Bernardini (pictured), the undoubted star of the 2009 yearling sales saw his successful spell continue into the breeding stock sales with the Eclipse and World Champion responsible for the highest-priced weanling during the second session at Keeneland November.
Hip 440, a bay filly from the Overbrook consignment, was knocked down to Hubert Guy for $440,000. She is out of the outstanding multiple G1 winner Flanders, who has already produced a G1 winner in Surfside.
The first foals by Hard Spun have continued to attract purchasers, averaging over $159,000 for 11 sold. His highest price of the session was $190,000 for a filly out of the Stakes-winning Mr Prospector mare Tenga – dam of G1 Secretariat Stakes winner Startac.
The first weanling by Any Given Saturday passed through the ring on Wednesday and sold for a very respectable $260,000. The bay colt, offered for sale by Indian Creek, is out of the G2 winner Sweet And Ready and is a half-brother to two Black type performers .
Also on Wednesday, Cotton Blossom, in foal to Street Cry, was bought by Brushwood Stable for $2.3 million.
