Hip No. 736, a dark bay colt by Medaglia d’Oro, sold for $700,000 to Mark Casse, agent, to top Wednesday’s third session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearlings Sale in Lexington, Kentucky.
Consigned by Baccari Bloodstock, agent, the colt is out of the stakes-winning Seeking the Gold mare Broadway Gold and is a half-brother to Grade 2 heroine Broadway’s Alibi, who ran second in the 2012 Kentucky Oaks (G1), and Grade 1-placed dual stakes vixen R Gypsy Gold. He also counts as a full sibling dual Grade 3 victor Golden Lad.
Broadway Gold is herself a half-sister to successful Grade 1-winning sire Dialed In and a granddaughter of champion Eliza.
Baccari Bloodstock, agent, also consigned the second highest price on Wednesday when Baoma Corp. went to $400,000 for Hip 950. iHipNamed FUTURE DRIVEN, the chestnut son of Curlin is out of the Storm Atlantic mare Eden’s Storm. That mare is a half-sister to multiple Group 1 scorer and English highweight David Junior.
Future Driven’s third dam, North of Eden, is responsible for producing champion and sire Paradise Creek, Grade 1-winning millionaire Forbidden Apple, and Grade 1 conqueror and successful Southern American stallion Wild Event. North of Eden is a half-sibling to champion and sire Theatrical.
For Wednesday’s session, 261 yearlings were purchased for $10,804,100, for an average of $41,395 and a median of $12,000. The gross increased 5.7 percent over last year’s total of $10,222,400 for 280 sold during the 2016 corresponding session. The average jumped 13.4 percent over last year’s $36,509 figure, while the median fell 40 percent from the $20,000 recorded in 2016.
With one day left in the sale, 728 yearlings have sold for $25,698,600, a miniscule increase of 0.03 percent on the 777 horses purchased for $25,691,500 during last year’s three-day sale. The 2017 average of $35,300 rose 6.8 percent over the 2016 average of $33,065, while the median fell 17.2 percent from $14,500 to $12,000.
