Kantharos filly tops Fasig-Tipton June 2yo sale * The Racing Biz

Kantharos filly tops Fasig-Tipton June 2yo sale

The Biz
June 29, 2023

Fifty-nine horses sold Wednesday at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic June two-year-olds in training sale, generating more than $2.5 million in gross sales.

Those numbers are far from the gaudy results the May two-year-old sale generated – including nearly $35 million in gross sales – but the June sale also was making its maiden voyage and featured a much smaller catalog.

In all, 59 of 79 horses through the ring found buyers, those bringing a total of $2,541,00, good for an average of $43,068. The median was $26,000, and the buyback rate was 36.7%.

Bloodstock agent Steven W. Young went to $500,000 to secure the sale topper, a filly by Kantharos (Hip 47), from the consignment of Crane Thoroughbred Services, agent. The chestnut filly breezed a quarter in 20.4 during Tuesday’s under tack show, the fastest time of any horse to go a quarter-mile. Hip 47 is the second foal out of the Distorted Humor mare La Titina, a daughter of multiple Grade 1 winner Ask the Moon and a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Belgrano and graded stakes placed Sundaysatthebeach.

The Kantharos filly was one of four horses in the sale to fetch a winning bid of $100,000 or more. The others were:

A filly by Arrogate (Hip 78), sold for $225,000 to Hillwood Stables from the consignment of Cary Frommer, agent. The New York-bred filly is a half-sister to two winners, including stakes placed Harmon (Cairo Prince), out of Summer Shade, a winning Stephen Got Even half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Hot Summer. Hip 78 worked an eighth in 10.3.
A filly by Arrogate (Hip 9), sold for $150,000 to John Guarnere from the consignment of Tom McCrocklin, agent. The gray or roan filly is a half-sister to four winners, including champion two-year-old filly and graded stakes producer Ria Antonia (Rockport Harbor) and graded stakes placed stakes winner Cross the Line (Line of David). Hip 9 worked an eighth in 10.3.
A colt by Liam’s Map (Hip 32), sold for $100,000 to Muir Hut LLC from the consignment of Tom McCrocklin, agent. The Florida-bred colt is out of the graded stakes winning Flashy Bull mare Flashy American, from the immediate family of multiple graded stakes winner I’m Already Sexy. Hip 32 worked an eighth in 10.1.

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Seventeen horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic, including a dozen Maryland-breds, went through the ring. The 12 Maryland-breds averaged just over $31,400, while four Pennsylvania-breds averaged $22,750. The one Virginia-bred through the ring went for $9,000.

The top Mid-Atlantic horse to sell was Hip 22, a Practical Joke colt who brought a top bid of $80,000. Maryland-bred and Virginia certified, the colt went a furlong in 10 2/5 seconds. A half to four winners, he is out of the winning Ghostzapper mare Conspicuous, and his female family includes numerous graded stakes winners.

Gracie Bloodstock as agent signed the ticket. The colt was consigned by Crane Thoroughbred Services as agent. Crane was the leading seller, with 11 horses to sell bringing a total of $903,000.