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Bunny In Kentucky! Part Three: Auction Picks
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Spending days browsing the sale catalogs, analyzing pedigrees and choosing my auction favorites has become a healthy obsession of mine.On the day of the sale, I get comfortable in front of my computer, wallet bulging with monopoly money, prepared to fill my barn with future champions, as I have done many times before.


 

This time, it would be different.This time, I would have the opportunity to see the pedigrees in the flesh, to touch the history that I have only been able to read about in books.I was eager about getting to see “my” horses for the first time at The July Sale held by Fasig-Tipton. Upon arriving at the auction, I was dismayed to find I had left my bulging wallet full of monopoly money at home!


 

I’ve spotlighted a few BNB Picks, as well as a few that impressed me at the sale.


 

 


 

HIP 5:Sold to Harris Training Center for $40K


 

BNB Pick
 
Unable to see Hip Five before the sale was conducted, I was eager to assess the son of Ghostzapper entering the walking ring.Hip Five has a pedigree worthy of a champion, his third dam producing nine winners, including 1993 Arc winner, Urban Sea, who went on to produce Galileo and Sea The Stars.Though his dam, Just Breezing, has only produced this yearling, and a two year old who has yet to start; I look to the multiple reoccurrences of success in this female family, and the smart breeding on which this colt was produced.


 

His second dam, Anzille, shows consistency that she may pass on to her unraced daughter.All eight of Anzille’s foals to race are winners, including a GI winner in Germany.Another one of her winners is Always Awesome, who showed in a stakes race.This leads me to believe the cross between Ghostzapper and Just Breezing will work well because Ghostzapper and Always Awesome share the same sire in Awesome Again.


 

The Canadian-bred yearling striding into the walking ring stood out to me as a racehorse.Long bodied and correct, this colt seemed as if he could develop into something nice given the proper amount of time to grow, being on the lighter side for horses at the sale.


 

 


 

HIP 27:Sold to Stonestreet Stables for $220K


 

Hip 27 is a dark bay or brown filly by Dehere, and out of Marialua, by Maria’s Mon.Named Island Love Song, she likely got her strength from her fourth dam, Won’t Tell You, who was the dam of 1978 Triple Crown winner, Affirmed; and the great-granddam of Chocolate Candy.Smoothly blended throughout her body, Island Love Song showed outstanding athleticism that was complimented by her marvelous beauty.Indubitably, buyers anticipated seeing such a close relative of our last Triple Crown winner.


 

 


 

HIP 54:Sold to Goldenmark Farm and Todd Quast Agt for $100K


 

BNB Pick
 
 
A bay filly by Corinthian and out of North East Gale, by Tale of the Cat; this yearling will be a queen at the one mile distance.Corinthian, whose first foals are two year olds of 2011, won the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile in striking fashion.Hip Fifty-Four’s second dam, North East Dancer, produced the durable Grade II winner, North East Bound, who placed in the Breeders’ Cup Mile.


 

 


 

 
 
 
HIP 71:Sold to Crupi’s New Castle 3 for $170K


 

BNB Pick


 

From the breeding of Medaglia d’Oro-Prop, by Unbridled’s Song, Hip Seventy-One was my top selection from the sale.Getting to inspect him before he went through the ring, I was satisfied by this dark bay or brown colt.Though he was smaller than most horses at the sale, and may need some extra time to develop, he was tremendous in his conformation.Hip Seventy-One was put together beautifully, with a long back and powerful, angular hindquarters.
 
 


 

What initially impressed me on paper was the crossing of Medaglia d’Oro and an Unbridled’s Song mare.I take a liking to this breeding because Medaglia d’Oro traces back to Northern Dancer, and Unbridled’s Song is a descendant of Mr. Prospector.I also noticed that his family consists of horses such as Justwhistledixie, and Grade II winner, Smooth Air.


 

 


 

HIP 127:NOT SOLD($57K)
 
 
This colt out of Sunette, by Lil’s Lad was the best of the impressive Street Hero progeny at the sale.The bay yearling already seemed ready to go to post when he paraded before me in the walking ring.His neck was prominent and long, presenting the sought after ‘S’ shape.Hip 127’s chest was deep and powerful. Horses who have such large chests consequently have a conformation fault called base-narrow, where the leg angles underneath the chest instead of angling directly underneath the shoulder, causing most horses with this flaw toe-in or toe out.Hip 127 had neither imperfection.


 

The colt tracked correctly, and had short rear pasterns-a quality that most yearlings do not yet have.His shoulder and hindquarters were substantial, and his body depth was exceptional.This horse seemed to have everything.I was baffled by the bidding and that this horse did not sell. Perhaps there was something amiss with his scoping or vetting that I was unaware of.


 

 


 

 


 

HIP 145:Sold to Waters End Bloodstock for $83K


 

BNB Pick
 
 
This filly was my favorite horse on paper, with an outstanding pedigree for any surface.Crosses very similar to hers have had considerable success.This chestnut filly is by English Channel (by Smart Strike) and out of a Belong to Me mare.2010 Preakness winner, Lookin’ at Lucky, is by Smart Strike, and out of a Belong to Me mare.This cross also implies that she will be a strong Turf horse because both Smart Strike and Belong to Me have offspring that runs successfully on Turf.Smart Strike’s strong Turf progeny includes Hip 145’s sire, English Channel.


 

 


 

 
HIP 160:Sold to Goldmark Farm, and Todd Quast Agt for $20K(Sold again Post-Sale)


 

BNB Pick


 

By Bluegrass Cat, and out of Winds, by Gone West; this dark bay or brown colt was a horse I greatly anticipated seeing at the sale.I noticed that Hip 160’s breeding is similar to 2011 Preakness Stakes winner, Shackelford.As with Shackelford, Hip 160 is by a Storm Cat stallion.Shackelford is out of an Unbridled mare, and Hip 160’s second dam is by Unbridled.The Storm Cat/Unbridled cross brings Northern Dancer, and Mr. Prospector into this horse’s pedigree.I find it interesting that Hip 160’s broodmare sire, Gone West, is a son of Mr. Prospector.
 
 
I was first attracted to Hip 160 due to the fact that his second dam was a full-sister to the late Banshee Breeze, who had a stellar career on the racetrack which included wins in the C.C.A Oaks, Alabama, and places in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (twice), the Kentucky Oaks, the Spinster, and Personal Ensign.


 

Another selling price that made me scratch my head.


 

 


 

 
 
 
HIP 173:Sold to Pike Racing, Agent for $80K


 

A grey or roan filly by Medaglia d’Oro, and out of Alarming Prospect, by Darn That Alarm; her dam’s list of foals to race boasts Grade II winner, French Park.I found it curious that all but one horse included in the catalogue as Medaglia d’Oro’s top progeny are fillies and mares.
 
 


 

Hip173’s virtues featured a long, strong neck, followed by a powerful back level with her withers.The light grey filly exhibited impressive body depth when compared to her peers.The big-chested filly strutted on her strong front legs preceding her short cannon bones.Hip 173 was a very correct horse without a noticeable conformation fault.However, most memorable for me about this filly was her “cuteness factor”.She was a complete doll, blinking softly with her kind eyes underneath her short, fluffy forelock.I could not forget when I greeted her in her stall the morning of the sale, when she put her soft nose on my shoulder, and allowed me to kiss her tender muzzle.
 
 


 

 


 

HIP 262:Sold to Ben Glass, Agent for $210K


 

BNB Pick


 

A bay colt by Belmont Stakes winner, Lemon Drop Kid, and out of Field of Dreams, by Meadowlake; this colt was among the most impressive of the horses at the sale.A powerful family supports Hip 262, his third dam being the third dam of Irish winner, Tomahawk.Another quality of this fine young horse is the Mr. Prospector/In Reality cross found in his third generation.


 

Hip 262 emerged from the sliding doors of wood, strutting into the sales ring.Coat and black mane glistening under the spotlights, it was instantly evident that he was a son of Lemon Drop Kid.Hip 262 strongly resembled the portraits of the Darley Arabian, with his dragonesque neck and sheer extravagance.The strapping bay appeared as if he was perfection itself in the sales ring, and buyers seemed impressed.


 

 


 

Other BNB Picks that I will be watching in the future:
Hip No. 23, 84, 147, 163, 184, 251, 271 


 

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