Multiple 1st grade winners City of light represented by his first winner on July 31 when Three Diamonds Farm and Joseph Besecker’s Roja Ligera rose to a 1/4 length victory in a special event for 5 1/2 long girls at Ellis . Park.
First winner for City of Light! His first pony was born. Bred and raised at Machmer Hall @MachmerHallSls graduate! Congratulations to all the connections! @LanesEndFarms @FHVictoriaKeith we bought mama from! @WavertreeInc pic.twitter.com/WKLtOTwgr5
– Carrie Brogden (@MachmerHall) July 31, 2022
After going completely missing from her July 1 debut in her career at Churchill Downs To finish 10th, Roja Ligera quickly corrected Sunday afternoon for coach Joe Sharp. Bet down when the 9-5 favorite in a field drops to 9, the scumbag sits a stalking ride right away from the leader before taking command at the top of the lane. Under steady encouragement from racer Brian Hernandez Jr., Roja Ligera rolled, racing 5 1/2 tracks in a final time of 1:05.31 on the muddy main track.
Raised in Kentucky by Machmer Hall, Roja Ligera is the first foal of the Redbud Union Rags mare, who comes from the family of the 1st class winner of the Speech and is the Essex Handicap (G3) hero of the year. now R-Rated Superstar . Besecker signed tickets for Roja Ligera for $75,000 at the Ocala Breeder’s Sales Company March Sale of training two-year-olds from Wavertree Stables consignment.
City of Light caused quite a stir in the sales cycle, with his first-year cubs averaging $115,875 and selling for up to $1.7 million, and 2-year-olds. his average this year is $167,588 in juvenile sales. The son of Quality Sugar stands for breeding season in 2022 for $60,000 at Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Ky.
