Into Mischief colt tops Barretts juvenile sale

The Barretts sales topper, a son of Into Mischief, is from the female family as Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour (Benoit Photo) Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, acting as agent, was the top bidder for an Into Mischief colt Monday at the 2013 Barretts May Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training. The April 24 Kentucky-bred was gaveled down for $320,000 after touring the ring as Hip No. 92. Consigned by Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne), agent, the bay was produced by French Group 2 winner Smolensk (Danzig), who has also reared the multiple stakes-winning Martha’s Moon. Smolensk is herself a half-sister to Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour (Deputy Minister), who produced Belmont Stakes winners Rags to Riches (A.P. Indy) and Jazil (Seeking the Gold), among others. Both Smolensk and Better Than Honour are out of Kentucky Oaks winner Blush With Pride (Blushing Groom), whose descendants also include European champion filly Peeping Fawn (Danehill). The sales topper, who recorded a one-furlong move in :10 at last week’s under tack show, was previously a $40,000 Keeneland November weanling but RNA’d for $60,000 as a Fasig-Tipton October yearling.

Hip 41, a Tale of the Cat colt, sold to Gayle Van Leer, agent, for $300,000.
The February 1 Kentucky-bred was consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds,
agent.

The bay was produced by the winning La Danielle (Danehill), a half-sister to
Group 3-placed stakes winner Excusez Moi (Fusaichi Pegasus). He hails from the
family of Arrive and Hasili, full sisters by Kahyasi who were both named
Broodmare of the Year in England, as well as grass champion and sire
Leroidesanimaux (Candy Stripes).

Hasili’s production record has been particularly noteworthy, as she produced
champion turf mares Banks Hill and Intercontinental, Canadian Horse of the Year
Champs Elysees, English and French highweight Dansili, and multiple Grade 1
winners Heat Haze and Cacique. All were sired by Danehill, with the exception of
Heat Haze (Green Desert).

This was the fourth time through the sales ring for the colt, who worked an
eighth in :10 at the under tack show. He previously sold for $75,000 as a
Keeneland November weanling and for $145,000 as a Keeneland September yearling.
However, he went unsold for $290,000 at the OBS two-year-old sale in March.

A Malibu Moon colt was sold to David Bienstock and Charles N. Winner for
$260,000. Offered by Sequel Bloodstock (Becky Thomas), agent, the April 2
Kentucky-bred toured the ring as Hip 32.

Reared by the Grade 2-winning Jill Robin L. (Precocity), the colt is a
half-brother to the Grade 3-placed Capitol Appeal (Successful Appeal).

A $200,000 yearling buy at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale last August, the
colt worked one furlong in :10 1/5 at the under tack show.

Business was up substantially at the conclusion of trading Monday, as 88
horses sold for $4,869,200. This was a spike of 63 percent over last year when
69 juveniles sold for $2,986,500. The average was up 27.8 percent, from $43,283
to $55,332, while the median rose 30.4 percent, from $23,000 to $30,000.

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