
Hip 433, a colt by Maclean’s Music bred by Milfer Farm, sold for $250,000 Wednesday at OBS April. Photo courtesy of Advanced Thoroughbreds.
New York-breds continued to sell well during the second session of the OBS April 2-year-olds in training sale, including five that brought $100,000 or more and a filly by New York-based sire Solomini that sold for $70,000.
OBS reported sales on 11 of the 13 New York-breds offered Wednesday for a total of $1,117,000, an average price of $101,545 and median of $70,000. Overall, 27 of the 32 New York-breds through the ring have sold for $2,522,000, an average price of $93,407 and median of $60,000.
Hip 433, a colt by Maclean’s Music out of the Giant’s Causeway mare Soarwiththebirds, led the way Wednesday on a bid of $250,000 from Salusto &Kimmel, agent for Winning Move Stable. Consigned by Advanced Thoroughbreds LLC, the colt breezed an eighth in :10 during presale workouts.
Bred by and foaled at Milfer Farm Inc. in Unadilla, the colt sold for $15,000 at last year’s Keeneland September yearling sale. He’s the sixth foal out of Soarwiththebirds, who is a half-sister to Canadian Horse of the Year and classic winner Upwiththebirds and the dam of four winners.
Milfer Farm purchased Soarwiththebirds carrying the Maclean’s Music colt in utero for $55,000 at the 2022 Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
Team Penney and Icon Racing purchased the session’s top-priced New York-bred filly, going to $200,000 to land Hip 531, a daughter of Kantharos out of the Quality Road mare That’s My Cue. Consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC, agent, the filly breezed in :9.4 during presale workouts.
Bred by Trail Creek Stables LLC and foaled at Mill Creek Farm in Stillwater, the filly originally sold to Grassroots Training & Sales for $85,000 at the 2024 OBS October yearling sale. She’s the first foal out of That’s My Cue, who is also the dam of a New York-bred yearling colt by Girvin also bred in New York by Trail Creek Stables.

Hip 573, a filly by New York-based sire Solomini bred by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, sold for $70,000 Wednesday at OBS. Photo courtesy of McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds.
Hip 573, a daughter of Solomini out of the unraced Elusive Quality mare Truly Charming, sold for $70,000 to Joe Migliore, agent for Adelphi Racing Club and Fun Belly.
Bred and consigned by and foaled at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds LLC in Saratoga Springs, the filly breezed an eighth in :10 during presale workouts. She’s the eighth foal out of Truly Charming, who is the dam of five winners including $338,227-earner Saturday Appeal and $225,401-earner True Charm.
Solomini, a 10-year-old Grade 1-placed son of Curlin out of the Storm Cat mare Surf Song, stands for $7,500 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs. Solomini topped the New York freshman sire list in 2023 and finished third on the state’s general sire list in 2024.
The sale continues with the third of four sessions at 10:30 a.m. ET Thursday.