Springfield, OH — Rose Run Zizi, a Domethatagain yearling, grabbed top honors when Greg Luther signed the ticket for $35,000 at the Blooded Horse Summer Mixed Sale Tuesday (Aug. 23).

One of the sport’s more prominent owners, Luther purchased the colt from the Rose Run Farm consignment for his brother Todd to train. Luther purchased three of the top six yearlings, including Irreplaceable (by Racing Hill) from Jeff Jones for $15,000 and Nessieshelper (by Helpisontheway) from Swartz Stable for $14,000.

Other yearlings of note included Uma Lady by What The Hill, who was purchased by Tom Knight for $16,500 from Spring Haven Farm, agent; and the Dancin Yankee filly A Special Dance, purchased by Herman Hagerman for $15,000 from Spring Haven Farm.

Burke Racing Stable co-topped the sale with the 3-year-old pacing gelding Youremyobsession. The son of Sweet Lou was purchased by Brandon Bartley for $35,000, who also signed the ticket for Burke Racing Stable’s near- millionaire trotting gelding In Secret for $25,500. Burke Racing Stable consigned four of the top five racehorses, and purchased the fifth, conditioned pacer Louie Louie, for $30,000 from D Racing Stable. Michael Hitchcock got the final on the trotting gelding McStoned at $27,000; and Jeff Burton got the green 3-year-old pacing gelding Rockin Paco for $24,000.

The Blooded Horse Fall Sale, on Nov. 15 and 16, will again feature black-type yearlings along with an abundance of 2- and 3-year-olds, raceway horses and broodmares. Visit bloodedhorse.com to enter and to order a catalog. Yearling entries close Oct. 12 and mixed entries for the main catalog close Oct. 19.