Hip 925, a colt by Kantharos bred by Masters 2013 and Kantharos Syndicate, finished as one of nine juveniles that brought $200,000 or more at the OBS April sale. Photo courtesy of Doble J Equine Sales.
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, 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 – 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, 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, 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, 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, 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.
