Harness: Blooded Horse Sale held on Tuesday

Rose Run Zizi, by Domethatagain, grabbed top honors when Greg Luther signed the ticket for $35,000 at the Blooded Horse Sale on Tuesday, August 23. One of the sport's more prominent owners, Luther was pleased to get the stunning black colt from the Rose Run Farm consignment for his brother Todd to train. Luther purchased three of the top six yearlings, including Irreplaceable (by Racing Hill) from Jeff Jones for $15,000 and Nessieshelper (by Helpisontheway) from Swartz Stable for $14,000.

Other yearlings of note included the gorgeous brown Uma Lady (by What The Hill), who was purchased by Tom Knight for $16,500 from Spring Haven Farm, agent, and the beautiful Dancin Yankee filly A Special Dance, who was purchased by Herman Hagerman for $15,000 from Spring Haven Farm.

Burke Racing Stable co-topped the sale with the 3-year-old pacing gelding Youremyobsession. The son of Sweet Lou was purchased by Brandon Bartley for $35,000, who also signed the ticket for Burke Racing Stable's near-millionaire trotting gelding In Secret for $25,500. Burke Racing Stable consigned four of the top five racehorses and purchased the fifth, Louie Louie, a solid conditioned pacer for $30,000 from D Racing Stable. Michael Hitchcock got the final bid on the trotting gelding McStoned at $27,000, and Jeff Burton got the green 3-year-old pacing gelding Rockin Paco for $24,000.

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The Blooded Horse Fall Sale on November 15-16 will again feature black type yearlings, along with an abundance of 2- and 3-year-olds, raceway horses and broodmares. Visit bloodedhorse.com to enter and to order a catalogue. Yearling entries close Oct. 12 and mixed entries for the main catalogue close Oct. 19.

--press release (Blooded Horse Sales Co.)--