Broman-bred colt sells for $1 million at OBS
[1]Hip 277, a son of Into Mischief out of New York-bred champion and Grade 1 winner Artemis Agrotera, sold for $1 million Tuesday at the OBS March sale. Photo courtesy of Sequel Bloodstock.
By Tom Law
A colt by leading sire Into Mischief out of New York-bred champion and Grade 1 winner Artemis Agrotera sold for $1 million during Tuesday’s opening session of the OBS March sale of 2-year-olds in training in Ocala.
The colt, a half-brother to stakes winner and fellow seven-figure seller Chestertown, commanded the second most expensive price during the session on a bid from Spendthrift, Brad Weisbord and Liz Crow’s BSW/Crow and Colt Group. Bred by Chester and Mary Broman, who will stay in for an ownership interest, the colt sold as Hip 277[2] out of Becky Thomas’ Sequel Bloodstock consignment. He breezed an eighth in :10.1 during presale workouts.
The colt is the fifth foal out of Artemis Agrotera, a second generation Broman homebred who won the Grade 1 Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park as a 2-year-old in 2013 and the Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga Race Course and Grade 2 Gallant Bloom Handicap at Belmont as a 3-year-old in 2014.
Artemis Agrotera earned three New York-bred championships during her career – 2-year-old filly in 2013 and 3-year-old filly and female sprinter in 2014. She won five of nine starts and earned $943,800.
Chestertown, a New York-bred son of Tapit and Artemis Agrotera’s first foal, sold for $2 million at the 2019 OBS March sale. He remains in training and won his most recent start, an allowance-optional Feb. 3 at Aqueduct, and has compiled a record of 5-4-4 from 19 starts with $372,625. Chestertown won the 2020 Albany Stakes at Saratoga and has placed in two other stakes.
Artemis Agrotera’s second foal, the two-time winning New York-bred Uncle Mo filly Teetotaler, sold for $500,000 to Peter Brant’s White Birch Farm at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected yearlings. The mare’s third foal, the 3-year-old New York-bred Arrogate filly Adversity, is also a winner after selling for $335,000 at last year’s OBS April sale of 2-year-olds in training.
The Bromans and Sequel also sold the second most expensive New York-bred during the opening session.
[3]Mr. Buff’s half brother, selling as Hip 144, sold for $200,000 Tuesday at OBS March. Photo courtesy of Sequel Bloodstock.
Hip 144[4], a half-brother to multiple stakes winner and millionaire Mr. Buff, sold for $200,000 to Mike Ryan, agent. The colt by champion and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Accelerate is the sixth foal out of the Grade 3-placed Speightstown mare Speightful Affair.
Speightful Affair’s four foals to race are winners, led by two-time New York-bred champion older dirt male Mr. Buff. He won 17 of 48 starts, with 13 placings, and earned $1,403,536 over six seasons for the Bromans. Speightful Affair is also the dam of stakes-placed winner Organic Gemini.
OBS reported sales on 16 of the 18 New York-breds offered during Tuesday’s session for a total of $1,946,000 and an average of $121,625.
The sale continues with the final session at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
- [Image]: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/277-ArtemisAgrotera.jpg
- Hip 277: http://obscatalog.com/mar/2022/277.PDF
- [Image]: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/144-MrBuffBrother.jpg
- Hip 144: http://obscatalog.com/mar/2022/144.PDF
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