September 12 2016

Medaglia d’Oro colt tops day one of Keeneland September

$1,000,000 colt sells to M. V. Magnier on opening day of Book 1

A Medaglia d’Oro yearling colt topped the first session of Keeneland September Book One on September 12, going to M. V. Magnier for $1,000,000. Selling as hip 48 from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales, agent for Stonestreet Bred & Raised, the colt is out of the Stakes winning Smart Strike mare Spring Party, a half-sister to G1 Forego winner and Darley stallion Emcee, as well as G2 winner Surfer and G3-placed Baffled, dam of multiple G1 winner Constitution.

Hip 48, Medaglia d'Oro x Spring Party colt

Later in the session, Medaglia d’Oro had two additional colts sell, with hip 199, another colt from the Taylor Made Sales consignment, going to China Horse Club/Maverick Racing for $525,000, and hip 128, a colt out of a half-sister to G1 winner Pathfork, selling to John Ferguson Bloodstock for $400,000.

Medaglia d’Oro also had three fillies sell on day one, including hip 141 from the Denali Stud consignment, a filly of out the G1-placed Danehill Dancer mare Wild Wind, which brought $400,000 on a final bid from Mike Ryan, agent. Hip 133, a filly out of multiple G2 winner Wasted Tears, sold to Bobby Flay, James Delahooke, agent, for $360,000, and hip 160, a filly out of G1-placed Alienation, went to Dan Hayden, agent for Fager Stable, for $310,000.

At the end of day one, Medaglia d’Oro was second to War Front by average with six sold for an average of $499,167.

Hip 38, Animal Kingdom x Somethinaboutbetty filly

First crop yearling sire Animal Kingdom continued his promising start at the sales, following up on his $310,000 yearling filly at Saratoga with a couple of strong results on day one at Keeneland. Hip 38 from the Taylor Made consignment, a filly out of multiple Stakes winner and G3-placed Somethinaboutbetty, sold for $300,000 to Team Valor International. Earlier in the session, hip 23 from the consignment of Valkyre Stud, a half-sister to G1 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Shared Account, sold to Mike Ryan, agent, for $125,000. Animal Kingdom was the leading first crop sire by average on day one with two or more sold.

Bernardini also got off to a great start on day one, with a pair of colts selling for over $500,000. Hip 70, a colt from the Taylor Made Sales consignment, sold to Shadwell Estate Company, Ltd. For $550,000, and later on in the session, hip 149, a colt out of G2 winner Zardana from the Winter Quarter Farm consignment, brought $520,000 selling to Charles River Bloodstock. Bernardini finished the day with three yearlings sold for an average of $420,000.

Book One continues with its second session on Tuesday.