Hip # 379: This gorgeous Candy Ride colt is out of the mare Gentleman’s Crown and is from the family of recent G1 winner Twirling Candy. This colt was bred by Hargus and Sandra Sexton along with Kitty Taylor and was hammered down for $300,000 to Brian Graves of Gainesway. He was the highest priced “short” yearling of the Keeneland January sale and was the 2nd highest priced Candy Ride weanling sold at public auction this year.
Ch. colt Candy Ride colt out of Gentleman’s Crown
Ch. colt Candy Ride colt out of Gentleman’s Crown
Hip#450: Loving Vindication is a young broodmare prospect who was consigned on behalf of Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Stud and was hammered down to Anderson farms for $180,000. The winning filly is out of the Grade 3 winning mare Chimichurri. She is a half sister two winners with one of those being Chimayo who brought $3.1 million as a yearling and was recently retired by Darley due to a chip in her knee. Warrendale has had recent success selling out of Chimichurri as they sold the yearling filly by Pulpit at the 2010 Keeneland September sale for $450,000 to Besilu Stables and who has since been named Escultura.
Loving Vindication
Loving Vindication
Hip #621: The young stakes winning racing/broodmare prospect Yes She’s a Lady went through the ring for their owners and was hammered down for $190,000 to Gatewood Bell of Cromwell Bloodstock. She is from the immediate family of multiple Grade 1 winner Pure Clan who earned nearly $2 million on the racetrack.
Yes She’s a Lady
Yes She’s a Lady
Hip # 597: This strapping Tapit-Unbridled Appeal colt was consigned to the Keeneland January sale on behalf of Hargus and Sandra Sexton and Silver Fern Farm. He hails from the family of promising stakes placed filly Belleofthebridle. He was purchased by John Moynihan for $250,000 and was the 2nd highest priced yearling of the January sale.
Gr/Ro. Colt by Tapit out of Unbridled Appeal
Gr/Ro. Colt by Tapit out of Unbridled Appeal
Hip #1231: Paradise Bound who is a half sister to the promising and undefeated stakes winning filly Unbridled Humor was sold later in the week for Live Oak Stud. She was hammered down to Roger Schipke for $110,000. Paradise Bound had good conformation and the pedigree to back it up, when you put those two things together it allowed her to top the session.
Paradise Bound