Leo and Sarah Dooley of Norevale Farm hit the yearling gross sales scene working with their first consignment in Fasig-Tipton’s The July Sale. The couple bought all three of their choices for a complete of $350,000.
Their aim is producing racehorses and that aim was backed by end-users at The July Sale. Resolute Bloodstock picked up Hip 106, a filly by Bolt d’Oro ; Rodolphe Brisset secured a filly by Military Mule (Hip 237) on behalf of Storyteller Racing; and Hip 110, a colt by Sensible Joke , bought to Lynwood Steady.
The July Sale passed off July 9 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington. The sale grossed $17,361,000. The common was $111,288 and the median was $90,000.
What the Dooleys are consigning represents what’s on their farm—the horses they breed, pinhook, and their shopper’s horses that board with them. In an effort to face behind their model, they wish to focus providing horses they know effectively.
“That was actually the one cause for beginning our personal consignment—to promote our personal and stand behind our model,” mentioned Sarah.Join BloodHorse Every day
“It provides the workers the chance to do this as effectively. They’ve prepped all of them season, it is nice for them to have the ability to come out right here and present the horses themselves, and so they’re pleased with that,” she added.
“I am very grateful to the entire patrons, and I want them the most effective of luck,” added Leo. “You all the time wish to see extra end-users at that sale; Fasig is doing an amazing job to get extra end-users in.”
Norevale will provide horses within the upcoming Keeneland September Yearling Sale, and likewise on the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale, each in Lexington.
“It is simply good to get that first sale beneath our belts, iron out a number of creases, and provides us a bit extra confidence earlier than we go into Keeneland. That is going to be an enormous one for us,” mentioned Leo.
Norevale could have about 12 yearlings for the Keeneland sale that takes place Sept. 9-21.
“We have got 5 horses in E-book 2, and so they’re a very nice group,” he mentioned.
A type of yearlings is a colt by Not This Time , a half brother to graded stakes-placed Widespread Protection , a colt co-bred and -owned by Norevale Farm. “We’re tremendous enthusiastic about him,” mentioned Leo.
Widespread Protection, a 3-year-old colt by Karakontie put them on the map this 12 months with a runner-up end within the Insurgent Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park. They raised the colt on their farm, and nonetheless personal him in a partnership with David Bernsen and Tony and Michael Holmes.
“The particular factor about him is that he was owned by household—Sarah’s dad—Tony Holmes and Sarah Holmes, Michael Holmes (Sarah’s brother), it is good that the entire household owned him,” he mentioned. “Then we took on a accomplice in David Bernsen, and he is been nice.”
Picture: Coady PhotoCommon Protection breaks his maiden at Oaklawn Park
Background Historical past
Though that is their first enterprise with their very own gross sales consignment, the Dooleys aren’t any strangers to the Thoroughbred enterprise.
Sarah Dooley grew up within the Thoroughbred business on a small industrial breeding farm that her mother and father ran collectively. She all the time knew she needed to be concerned within the business. Sarah is a graduate of the Irish Nationwide Stud program and Godolphin Flying Begin.
Upon completion of these packages, Sarah knew she needed to come back again to Kentucky. She labored for Hunter Valley Farm as their gross sales coordinator; the place she and her husband Leo met.
“It simply felt like I’d all the time have a profession (within the business), I by no means wavered from that,” she mentioned.
“I went to varsity to ensure that’s what I needed to do, however I used to be lucky sufficient to develop up in that business and stayed on that path,” she added.
Leo Dooley grew up in Kilkenny, Eire. He had goals of being a jockey, however grew too tall. He labored beneath coach Jim Bolger, and whereas attending faculty he labored for Ballylinch Stud in Eire; then working at Ecurie des Monceaux in France.
In the USA, he labored beneath the late Gerry Dilger. Dilger was an amazing ambassador within the Thoroughbred business—as a breeder, consignor, and proprietor of Dromoland Farm. Leo then went onto work at Hunter Valley, and Indian Creek as their broodmare supervisor.
Norevale was based in 2020. The Dooleys function a 110-acre farm with round 100-150 horses at any given time. They provide boarding for mares, foals, yearlings, and lay ups; foaling and breeding; gross sales prep and quarantine. They hope to increase their broodmare band and maintain producing runners.
Recognized for his or her work ethic and dedication to their horses, the younger couple is poised to turn out to be a drive within the business.
“Do not be afraid to take dangers, do not be afraid to be incorrect at times,” Leo mentioned of their guiding rules. “All of us make errors, you study from them. Take a pair probabilities and encompass your self with good folks. That’ll get you a great distance.”
