Jon Inexperienced of D J Stables got here out on high of a bidding conflict that ensued for a colt (Hip 843) by Sweet Journey  early on in the course of the third session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale Oct. 22. Bidding on-line, Inexperienced secured the colt out of Unequalled Princess—a daughter of 2010 Breeders’ Cup Women Traditional (G1) winner Unequalled Belle  and half sister to a number of grade 1 winner Distinctive Bella —for $850,000.
“This colt appears extra like a Gun Runner than he does a Sweet Journey,” Inexperienced mentioned. “He is balanced, he is an important mover, and he actually simply wowed us from actually the primary second that our consultants (Kim Valerio and Lauren Carlisle) pointed him out to us. So, this colt has been on our radar virtually all week.Â
“We saved evaluating him to all the opposite yearlings that we had been taking a look at, and to the Gun Runner (Hip 504) we purchased the day earlier. There’s a whole lot of good athletes on this sale, however this colt was at a better echelon primarily based on his athleticism and the way in which he moved, and simply how mentally secure and calm and picked up he’s.”
Inexperienced mentioned he thought the colt would deliver someplace within the $750,000 vary.Â
“It wasn’t till about 20 minutes earlier than he bought into the ring that my Dad (Leonard Inexperienced) and I had a severe dialog about precisely how far we needed to go on a yearling. Join BloodHorse Every day
“Mark Casse and Kim Valerio not often say to us ‘that is the horse to purchase,’ and so they each independently got here to that very same conclusion” Inexperienced mentioned. “Each of them mentioned to us in no unsure phrases, for those who’re coming to the sale with the thought of shopping for a high, two-turn colt, the checklist begins and ends with this horse.”
Inexperienced expressed that the worth of Sweet Journey’s offspring impacted their determination to purchase the colt. The 26-year-old stallion is probably going within the tail-end of his profession.Â
“We felt assured that purchasing a Sweet Journey can be well worth the cash. He’ll inform us in a yr or two.”
The colt was bred in Kentucky by Liberty Highway Stables, and consigned by Gainesway.
“(The market) is robust. It is actually robust,” Inexperienced mentioned. “It is only a continuation of what occurred in the summertime time at Fasig Saratoga, the New York-bred sale, what occurred during the Keeneland September Sale, it is not simply the great horses which are bringing some huge cash. It is all horses which are bringing more cash than what we had anticipated a yr or two in the past.Â
“I feel there’s a whole lot of elements that play into that, however largely it reveals that, economically, as an funding, the horse trade is not only a luxury-item trade. It is truly a real-commodity trade.”
Mayberry Indicators for $500K Nyquist Filly
Photograph: Fasig-Tipton PhotoThe Nyquist filly consigned as Hip 861 within the ring
April Mayberry of Mayberry Farms went to $500,000 to safe a filly (Hip 861) by Nyquist  for Lee and Susan Searing’s CRK Secure from the consignment of Blandford Stud (Padraig Campion).Â
“Nyquist, certainly one of my favourite sires,” Mayberry mentioned when requested what appealed in regards to the filly. “Large, lovely filly. She’s so fairly. I broke the sister for BBN—Mackinac, and I really like her. There was only a lot, between I really like the household and Nyquist, and her bodily.”
Mayberry mentioned the $500,000 price ticket was not a lot of a shock.Â
“I actually like this sale, and I really feel you will discover a very nice horse on the sale,” she mentioned.Â
Padraig Campion mentioned he was delighted with the result.Â
“It is a good worth. She’s a stunning filly, she deserved to deliver that a lot,” Campion mentioned about Hip 861. “(She’s) lovely, very balanced, a whole lot of class, lovely mover. We’ll be studying about her.”
Hip 861 was bred in Kentucky by Manitou Farm, and is out of the Violence  mare Violencia, who’s a half sister to graded stakes-placed and graded stakes producer Auntjenn.Â
About 30 hips later, a Justify  filly (Hip 897) tied the highest worth for a filly in the course of the third session, promoting for $500,000 to Commerce Winds Farm. The grey or roan filly is the second foal of the a number of graded stakes-placed Winter Sundown—a daughter of a number of grade 1 winner and millionaire Winter Reminiscences. She was bred in Kentucky by Phillips Racing Partnership.Â
Day 3 Stats
The third session completed with the identical power it began with, because the final horse via the ring (Hip 1200), bought for $200,000 to Mustang Farms. The filly by Uncle Mo is a half sister to a number of graded stakes winner and sire Airoforce  .
Positive factors had been seen throughout all metrics, with 271 head promoting for gross receipts of $19,546,500, together with post-ring gross sales. The common was up considerably to $72,127, a 48% improve from final yr’s third session of $48,862, and a 38% improve from final yr’s complete sale common of $52,392. The median was a stable $30,000, a 50% achieve on final yr’s third session. Sixty horses failed to fulfill their reserve, leading to an RNA fee of 18%.
“It is virtually a 50% improve over the corresponding session final yr,” mentioned Fasig-Tipton president and CEO Boyd Browning Jr. of the common worth. “I have a tendency to make use of, as I’ve mentioned all alongside, the general sale common as in comparison with session to session, as a result of I feel it is extra acceptable typically talking.”
The catalog is sorted alphabetically, leaving a wide range of horses scattered all through the four-day sale.
Mahmud Mouni was the session’s main purchaser with six purchases totaling $1.36 million, together with the second-top lot of the day, a $550,000 Good Magic  colt (Hip 1143) consigned by breeder Woods Edge Farm. Mouni additionally signed for a $460,000 Justify colt (Hip 1122) who’s a half brother to the grade 1-placed The Wine Steward , and a Medaglia d’Oro  half brother (Hip 1033) to grade 2 winner Kitten’s Roar for $325,000.
Gainesway topped the consignors, promoting 13 head for $2,012,000.
“It began off with strong exercise right this moment, and ended with strong exercise right this moment, and that is probably the most encouraging factor of all,” Browning mentioned.Â
Fasig-Tipton’s October Yearlings sale concludes Oct. 24 with the ultimate session starting at 10:00 a.m. ET. Hips 1201-1601 are set to move to the ring. As of Wednesday night, Fasig-Tipton had reported 72 outs.
