Intraday Sales Archive

An attractive bay colt by Smart Strike--Dixie Holiday (Dixieland Band) was the subject of spirited bidding Tuesday afternoon at the OBS March Sale, falling to xx for a session-topping bid of $400,000. Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent, the Apr. 3 foal is a half-brother to the recently deceased Holiday Runner (Meadowlake), the dam of GISW Seventh Street (Street Cry {Ire}) as well as GSP Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown).

A daughter of Limehouse out of Deputy's Delight (French Deputy) brought $500,000 at the OBSAPR sale Thursday. The chestnut--who blazed a quarter mile in a bullet :20 2/5 at the breeze-up show--was purchased by trainer Mark Casse, agent. A half-sister to millionaire Delightful Kiss (Kissin Kris), hip 949 was consigned by Craig L. Wheeler, agent for Hobeau Farm Dispersal. Earlier in Thursday's session, a son of Limehouse brought $200,000 from Sagamore Farm, with Bob Feld as agent. He was consigned by Alexandra de Meric & Brandon Rice.

Hip 194, a striking filly by Distorted Humor who counts Horse of the Year Point Given as her half-brother, brought $875,000 near the end of selling Tuesday night at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Sale. Robert E and Lawana Low were the winning bidders. The May 7-foaled miss was bred and consigned by Woodford Thoroughbreds.

Leading sire Smart Strike has had another excellent year with his son Lookin At Lucky topping the three-year-old colt division due to Grade I wins in the Preakness S. and Haskell Invitational S. The Lane's End stallion had a pretty successful session at Keeneland Thursday too, when two of his yearlings brought $550,000 a piece. Hip 985, a colt out of Madame Thor (Deputy Minister) was the first of the duo to pass through the ring, and was snatched up by Zayat Stables LLC. Hip 1082, a filly out of...

Oasis Dream (GB) has been a major presence at all the European Sales in 2010, and the Juddmonte stallion was well represented again Tuesday when his colt from Ecurie des Monceaux topped the second session of Arqana's October Yearling Sale at ﾀ300,000. Consigned as hip 222, the May-foaled bay is out of the dual listed-placed Rose Melody (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), whose immediate family features Gold and Steel (Fr) (Highest Honor {GB}), winner of three Grade II contests including the 1995 American Derby and third in the following year's GI Eddie...

Heart Shaped (f, 4, Storm Cat--Twenty Eight Carat, by Alydar), in foal to A.P. Indy, was hammered down to Blanford Bloodstock for $1.55 million at the second session of Keeneland November Tuesday. Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent, she was raced by Michael Tabor and was rated the highweight juvenile filly in Ireland after winning a listed event and running second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. She was Group 3 placed last year. The four-year-old was bred by Elizabeth Moran's Brushwood Stables, which also bred the dam, Twenty Eight Carat....

Shamwari Lodge (Ire) (Hawk Wing--Ripalong {Ire}, by Revoque {Ire}) also made 300,000 guineas when bought by Ed Sackville of Kern Lillingston Bloodstock on behalf of Ronan Burns of Lodge Park Stud. "She was an exceptionally tough racing filly, and that was what we particularly liked," said Sackville. "She also scoped exceptionally well with a grade 1 result. She has been bought as a breeding prospect." The four-year-old, a Group 3 winner herself, is out of a half-sister to champion sprinter Pipalong (Ire) (Pips Pride {GB}).

A daughter of Empire Maker soared past the seven-figure barrier, selling for $1.35 million to the bid of John Ferguson Thursday at Fasig-Tipton February. The bay was consigned by Murray Smith, who purchased the youngster for $435,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale. The two-year-old, who worked a furlong in :10 flat Monday, is out of Half A.P. (Pulpit), a half-sister to champion Halfbridled (Unbridled).

A colt by Distorted Humor out of Stupendous Miss (Dynaformer) fetched a final bid of 320,000gns (about $549,250) to lead the way during Thursday's second and final session of the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale in Newmarket. The bay, who cost Cloran Bloodstock just $60,000 as a KEESEP yearling last fall, was consigned by Willie Browne's Mocklershill and was purchased by Sir Robert Ogden. The April foal was bred by Jim and Alice Sapara's Winsong Farms, who acquired the colt's dam for $1.3 million at KEENOV in 2006. At the time,...

A colt by Awesome Again will be campaigned by the stallion's owner after representatives of Adena Springs were extended to $1.35 million for the February-foaled bay. Bred and consigned by Greenwood Lodge Farm, based in Bourbon County, hip 957 is out of Legs Lawlor (Unbridled), an Irish-raced half-sister to Horse of the Year Favorite Trick (Phone Trick), SW Cold N Calculating (It's Freezing) and GISP Medieval Hero (Sea Hero).

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearlings Sale continued to far outpace last year's renewal as a striking filly by Arch--Royal Sanction (Royal Academy) sold mid-way through Tuesday's second session for $260,000. Bloodstock agent Steve Young signed the ticket for an undisclosed client. The filly, a half to SW Ronja (El Corredor), was consigned by James Herbener on behalf of Louisa Lenehan's Virginia-based Lochlow Farm.