Hip 467, a colt by City of Light, goes to Team Penney Racing for $175,000 Wednesday at the OBS April sale. Photo provided by Harris Training Center.
Strong demand continued for New York-breds during the second session of the Ocala Breeders Sales Co.’s April 2-year-olds in training sale with a colt by City of Light leading the way for the Empire State.
Team Penney Racing, bidding through Phil Hager’s Taproot agency, purchased the session’s top-priced New York-bred on a bid of $175,000 for Hip 467. A member of City of Light’s second crop, the colt is out of the winning War Front mare Heavenly Thought.
Bred by Moni Market Breeders and M & M Equine and foaled at Sugar Maple Farm in Poughquag, the colt was listed as sold for $90,000 to HTC/Voric Stables at last year’s Keeneland September yearling sale. He was consigned at OBS by Harris Training Center LLC, agent, and breezed a furlong in :10.2 during presale workouts.
Heavenly Thought, a half-sister to New York-bred stakes winner Jackson Heights, is the dam of the winning American Pharoah colt First Dynasty, a $134,380 purchase at the 2021 Arqana Deauville 2-year-old breeze-up sale. Heavenly Thought is also the dam of a yearling colt by City of Light, also bred in New York by Moni Market Breeders and M & M Equine.
The City of Light colt was one of three six-figure New York-breds that sold Wednesday, bringing the two-day total to seven. OBS reported sales on 19 of the 22 New York-breds through the ring during the second session for a total of $1,231,000. Overall, 32 of 37 New York-breds through the ring have sold for $2,655,000, an average price of $82,969.
Hip 583, a daughter of Mitole, commanded the top price for a New York-bred filly Wednesday on a bid of $145,000 from Windylea Farm LLC. Bred by Dixie Farm, foaled at Mahoney Eden Manor in Saratoga Springs and out of the winning Lemon Drop Kid mare Kats Girl Cala, the filly breezed a furlong in :10.2 during presale workouts. Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent, the filly was sold to J. R. International for $110,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale.
Hip 605, a filly by New York-based stallions Solomini, was part of the six-figure haul Wednesday at the OBS April sale. Photo provided by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock.
Wednesday’s six-figure trio also featured Hip 605, a filly from the first crop of New York-based stallion Solomini who sold for $100,000 to Shea D Boys Stable. Bred by and foaled at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs, the filly is the first foal out of the Teuflesberg mare Ladyberg. Consigned by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, agent, the filly was sold as a weanling to Red Claw Stable for $25,000 at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga October mixed sale.
Solomini, a multiple Grade 1-placed son of Curlin, stands for $6,500 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs.
The OBS April sale continues with the third of four sessions at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
