Trainer Steve Asmussen said the appeal of a horse entering the sales ring isn’t too complicated.
“As simple as it is fast. Sometimes we try to make it difficult but it’s a race,” he said.
The rate he hit as owner Kaleem Shah was up to $525,000 for a Good magic colt on May 20 in the opening two-day session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Old Sale in Timonium, Md.
The colt consigned by Wavertree Stables agent Hip 168 last week ran longer: 10 2/5 in the sale show.
“To me, he’s the best thing here,” Asmussen said. He seems incredibly quick, very efficient, physically beautiful with a pedigree that could be anything.”
Asmussen said knowing Good Magic’s success made pursuing the colt easier. Good Magic is priced at $125,000 at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms near Paris, Ky. He is a son of the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner magician At the same time, he won first prize in class 1 in 2024 Muth and won level 2 prize Dornoch .
Among the horses owned by Shah that Asmussen raised was a 6-year-old grade 3 mare. Bellamore , who most recently entered the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1). However, the colt purchased Monday is the first 2-year-old colt Asmussen has received from his owner.
The colt was out of the winning mare Discreet Cat Mellonbrook . He is one of four racing-age colts for his dam, who has three starters and two winners.
The colt sold for $220,000 at the October 2023 sale at Fasig-Tipton, at the Hill ‘n’ Dale consignment at Xalapa.
“It was a little more than I expected, based on what had previously sold,” Asmussen said.
Justify Filly Goes for $500,000
ONE justification dirty consigned as Hip 171 saw the price drop to $500,000.
The chestnut ticket was signed by Chase Clay of Chase Clay Thoroughbred Management, who purchased her for Qatar-based Wathnan Racing, which plans to keep her in the United States.
Justify was consigned as Hip 171 in the sales ring at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale
“She is a beautiful Justify filly that has performed well and really caught my attention as well as the team,” said Clay, noting that the price he expected guess.
Justify is based at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky., with a separate fee.
Clay says a trainer has yet to be chosen for the filly, who has worked longer: 10 2/5 in the underhand show.
Consigned by SGV Thoroughbreds, the filly is out of the Jazil mare Mia Karina , who already has two foals but has so far not started any. The horse Justify comes from a family of old champion horses Turkish and Argentine Triple Crown winner Telescope.
This is the second time through the chestnut sale round. She sold for $175,000 at the November 2022 Keeneland Stud Sale. She was then purchased for $230,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton July 2023 Sale for $230,000.
My racehorse partner on Bolt d’Oro Filly is worth $450k
Fractional ownership team MyRacehorse made headlines on May 18 when it won the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course with Embrace the gray . Just two days after a celebratory victory in the second jewel of the Triple Crown across town, the outfit has hit the auction block, teaming up with Ramiro Restrepo’s Marquee Bloodstock to take home a princely sum $450,000. Bolt d’Oro .
The petite Bolt d’Oro, consigned as Hip 026, at the Fasig-Tipton Sale at Midlantic
Consigned by de Meric Sales, agent, the filly (Hip 26) is out of the winning mare Arch Final reward and is a half-sister to the winning, placed bet Yatta finished third in last year’s Jimmy Durante Stakes (G3T) at the Del Mar. Little girl Bay comes from a family of champions Kitten joy won level 1 prize Precious kittens and champion Dreaming about Anna .
Bred in Kentucky by Dr. H. Steve Conboy’s Maple Leaf Farm, this filly was purchased by de Meric Sales in the Kaizen Sales lot for $135,000 at last year’s OBS October Yearling Sale . Before that trip to the auction ring, this little colt was a $170,000 RNA for Kaizen Sales at the 2023 Keeneland September Sale. She took eighth place in :10 2/5 in the preview under tack.
“She had a great breeze on the first day of the wind show,” said Restrepo, adding that Gustavo Delgado will coach her. “The track was very demanding, but she took it. She went through it with flying colors. She has a lovely pedigree. Her half-sister Yatta is a Promising daughter for Eclipse Thoroughbreds You must love the family: Precious Kitten, Kitten’s Joy .
“And Bolt d’Oro is such a versatile king. She looks a lot like him.”
MyRacehorse and Restrepo already boast three Classic wins between them. Last year, Restrepo, in partnership with CMNWLTH, Ogma Investments and Sterling Racing, won the Kentucky Derby (G1) with Delgado training magiciana $290,000 graduate of the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale. MyRacehorse also co-owns the 2020 Kentucky Derby and Horse of the Year Real with Spending Farm, Madaket Stables and Starlight Racing.
“This is a great opportunity to partner with a Preakness winner,” Restrepo said. “Hopefully we’ll get some fun magic together.”
MyRacehorse made another purchase on Monday, partnering with Peter Leidel for the acquisition Practical joke pony. In the Wavertree Stables lot, the bay colt (Hip 234) sold for $300,000.
$400K Vekoma Colt to Dubai
Dubai-based trainer Michael Costa signed a $400,000 ticket on behalf of Jebel Ali Stables for a colt from his first crop Vekoma .
The consigned Vekoma colt is Hip 137 in the sales ring at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale
Consigned by de Meric Sales, the dealer, the bay black colt or brown colt is out of the Malibu Moon colt Lightning twice a full sister to win more stakes Katie Kauai and ranked bet winners The road is winding . Purchased by Kathryn Martin for just $17,000 from the Eaton Sales consignment at last year’s Keeneland September Sale, this colt was bred in Kentucky by Spending Farms. Sold as Hip 137, the colt took eighth place at :10 2/5 at the preview under tack.
“(He) is a very healthy horse,” Costa said. “We looked at a few of the stallions in the first sale. He rides very well. He’s an athletic horse who I think will do well in the Derby campaign in Dubai. This colt is suitable.” fit the mold we needed. We had to pay a bit for him, but a bit of competition shows we may have been on the right track.”
