A colt by last year's leading freshman sire Yaupon (hip 576) was the first to hit seven figures during Thursday's third and final session at the OBS March Sale, bringing an even $1,000,000 from the Three Amigos.
“I bought him for the Three Amigos,” said bloodstock agent Donato Lanni. “So he's going to go to California. He was beautiful and fast and sound, came out of the work really good. These horses that bring this kind of money, they just have to do everything right. They've got to vet at the end and they've got to just do everything right. So he was a horse that did [everything] good and [we] loved the sire. A big Yaupon fan. And so [the price is] kind of expected. He was a cool horse”
Consigned by King's Equine, the colt was bred in Kentucky by Cem Ozbelge and had passed through the ring twice previously last year, first as a short yearling at Keeneland January for $40,000 and most recently as a $235,000 pick up again at Keeneland last September for Jose d'Angelo.
The second foal from a Lemon Drop Kid mare, he worked his furlong in :9 4/5.
This is the seventh million-dollar horse sold at OBS March this year, matching the record set during last year's sale.
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