicals are bringing good money, but I’d say there are a lot of useable horses here that are getting bought at good but not stupid prices. It’s a solid market, but still selective.”
“We’ve had some success with the New York-bred program,” said Jay Hanley, who purchased the filly with Sol Kumin in the name of the partnership.
fonte : Bloodhorse.com
Francia: Frankie Dettori trascina Al Wukair nel Jacques Le Marois. Germania: Prima vittoria in G1 per Dschingis Secret
In Francia si è disputata una edizione del Prix Jacques Le Marois G1 tutta da interpretare. Mancavano i migliori e la pista non è sembrata all’altezza delle aspettative di un impianto come quello di Deauville. Sta di fatto che dopo un finale accesissimo l’ha risolta Al Wukair (Dream Ahead) con un Frankie Dettori che è venuto a capo di una corsa complicatissima, svettando in una foto a 3 stretto nella morsa di Thunder Snow (Helmet) e Inns Of Court (Invincible Spirit), quasi in un rigurgito d’orgoglio per quanto quei colori hanno rappresentato per il jockey italiano. Frankie si è messo in spalla Al Wukair quando tutto sembrava perduto e con un colpo di reni, oplà, ha messo la testa avanti ai due blues allenati da Saed Bin Suroor e Andre Fabre. Che non fosse un cavallo semplice Al Wukair lo si era capito, quindi è servita tutta l’esperienza di Frankie per emergere.
Al rientro nel Messidor aveva anche perso la partenza, mentre a Deauville lo ha aiutato il terreno mosso dalla pioggia. Quanto valga questo Jacques Le Marois lo dirà solo il tempo, ma torna comunque forte la linea delle 2000 Ghinee quando il francese di Fabre ottenne un terzo posto alle spalle di Churchill e Barney Roy, anche li difettando di un filo di incisività.
Si tratta del primo figlio vincitore di G1 per Dream Ahead (Diktat) che adesso punterà alle QEII G1 di Ascot, quando il terreno sarà congeniale alle sue caratteristiche. Imbattuto a 2 anni Al Wukair è tornato con una impressionante vittoria nel Prix Djebel G3 in una corsa “from last to first”. Poi i piazzamenti a Newmarket e nel Messidor, e poi la vittoria nel Le Marois. Allevato dal Ballylinch Stud, fu acquistato dalla Al Shaqab Racing per 200,000gns da yearling a Tattersalls ed è prodotto della fattrice Macheera (Machiavellian), vincitrice a 2 anni.
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Per Godolphin non è stata una giornata fortunatissima in quanto anche in Germania è arrivato solo una coppia di piazzamenti nel Grosser Preis von Berlin G1 con Hawkbill (Kitten’s Joy) e Racing History (Pivotal) giunti secondo e terzo in una corsa vinta da Dschingis Secret (Soldier Hollow), alla prima affermazione al massimo livello, allenato da Markus Klug e montato da Adrie De Vries. Piazzato nei 2 trials per il Deutsches Derby lo scorso anno, è giunto terzo nello stesso G1 concludendo la stagione vincendo a San Siro il St Leger Italiano G3. Migliorato a 4 anni, ha vinto al rientro il Gerling Preis G2 per 6 lunghrzze prima di confermarsi nel Grosser Hansa-Preis G2 e poi ad Hoppergarten. Obiettivo Arc?
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Irlanda: #Sioux Nation impressiona al Curragh, sue le Phoenix Stakes (16° per O’Brien) su un buon Beckford
Il nostro report riguardante il fine settimana appena trascorso parte dall’Irlanda dove si è consumata l’ennesima affermazione per Aidan O’Brien che ha vinto le Phoenix Stakes G1 per i 2 anni grazie all’interessante Sioux Nation (Scat Daddy) a segno con un bel cambio di marcia, simile a quello visto al Royal Ascot e che avevamo descritto come una delle 3 migliori performance del meeting. All’epilogo il team Coolmore è troppo più forte perchè può contare sempre sulla selezione della selezione di tantissimi puledri e così facendo mangia i piccoli che si presentano sempre con un cavallo buono di scuderia, che se non da il massimissimo non vince mai.
Questo è accaduto a Beckford (Bated Breath), comunque positivo, allenato da Gordon Elliot che è stato beffato nella fase finale dall’interno pur correndo alla grandissima, con al terzo posto la femmina Actress (Declaration Of War), altra Coolmore. Per O’Brien era la 16° vittoria nelle Phoenix Stakes in 19 anni, perse solo per 3 volte.
Sioux Nation ha un profilo simile a quello di Caravaggio ma forse non correrà quando l’altrettanto figlio di Scat Daddy. Obiettivi sono i soliti: National Stakes G1 del 10 Settembre, Middle Park G1 del 30 Settembre etc. Cavallo comunque progressivo, migliorato dopo un terzo ed un secondo nelle prime 2 uscite, che ama i terreni scorrevoli. Allevato dalla Fethard Bloodstock, è un cavallo americano di concezione, secondo figlio ma primo vincitore per la fattrice “normale” Dream The Blues (Oasis Dream), vincitrice di una corsa in carriera.
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