The second annual Fasig-Tipton Midlantic June 2-Yr-Olds in Coaching Sale wrapped up June 25 on the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, highlighted by a Vekoma  colt that bought for $150,000.Â
The bay colt (Hip 4) breezed the co-fastest eighth of a mile June 24 on the below tack present, getting in :10 for the Mason Springs consignment. Gracie Bloodstock, agent, was the customer of the sale topper.
Hip 4 was bred in New Jersey by Gregory Kilka. He’s the second foal out of the unplaced Pioneerof the Nile mare Elusively , a half sister to grade 3-placed a number of stakes winner Colonel Sharp, by Colonel John. Hip 4’s third dam is a number of grade 1 winner Sharp Cat. The Might 10 foal was provided earlier this yr in the course of the Ocala Breeders’ Gross sales Spring 2-Yr-Olds in Coaching Sale with the Tradewinds Farm consignment the place he was purchased again on a closing bid of $55,000.
A Munnings  filly consigned by Crane Thoroughbred Companies commanded $85,000 because the highest-priced filly of the sale. Hip 30 is the primary foal out of graded stakes-placed Roadrunner’s Honor , by Honor Code . The chestnut was bred in Kentucky by Burleson Farms, Good Guys Stables, Manganaro Bloodstock, et al. The ticket was signed by Patrice Miller of EQB as agent.Â
Picture: Fasig-Tipton PhotosHip 4, the sale-topping Vekoma colt, works one furlong in :10 at TimoniumSign up for BloodHorse Every day
Vekoma, the main first-crop sire by variety of winners with eight (as of June 25), was properly obtained, with three of the highest 10 promoting juveniles. King’s Equine bought Hip 7, a bay filly out of the Into Mischief   mare Here is to Life , for $57,000 to Jonathan Kalman Racing. A New York-bred Vekoma filly (Hip 42) out of the mare Summer time Shade  (Stephen Obtained Even ) was bought by Navas Equine for $40,000 to Anthony Farrior.
Vekoma stands at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington. His marketed stud price for 2024 was $15,000.
On the conclusion of the day, 45 juveniles have been bought out of 59 provided for a gross of $1,394,000 and a median of $30,978. The whole was down 45% from final yr’s inaugural sale that bought 59 horses from 77 provided. Common declined 28% from 2023. The median for this yr was $25,000 in comparison with $26,000 a yr in the past. See catalog and full sale outcomes.
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