Hip 93, a half sister to multiple graded stakes winner Highway Star, sold for $350,000 during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. Susie Raisher Photo.
By Tom Law
A New York-bred daughter of Omaha Beach from one of Chester and Mary Broman’s most productive families sold for $350,000 during Monday night’s opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected yearlings.
Peter Brant’s White Birch Farm Inc. purchased the filly, selling as Hip 93 out of the Sequel New York consignment. Bred by the Bromans and foaled at their Chestertown Farm in Chestertown, the filly is out of the stakes-placed Cat Thief mare Stolen Star.
Stolen Star is the dam of multiple graded stakes winner and $1,326,813-earner Highway Star, stakes winner and $521,820-earner Captain Bombastic and two other winners.
Hip 104, a colt by Uncle Mo bred by 3C Stables, sold for $210,000 Monday night. Susie Raisher Photo.
The only other New York-bred to sell during Monday’s session was Hip 104, a colt by Uncle Mo who brought $210,000 from Four Diamonds.
Bred by 3C Stables LLC, foaled at Hidden Lake Farm in Stillwater and consigned by Mulholland Springs, agent, the colt is out of multiple stakes winner and $534,850-earner Toasting. She’s the dam of Robber Baron, a gelding by Empire Maker with four wins in 26 starts and $62,440 in earnings.
FiveNew York-breds are cataloged for the sale’s final session, which starts at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
