from the Blooded Horse Sale

Horsemen flooded the Champions Center in Springfield, Ohio, on Aug. 28 and 29 seeking racehorses and yearlings among the 686 catalogued in the Blooded Horse Sale. It was the strongest Summer Sale in its 63-year history with a lot of satisfied sellers and optimistic buyers.

“The racehorse market is on fire and that also drives demand for breeding stock and yearlings,” said sale manager Jerry Haws. “People love to come to a horse sale, and consignors were well rewarded for bringing their horses. We are real pleased with the new location, too. The stalls are safe and bright; the facility is accommodating and easily accessible.”

Young competitive, conditioned horses were especially in demand and dominated the upper end. The sale topper at $72,000 was the handsome 4-year-old Who’s Better that had been competing in open stakes company, but is still a non-winner of four. Consigned by Brian Brown agent, the son of Bettor’s Delight was purchased by William Hart of Maine. Hart also signed the ticket for the 3-year-old Always A Virgin gelding, Roan Color, at $37,000. The beautiful roan consigned by Spring Haven Farms for Emerald Highlands was eligible to non-winners of three.

Shellie De Vie, a Bettor’s Delight non-winners of three filly consigned by Michael Timpano was purchased by Howard Taylor for $35,000. Burke Racing sold the non-winners of five Stark Hanover for $32,000 to Les Givens of Delaware, followed by the Cantab Hall daughter Mother May I, a non-winners of two, for $27,000 to Louis Peachy of Pennsylvania. Louis Peachy also picked up the 5-year-old Muscles Yankee daughter Catch All, a stakes winner at two from the family of Moni Maker, for $32,000.

Following that trend at $30,000 each were Icingon de Cupcake, a Dejarmbro, a non-winners of three gelding purchased by Brian Downing and Always Close, a 2-year-old Always A Virgin non-winners of two gelding purchased by Mark Goldberg; both were consigned by Spring Haven Farm, Agent.

Z Tam Stable LLC brought a nice five-horse consignment that averaged $21,800, led by Trevor Z Tam at $30,000, a 3-year-old American Ideal non-winners of two filly that was purchased by Josh Green.

For complete sale results and information on the Fall Blooded Horse Sale Nov 13-15 visit www.bloodedhorse.com Entries for the black type yearling session Tuesday (Nov. 13), close Oct 1.