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Northwest Stud. At last year’s OBS March Sale, Ston- 172 got the overflow crowd going with a final bid of estreet bought the colt Carpe Diem for $1.6 million. $800,000 from Katsumi Yoshida. The Giant’s Causeway “They bought a horse from us last year (Carpe filly is the first foal out of Canadian champion Embur’s Diem),” Northwest stallion director Alfredo Lichoa Song by Unbridled’s Song. The second leading consignor at the sale was said. “They are trusting us again, and I think they have another very, very nice horse. We’re very happy with Adena Springs which offered 47 horses who open-galloped at the preview. Adena Springs sold 39 of the 47 the sale.” J.J. Crupi’s New Castle Farm also sold the highest priced offered for $2,353,500 lead by Hip 47, an Awesome filly of the sale, Hip 109, a daughter of Hard Spun, for Again colt out of Canadian champion Ginger Brew, $850,000. Trainer Todd Pletcher signed the ticket for Let’s who sold for $275,000. Go Stables of Kevin Scatuorchio and Bryan Sullivan. The filly is Great night for the fans to come out and experience out of the Scat Daddy mare something like this.This is what Frank’s vision was when Swaythisaway, who is a half-sishe built this place to hold events like this. Fasig-Tipton ter to sire Mutakddim. Two horses sold for has been a great partner. This has been our goal for a $800,000. Hip 55, a Smart long time to get this sale here at Gulfstream. Strike colt from Tami Bobo’s —Tim Ritvo of the Stronach Group Secure Investments consignment, and hip 172, a Giant’s Causeway filly consigned Tim Ritvo of the Stronach Group summed up the by Niall Brennan. Bruce Hill of Charlotte Weber’s Live night the best. “Great night for the fans to come out and Oak Stud signed the ticket on the Smart Strike colt, who experience something like this,” Ritvo said. “This is what Frank’s vision was when he built this place to hold is a full-brother to champion My Miss Aurelia. “He ticked all the boxes,” Hill said. “He just did every- events like this. Fasig-Tipton has been a great partner. This has been our goal for a long time to get this sale thing for us. Mrs. Weber was very pleased with that.” Selling as the next to the last horse in the ring, Hip here at Gulfstream.” ■
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