Strong demand holds up at OBS April finale; Redesdale, Central Banker juveniles fare well

Interest in New York-breds continued through Friday’s closing session of the OBS April 2-year-olds in training sale with three more six-figure juveniles sold to push the overall total to 21 for the week.

Friday’s trio was led by Hip 925[2], a colt by Kantharos out of the winning Scat Daddy mare Corner Three, that sold for $200,000 to Salusto & Kimmel, agent for Winning Move Stable. Consigned by Doble J Equine Sales, agent, the colt breezed an eight in :10 during presale workouts.

Bred by Masters 2013 and Kantharos Syndicate, the colt originally sold for $18,000 to Rua Racing & ARC at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale. He’s the sixth foal out of three-time winner and $122,200-earner Corner Three, who is the dam of winner and $232,603-earner Timbuktu and winner and $127,920-earner Baseline Drive.

The colt was also part of a group of nine juveniles that sold for $200,000 or more – including a son of Vekoma that brought $750,000 during the third session[3] – at the sale. OBS reported sales on 60 of the 71 New York-breds through the ring over the four sessions for a total of $6,217,000, an average price of $103,617 and median of $67,500.

The final session’s other two six-figure juveniles were Hip 937[4], a daughter of Silver State named Two Pearl Penny bred by Windylea Farm New York LLC purchased by Cherry Valley Farm for $120,000; and Hip 1185[5], a daughter of Charlatan bred by Rockridge Stud LLC and Ascendant Farm purchased by Sport of Kings Racing Partnership for $105,000.

A pair of juveniles by New York-based sires came next on the final day’s sale’s sheet.

Hip 920[6], a son of Redesdale out of the Johannesburg mare Cool Johanna, sold to Chad Schumer, agent for $70,000. Consigned by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, agent, the colt is a half-brother to three winners including the stakes-placed duo of Zolo and D’fever. He was bred by Lannister Holdings LLC.

Redesdale, a 12-year-old son of Speightstown out of the Grade 3-winning Danzig mare Harpia, stands for $2,500 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs.

McMahon of Saratoga’s Central Banker also sired a $70,000 juvenile in Hip 1072[7], a filly out of the stakes-placed New York-bred Flashback mare Forever Changed purchased by Elizabeth Morey. Bred and consigned by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, the filly is the first foal out of the half-sister to multiple stakes winner and $470,748-earner Classic Lady.

Central Banker, a 15-year-old son of Speightstown out of the stakes-winning Go For Gin mare Rhum, stands for $7,500 at McMahon of Saratoga. He topped the New York general sire list from 2021 through 2024 and sits atop the same list with progeny earnings of nearly $1.5 million through Friday.

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