Mon, 11/05/2012 - 21:57

Fasig-Tipton sale: Musical Romance to Japan for $1.6 million

Musical Romance, champion female sprinter of 2011, sold to Katsumi Yoshida’s Northern Farm in Japan for $1.6 million on Monday at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall mixed sale.

The 5-year-old Concorde’s Tune mare shipped to Fasig-Tipton from Santa Anita after finishing sixth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint last Saturday, an unsuccessful bid at defending her victory in the race last year. Selling as a racing or broodmare prospect, Musical Romance has won 12 of 41 career starts for lifetime earnings of $1,681,885.

Mon, 11/05/2012 - 21:33

WinStar sets Bodemeister’s stud fee at $30,000

Grade 1 winner and Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes runner-up Bodemeister will stand his first season at WinStar Farm in 2013 for a fee of $30,000, the Versailles, Ky., farm announced Monday. Its veteran and perennially prominent sire Distorted Humor will stand for a fee of $100,000, the same as this year.

Mon, 11/05/2012 - 21:28

Fasig-Tipton sale: Hot Cha Cha, Love Theway Youare bring seven figures

Grade 1 winners Hot Cha Cha and Love Theway Youare both attracted seven-figure prices during the single session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall mixed sale Monday night, selling for $1 million and $1.45 million, respectively.

Mon, 11/05/2012 - 21:07

Fasig-Tipton sale: Havre de Grace sells to Mandy Pope for $10 million

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Havre de Grace, the 2011 Horse of the Year, sold for $10 million on Monday at the Fasig-Tipton sale in Lexington, Ky.

Reigning Horse of the Year Havre de Grace continued to make her mark on the Thoroughbred industry Monday when she became the highest-priced horse to sell at a public auction in 2012, going to Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm for $10 million.

As befitting her place in the sport, it was the highest price ever for a broodmare prospect sold at public auction, eclipsing the $9 million price for Ashado in 2005.

Mon, 11/05/2012 - 20:48

Fasig-Tipton sale: Grace Hall brings hammer down at $3.2 million

Reynolds Bell Jr., agent, went to $3,200,000 to acquire Grade 1 winner Grace Hall at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected fall mixed sale Monday night.

The 3-year-old Empire Maker filly was consigned as a racing or broodmare prospect by Lane’s End, agent. She brought the second-highest price through the midway point of the single-session sale, trailing only 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace, who sold for $10 million

Mon, 11/05/2012 - 20:22

Keeneland November sale: Six to watch at opening session

Day 1 of the 11-day Keeneland November breeding stock sale may have fewer horses compared to other sessions in the sale, but the quality of the offerings will be strong.

Young Grade 1-winning mares such as Plum Pretty and Zazu will be prominently featured on Day 1, as well as several prominent producers. Weanling siblings to Grade 1 winners like Ice Box, Furthest Land, and Gabby’s Golden Gal also are scheduled to go through the ring Tuesday.

Mon, 11/05/2012 - 20:03

Fasig-Tipton sale: Test winner Contested sells for $2.3 million

Multiple Grade 1 winner Contested became the first horse of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale to sell for seven figures, and she did so in dramatic fashion, going to the Yoshida family’s Shadai Farm in Japan for $2.3 million.

The 3-year-old Ghostzapper filly emerged as one of the top sophomores of 2012, winning the Grade 1 Test Stakes and Acorn Stakes as well as the Grade 3 Eight Belles Stakes. She has won 5 of 7 career starts for earnings of $633,754.

Mon, 11/05/2012 - 19:42

Fasig-Tipton sale: Eden's Moon brings $1.5 million

Grade 1 winner Eden's Moon was sold for$1,525,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall mixed sale on Monday evening, being purchased by Mandore International Agency. The French-based agency of Nicolas de Watrigant continued a strong evening for foreign buyers at the sale, after Japanese interests purchased two seven-figure mares.

Eden's Moon, a 3-year-old Malibu Moon filly, was offered as a racing or broodmare prospect by Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency. She is the winner of this year's Grade 1 Las Virgenes Stakes and Grade 2 San Clemente Handicap.

Mon, 11/05/2012 - 19:24

Stormy Atlantic's stud fee set at $30K for 2013

Stormy Atlantic, currently ranked 12th on the general sire list, will stand the 2013 breeding season for $30,000 stands and nurses, Hill 'n' Dale Farms announced on Monday.

Stormy Atlantic was leading freshman sire in 2006 and has 13 stakes winners to date this year, including Grade 1 winners Get Stormy and Next Question. An 8-year-old son of Storm Cat, Stormy Atlantic also ranks second on the North American turf sire list for 2012.

Mon, 11/05/2012 - 19:04

Fasig-Tipton sale: Dam of Trinniberg brings $460,000

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Bella Dorato, dam of Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Trinniberg, was bought for $460,000 by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall mixed sale here on Monday evening.