Sales success for Darley’s young stallions

The first northern hemisphere weanlings by Darley stallion Hard Spun are selling now, and progeny of the G1 King’s Bishop Stakes winner proved popular at both Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton yesterday, with his first weanling to go through the ring realising US$375,000 ($402,821).

The dark bay colt, who was bought by Trail Ridge Farm is out of the Stakes-winning mare Sweet Minister – already dam of a G1 winner in Sinister Minister.

Also at Keeneland, Street Cry was responsible for the second-highest priced weanling of the day when his colt out of the unraced Giant’s Causeway mare Pathway To Heaven sold for US$420,000 ($451,160). Purchased by McMahon Bloodstock LLC, his dam is a daughter of champion four-time G1 winner Jewel Princess.

At Fasig-Tipton, Hard Spun’s top price was US$300,000 ($322,247) for a colt out of Miss Abita – a three-parts sister to the dam of Eight Belles.

The first weanlings by Street Sense also sold at Fasig-Tipton. Hip 37, a bay filly out of Under Fire (Gulch) was bought by Tail Feathers Farm for US$110,000 ($118,157). Under Fire is a half-sister to three Stakes winners including Incinerate – the dam of G1 Gazelle Stakes winner In The Gold bought. Later in the session, his filly out of the unraced Vindication mare Gwinnett sold for US$185,000 ($198,705) to Stockplace.

Also at Fasig-Tipton, Ginger Punch, in foal to Bernardini was bought by Katsumi Yoshida for US$1.6m ($1,718,536).

The Keeneland November Sale continues today.