Courtlandt Farm’s Donald and Donna Adam added five more promising crested birds to their racing enclosure based in Ocala, Fla., Sept. 14. First purchase on Tuesday in batch Last year’s September sale of Keeneland came in for $925,000. Curlin consigned as Hip 410 by Gainesway, agent of Stonestreet Bred & Raised.
“He was a beautiful horse when we saw him at the ranch, and he is a beautiful horse here,” said Gainesway general manager Brian Graves. “I expect him to be one of our heads. We’ll see how it plays out for the rest of the day. He’s everything you want to see. I’ve weighed in. him for Book 1, but Stonestreet has other horses that rank higher at the time. That shows you the quality and depth of their show.”
The Kentucky pony is off the list to win the 2017 Golden Rod Stakes (G2) Road to victory , who was also placed in Mother Goose Staking 2018 (G2). The mare has a 2 year old foal War front colt has not started. Stonestreet purchased the carrying mare from the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Mixed Sale in 2019 for $1,450,000 from the draft Bluewater Sale.
Not long after the first purchase, Courtlandt returned to Gainesway to secure the Hip 431, a City of light from a family with many people earning is classified Icon project . Longing longing to get out Uncle Mo The sex symbol mares were bred in Kentucky by Green Lantern Stables and sold for $210,000. The Empire Maker Mare Icon Project has received Personal Equity (G1) in Racecourse SaratogaNew York Stakes (G3), and second in Delaware Handicap (G2), all in her campaign in 4th place.
Another little play was added on Wednesday’s controversial Hip 530 to the tune of $400,000. The Map of Liam yearning from the unfulfilled Trappe Shot All Night Party mares are raised in Kentucky by Gilder-Schwarz Farms and commissioned by Pope McLean (Crestwood Farm). The dam is a half-brother to the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner Ria Antonia a person who earns more than 1.5 million dollars and is a producer of Ria Ameliaa multi point winner with over 1 million dollars in Japan.
(LR): Ernie Retamoza and Don Adam at the sale
Two more horses have been added to shipping before the end of Wednesday sale, a Tapit colt, named Edified, consigned as Hip 645, selling for a final price of $650,000; and Hip 727 a Mo filly, named Whocouldaskformo, for $450,000. Both are products of the breeder Summer Wind Equine, deposited by Lane’s End.
At the end of the third sale, Adam, bought with racing manager Ernie Retamoza, purchased five horses for a total of $2.635,000 with an average price of $527,000 and a median of $450,000.
