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Daughter of Spendthrift's young sire tops The Gulfstream Sale
A filly by Spendthrift Farm's Bolt d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro) topped Wednesday's Fasig-Tipton The Gulfstream Sale when she was bought for US$1.2 million by Spendthrift Farm.
Catalogued as Lot 48 and offered by Tom McCrocklin as agent, the filly is out of winning Not For Love (Mr Prospector) mare Rich Love who has produced four winners from as many foals to race. The filly breezed in a time of 20.1 seconds on Monday, the fastest time for the quarter of a mile since the sale moved to Gulfstream Park in 2015. She had been bought by Tom McCrocklin, as agent for Solana Beach Sales, for US$85,000 at last year's Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
Watch Hip 48 f. BOLT D'ORO o/o Rich Love sell for $1,200,000 at The Gulfstream Sale! Congrats to all the connections.#FasigGulfstream @spendthriftfarm pic.twitter.com/nC58cKe4sq
— Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) March 30, 2022
"We've been hearing about this filly for a while," said Spendthrift Farm's Ned Toffey.
"She was prepped beautifully for this sale. We've been hearing good things, and on game day she delivered. It was really as good a breeze as we've seen in quite some time, and she obviously looks the part. We were not surprised that she was popular."
The sale topper is from the first Northern Hemisphere bred crop of Bolt d'Oro who shuttled to Spendthrift Australia for one season in 2019 when he covered 104 mares. He is currently standing for a fee of US$20,000 at Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky.
The other lot to sell for seven figures during Wednesday's sale and the most expensive colt, was a son of Coolmore Australia shuttler Justify (Scat Daddy) who was bought by Jamie McCalmont as agent for MV Magnier for US$1.1 million.
Offered as Lot 84 by Wavertree Stables, the colt is out of Grade 1 winning mare Appealing Zophie (Successful Appeal) who is herself the dam of Grade 1 winner Tapwrit (Tapit), Grade 2 winner Ride A Comet (Candy Ride) and stakes winning filly Inject (Frosted).
Watch Hip 84 c. JUSTIFY o/o Appealing Zophie sell for $1,100,000 at The Gulfstream Sale! Congrats to all the connections.#FasigGulfstream @coolmoreamerica @MccalmontJamie @WavertreeInc pic.twitter.com/DlCJ4ESYmW
— Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) March 30, 2022
"He is by Justify, which we see many of, and the world seems to be getting very strong about them," said McCalmont.
"This colt looks more of a precocious type, more so than many of them look. We hope to have him out and running in the summer,"
Justify's first Northern Hemisphere-bred crop are two-year-olds this year and his 2022 fee at Ashford Stud is advertised at US$100,000.
In total, 35 two-year-olds sold for US$13,155,000. The average was US$375,857, on par with last year's average of US$378,507. The median was identical to 2021 at US$300,000. Eighteen horses sold for US$300,000 or more, including eight sold exceeding US$500,000.
"I was pleased with the group of buyers that was in attendance and the level of activity," said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning.
"Overall, the market was very similar to what we experienced in 2021," added Browning. "I think if we could lock in this market across the Thoroughbred industry through the rest of (the year), we would all say, 'Yes.'"
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