ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown made his first foray into the European yearling market this week, attending the Tattersalls yearling auction in Newmarket. He did not leave empty-handed. Brown purchased 12 yearlings, six each for Peter Brant’s White Birch Farm and Seth Klarman’s Klaravich Stables. “I just thought it was a good opportunity to go over and take advantage of their strong bloodlines for turf,” Brown said this week. “Over the years, I’ve been active buying horses privately that are running already or horses that have been transferred to me. I felt with our prominence on turf it only made sense to expand our operation into trying to acquire some of their top bloodlines for turf earlier.” Brown purchased yearlings by stallions such as Declaration of War, Dubawi, Nathaniel, Invincible Spirit, Kingman, and Dansili. Brown said Klarman purchased a Dansili colt who is a half-brother to the Group 1 winner Speedy Boarding. Klarman also bought an Invincible Spirit yearling out of the mare Dynaforce, who won the Beverly D. and Flower Bowl. “I think I bought some nice horses,” Brown said. “We’ll see. It’s something I’ve been waiting for the right time to do and I thought the timing was right this time. We’re always trying to stay ahead and keep changing with the market. Fortunately, these two clients gave me the opportunity to do it and I’m thankful for that.”