Neom Beach (hip 1), a multiple winning daughter of Omaha Beach sold for $300,000 to Amy Moore to top sales. The 5-year-old mare was offered as a racing/breeding mare by agent Jeffrey Bloom. Neom Beach was a winner at 2, 3 and 4 and last year won the Ouija Board Distaff Stakes on dirt and the Wasted Tears Stakes on turf. Neom Beach has earned more than $745,000 to date and was in contention for a three-way sales win in her last start.
“Fasig-Tipton has mastered the art of combining their blood retailing expertise with their proven innovative digital platform,” said Bloom. “Bringing together buyers and sellers around the world with such amazing efficiency opens up endless possibilities. I’m a big fan.”
The top five prizes from the sale were rounded up:
- Mrs. Tapirado (hip 37), sold for $260,000 to Four Quarters Corp., NW Bloodstock, agent, from the consignment of Mill Ridge Sales, agent (Dispersal of Repossessed Horses). A winning daughter of Carpet and grade 2 winner/multiple grade 1 placed My conqueror Miss Tapirado has given a 2-year-old colt by Uncle Mo, who has not yet started, and has a yearling colt by Echo City . She was not offered mated.
- Give party (hip 31), sold for $200,000 to KDE Equine from the consignment of Steve Asmussen, agent. Offered as a horse of racing age, the 5-year-old son of Curl of Grade 1 winner Carina Mia achieved two 90+ Beyer speed marks at Churchill Downs and Saratoga last year. Gun Party has earned over $315,000 to date.
- Wrong information (hip 36), sold for $180,000 to Lobo Farm from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for DJ Stable Graduate. A 3 year old colt from Essential quality Misinformation was a two-time winner last year at age 2 and was fresh off a benefits win at Oaklawn on Feb. 7. He has been on the board for five of seven career starts with two wins and earnings of more than $120,000.
- Premium numbers (hip 3), sold for $160,000 to Ken Copenhaver from the consignment of Mill Ridge Sales, agent (Dispersal of Repossessed Horses). A winning daughter of Payer her first foal is a multiple winning juvenile from last year Counting stars (Honor AP), who will compete in the March 1 Honeybee Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park. Paynterbynumbers has a yearling filly along Epicenter and was not offered covered.
“We are absolutely thrilled with the results of this sale, which exceeded $5,800,000 gross,” said Leif Aaron, director of digital sales for Fasig-Tipton. “The bidding was strong from start to finish and reflects the depth and diversity of both our offering and our buyer base. With over 1,200 registered bidders and an 80% clearance rate, the market is clearly healthy and active: horses are being sold. We are especially encouraged to see new entrants joining us with each sale, and we are incredibly grateful for the continued support of our buyers and sellers. Also tellingly, 85% of horses sold for $100,000 or more were sold by traditional consignors, so it’s exciting to see how comfortable they are selling high-quality shares on our digital platform.”
Full results are available online.
The next digital sale is the March Digital Sale, which will be held from March 19 to 24. Registration closes on March 9.
This press release has been edited for content and style by BloodHorse Staff.
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