Hip 1109, a colt from the first crop of New York-based stallion Solomini, lit up the board Friday at the OBS April sale. Photo provided by Caliente Thoroughbreds.
A colt from the first crop of Solomini landed the highest bid for a New York-bred for the second consecutive session Friday as the Ocala Breeders Sales Co.’s April 2-year-olds in training sale came to a close.
Hip 1109, a colt out of the Flatter mare Timberlea bred by Empire Equines LLC, sold for $700,000 to Donato Lanni, agent for Dr. Ed Allred and Jack Liebau. The $700,000 price was the co-eighth highest for a colt at the sale and the fourth highest of the session.
Solomini, an 8-year-old son of Curlin out of the Storm Cat mare Surf Song, stands for $6,500 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs. He also sired Thursday’s session topper – Hip 692, a colt out of the unraced Officer mare Miss Bonnie who went for $290,000 to Jon Taisey, agent for Big Dom Racing and Big Toe Racing after breezing a furlong in 9.4 during presale workouts.
Friday’s session topper also breezed in 9.4 for consignor Caliente Thoroughbreds. He originally sold for $50,000 to Gerardo Barragan at last year’s Keeneland September yearling sale. Timberlea, a half-sister to Grade 3 winner and $857,005-earner Untrapped, is also the dam of a New York-bred filly by Mo Town also bred by Empire Equines and born April 5.
Hip 1204, a daughter of Into Mischief out of stakes winner Winter Book, sold for $230,000 Friday at the OBS April sale. Photo provided by Sequel Bloodstock.
The star Solomini from Friday’s session was one of 17 New York-bred juveniles sold over four sessions for $100,000 or more. OBS reported sales on 68 of the 81 New York-breds offered for $5,746,000, an average price of $84,500. New York-breds were in highest demand during the final session as 21 were sold for $2,144,000, an average of $102,095.
Hip 1204, a daughter of Into Mischief out of the stakes-winning Any Given Saturday mare Winter Book, brought the session’s highest price for a filly on a bid of $230,000 from Legion Bloodstock, agent for Mark Stanley.
Bred by Sequel Thoroughbreds LLC and Lakland Farm and consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, the filly is the fourth foal out of the $148,299-earner Winter Book and a full-sister to winner Mischief Mogul and one other winner. Winter Book is also the dam of a New York-bred yearling filly by Gift Box.
