A chubby kid of the late Arrogate topped the second day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-old Training Sale on May 23 after receiving $1 million from dealer Kerri Radcliffe on behalf of her new client, London-based JDL Sarl Limited. She was consigned from Randy Hartley and Dean de Renzo’s star lineup as Hip 552.
Out of the winning mare Twixy minors are half-brothers to the bet winner Scroll Twixy and from the family of Breeders’ Cup winners Dirt Mile (G1) Caleb’s pose . Dale Taylor bred the chestnut in Kentucky and sold it during Keeneland’s September Annual Sale for $255,000 to Hartley/de Renzo.
The Dirty Arrogate is Consigned as Hip 552 and Buyer Kerri Radcliffe on Sale
The top 10 horses on Day 2 come from the Arrogate gentlemen, Responsible Indy , gunman , justification , Vino Rosso , Uncle Mo , Carpe Diem , Cruiser Catalina , Nyquist And Mitole and sold for $310,000 or more to nine different buyers.
Radcliffe was the top buyer of the session by total one-time purchases on Day 2, and Hartley/de Renzo ended the day selling a total of $1,975,000 with an average of $387,500 to become a buyer. top deposit.
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sales Manager Paget Bennett said: “It’s been a great two days here in Maryland with competition for the horses that people want. “We got the seven-figure horse, which was a blessing. Buyers went to war on the horses they wanted.”
At the end of Tuesday, Fasig-Tipton reported 194 of the 222 horses through the ring had changed hands for a total of $16,503,500. The average price was $85,070 and an average of $42,000 was taken. The RNA ratio was 12.6% representing 28 horses that failed to meet their reserves.
On Monday last year, 219 of the 251 horses that crossed the ring were sold for a total of $21,542,000, with an average price of $98,365 and an average price of $42,000. The low RNA rate of 12.7% was representative of 32 unsold pups.
“Our rates are comparable to our average like last year’s drop, and we’re roughly matching the total value,” says Bennett. “Last year we had a $3.5 million horse, contributed to it. This year we missed a little that would have helped us get the same results.”
Cumulatively over the past two days, 375 horses were sold out of 437 horses to go to auction for a total sale of $34,795,500. A median price of $92,788 and an average price of $50,000 were recorded. There were 62 horses that did not reach the reserve level to express an RNA ratio of 14.2%.
“I think the mid-range market has a little more urgency than it did a few years ago in this sale, in my opinion,” said consignor Tristan de Meric.
Last year’s two-session sale sold 391 of the 482 horses offered for sale for $37,297,700, a record total for the Midlantic sale. An average of $95,391 and an average of $47,000 were made. The 91 juveniles failed to meet their reserves to represent an RNA ratio of 18.9%.
Making three purchases for a total of $1,520,000 and an average price of $506,667, Kerri Radcliffe, who shopped as an agent, was the top buyer in the sale.
“It seems to be a very good market,” said de Meric. “There’s a good market on most levels that we’ve missed for a few years.”
A horse from the draft Sales de Meric in the rear autumn ring
Over the past two days, de Meric Sales has sold 21 of his 23 scratch papers for $2,854,000 at an average price of $135,905 to become the top consignor of the sale by volume. total.
“For good horses, that’s great,” said David McKathan of Training and Sales. “The mids and bottoms are a bit difficult, but we’re getting it done.”
Bennett said: “Buyers come from all over the world; Every year we see new buyers, which is very rewarding. “Everybody knows you’ve got runners, and we’ve proven it, the first Saturday in May at Churchill was amazing. (Kentucky Derby winner (G1) magician graduated from last May sale.)
“It’s exciting to see this acquisition hit the road we’re seeing.”
The next Fasig-Tipton sale will be here on the June 2-year-old dirt road in Midlantic during the training sale, with a light show on June 26.
