An immaculately put-together colt by Curlin descending from one of the premier families in the studbook was hammered down for $3.65 million as the Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale neared its conclusion Wednesday afternoon. Donato Lanni and Jamie McCalmont reportedly signed the ticket on behalf of Coolmore and an undisclosed partnership, but he will reportedly be trained by Bob Baffert. The Feb. 12 foal, cataloged as hip 173, was consigned to the sale by Jimmy Crupi's Crupi's New Castle Farm and is the latest foal from Achieving (Bernardini), making him a half-brother to European SW & G1SP Arabian Hope (Distorted Humor) and to SW Counterforce (Smart Strike). Achieving is a half-sister to three full stakes winners, including Grade I-winning juvenile Streaming (Smart Strike) and the stakes-winning duo of Treasuring (Smart Strike) and Cascading (A.P. Indy). The colt's third dam is Better Than Honour (Deputy Minister), dam of champion Rags To Riches (A.P. Indy), her fellow GI Belmont S.-winning half-brother Jazil (Seeking the Gold), GSW Casino Drive (Mineshaft) and Breeders' Cup Marathon hero Man of Iron (Giant's Causeway). Hip 173, bred on the same cross over Seattle Slew-line dams as Grade I winners Stellar Wind, Exaggerator and Off the Tracks, breezed a powerful eighth of a mile in :10 flat this past Monday. It was the second seven-figure sale for Curlin, who accounted for hip 113, a filly out of Saratoga (Arg) (Luhuk) that sold earlier for $1.3 million.
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