$950,000 Top Lot at Saratoga August Yearling Sale

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday August 9
The first session of the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga August Yearling Sale has concluded with the top price of $950,000 paid for a colt by American Pharoah's sire Pioneerof the Nile from Ocean Goddess.

Fasig-Tipton photoA half-brother to Grade III winner Ocean Knight, the colt was consigned by Gainesway and bought by a partnership of Stonestreet Stables and MV Magnier.

Top filly at $800,000 was the half-sister by Ghostzapper to current Champion Filly Songbird that was bought by Tom Haughey's PTK Racing.

"She was great-looking and wellbred, and she's a half to Songbird," Haughey said.

"My daughter and my trainer and I all looked at her and we all loved her."

Songbird was bought from this sale in 2014 for $400,000 and has won nine races and $2.4 million in prizemoney.

China Horse Club were the most active buyer securing five yearlings for $2.3million, their purchases headed up by a $750,000 Tapit colt from Fashion Cat.

Interesting to see Australian based Jadeskye Racing on the buyer's list securing a Scat Daddy filly from Me And Miss Jones for $285,000.

A total of 73 yearlings were sold for $21,215,000 at an average $290,616, figures down slightly on the corresponding session last year.
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