A colt by leading third-crop sire Vekoma (hip 135) lit up the tote board at Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton July Selected Yearling Sale, selling to Legion Bloodstock's Kristian Villante for $600,000.
“I think he could have stood out [at the Fasig-Tipton] Saratoga Sale, not just July,” Villante said. “He was a big, forward-looking colt, but just had a really good presence about him and handled himself really well all week. We loved the sire, but he was a physical standout for us.”
Consigned and bred by Shawhan Place LLC, the colt is the second foal out of a winning Uncle Mo first dam who is a half-sister to a graded stakes winner and from the family of the great Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}).
“We love Uncle Mo as a broodmare sire,” Villante added. “So it really just kind of made sense all around for him.”
A colt by VEKOMA out of Passionate Dream sells for $600,000 to take the lead at The July Sale! Congrats to the connections:
B: @LegionBldstk, agt
C/Br: @ShawhanPlace #FasigJuly @spendthriftfarm pic.twitter.com/5SFsShXDUg— Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) July 14, 2026
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