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Arrow F-T SAR: Select Yearling Sales Hips to Watch

Day 1
By Joe Nevills, DRF

Hip No. 5, dk. b. or br. f., by Union Rags—Trappings, by Seeking the Gold, consigned by Bluewater Sales, agent.
She is a half-sister to She Be Wild, the champion 2-year-old female of 2009, and from the first crop of sire Union Rags. A daughter of She Be Wild brought $1.15 million at last year’s Saratoga sale.

Hip No. 19, b. f., by Bernardini—West Coast Swing, by Gone West, consigned by Select Sales, agent.
The fourth foal out of Grade 2-placed stakes winner West Coast Swing, from the direct female line of cornerstone Canadian broodmare Classy ’n Smart. A half-sister by Medaglia d’Oro brought $725,000 at the 2012 Saratoga sale, while a half-brother by Tapit sold for $900,000 at this year’s Fasig-Tipton Florida 2-year-olds in training sale.

Hip No. 24, gr. or ro. f., by Tapit—Wow Me Free, by Menifee, consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent.
Grade 3 winner Wow Me Free has had one winner from three foals to race, the Grade 2-placed Lemon Drop Kid colt Treasury Bill. Tapit’s two yearlings sold at last year’s Saratoga sale accounted for two of the auction’s three highest prices.

Hip No. 34, gr. or ro. c., by Tapit—Appealing Zophie, by Successful Appeal, consigned by Denali Stud, agent.
The first foal offered at auction out of Grade 1 winner Appealing Zophie, who is the dam of two winners from three starters. His family includes Grade/Group 1 winners Croeso, Super May, Ryans Charm, and Tite, and three-time Venezuelan Horse of the Year My Own Business.

Hip No. 38, b. c., by Bodemeister—Awesome Humor, by Distorted Humor, consigned by Dromoland Farm, agent.
This is a colt from the first crop of Bodemeister out of Grade 1 winner Awesome Humor. The dam’s first foal, the Storm Cat colt Act of Diplomacy, sold for $8.2 million at the 2006 Keeneland September yearling sale. Second dam Horns Gray is the pivot point for runners including Grade 1 winners Emcee and Constitution, Group 2 winner Surfer, and Grade 3 winner Jacaranda. This colt sold for $230,000 as a weanling at last year’s Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

Hip No. 51, gr. or ro. c., by Tapit—Charming Legacy, by Danehill, consigned by Winter Quarter Farm, agent.
The third foal out of the Grade 2-placed Charming Legacy. The New York-bred colt is from the family of multiple Grade 2 winner Olympic Charmer, Grade 3 winners Charm the Giant and Herecomesthebride, and Grade 1-placed Charm the Maker.

Hip No. 62, gr. or ro. c., by Medaglia d’Oro—Dancinginherdreams, by Tapit, consigned by Gainesway, agent.
The first foal out of Grade 2 winner Dancinginherdreams, from the family of Grade 3 winner Siebe and Group 1-placed Due Diligence.

Hip No. 70, b. c., by Tapit—Dress Rehearsal, by Galileo, consigned by Four Star Sales, agent.
An Irish-bred colt out of Grade 3 winner Dress Rehearsal, whose first foal to race is English stakes-placed full brother Christophermarlowe. His page includes Group 2 winner Muthmir and Group 3 winners Far Cry, My Titania, and Majestic Queen.

Hip No. 79, gr. or ro. c., by Unbridled’s Song—Escape With Me, by Arazi, consigned by Lane’s End, agent.
From the final crop of sire Unbridled’s Song, this colt is a sibling to three winners from six starters, including multiple Grade 3 winner Unzip Me. The Pennsylvania-bred colt’s extended family includes Grade 3 winner Soviet Problem.

Hip No. 88, dk. b. or br. c., by Medaglia d’Oro—Gabriellina Giof, by Ashkalani, consigned by Eaton Sales, agent.
Gabriellina Giof, a stakes winner in the U.S. and Italy, has had six winners from as many foals to race, including multiple Grade 1-winning full sister Gabby’s Golden Gal and multiple Grade 2-winning half-sister Always a Princess. The colt failed to meet his reserve at last year’s Keeneland November sale with a final bid of $360,000.

Hip No. 104, b. f., by War Front—Hostess, by Chester House, consigned by Denali Stud, agent for Gallagher’s Stud.
Multiple Grade 3 winner Hostess has had two winners from as many foals to race, and hails from the family of Grade 3 winners Heart Ashley and Ashley’s Kitty.
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