Boca Raton, FL — Bright Star 3,1:52.1 sold Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 24) at onGait for $161,000 to Johan Arneng, of Sweden.
A 3-year-old son of Muscle Hill trained by Tony Alagna for former owners Brittany Farms, Pryde Stables, Caviart Farms, Plouffe and Riverview Stable, Bright Star has banked over $173,000 in his career, highlighted by a close second-place finish to Hambletonian winner Karl in the W.N. Reynolds Stakes.
Also on Tuesday, Way To Go Captain p,3,1:52f led a nine-horse Ron Burke consignment when he brought a winning bid of $61,400. The 3-year-old by Captaintreacherous went to Tyler Davis.
On Saturday (Sept. 21), millionaire pacer Chase H Hanover p,5,1:47.4f was sold by Odds On Racing and Carl Howard to El Dorado Stables, JB Racing and Robert Weinstein for $150,500. A 6-year-old son of Captaintreacherous previously conditioned by Virgil Morgan Jr., Chase H Hanover has captured the Open at Eldorado Scioto Downs in three of his last five starts.
Currently in the onGait auction ring are five horses selling for the Robert McIntosh estate, including Famous Fast Words p,2,1:53.4s, a 2-year-old race-ready Sportswriter filly.
Established in 2001, onGait has sold over $140 million worth of racehorses, yearlings and breeding stock in the past two years, As always, those unable to access the site by computer or phone can call Maurice Chodash at 561.706.4839.