A chestnut colt by Speightstown elicited a bid of $335,000 from BC3 Thoroughbreds Tuesday afternoon at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks in Lexington. To that point, it was the highest price on the day for a colt. Catalogued as hip 451, the colt is a son of the winnning 13-year-old Bates Motel mare Motel Lass and is a half-brother to stakes winner Stormin' Lyon (Storm Boot). Hunter Valley, who co-bred the colt with Nekia Farm, also consigned.
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