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Little Miss Vivi Tops Fasig-Tipton August Digital Sale With $280K Bid

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Little Miss Vivi (hip 42), in foal to Gunite, sold to Sobhy Sonbol for $280,000 to top Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton August Digital Sale. The online event grossed $5,790,000 for 198 horses sold and the clearance rate was 86%, according to a press release from the company.

The topper was consigned by Legacy Bloodstock, agent for Tommy Town Thoroughbreds. By Uncle Mo, Little Miss Vivi is a daughter of Canadian champion Embur’s Song (Unbridled’s Song) and a half-sister to the dam of Lovcen (Jpn) (World Premiere {Jpn}), winner of the first two legs of this year’s Japanese Triple Crown.

“There was a really diverse marketplace for this mare,” said Tommy Eastham of Legacy Bloodstock. “The reach of the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform is incredible. It was a genuinely diverse marketplace, with a wide range of buyers showing interest in this mare… I had interest from three different countries–Canada, Japan, and the United States. I believe she has been bought to stay in the U.S., although Sobhy Sonbol, who purchased her, is based in Egypt. I also had a Japanese representative come out to the farm to evaluate her.”

The second highest price out of the sale was Chopsticks (hip 21), a stakes winning daughter of Essential Quality. The filly was signed for by Chopsticks Stable for $270,000 a racing/ broodmare prospect. She was consigned by Vinery Sales, agent. Chopsticks won the Ellis Park Debutante Stakes in just her second start as a juvenile and has earned $196,388 to date.

“We couldn’t be happier with the results for Chopsticks and Bracelet ($160,000),” said Andrew Cary. “We really enjoy selling on the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform, particularly horses like these that have a story behind them and where you can communicate that story to potential buyers.”

Rounding out the top five sold were:

• Bracelet (hip 17), sold for $160,000 to All In Breeding Partners from the consignment of Vinery Sales, agent. Bracelet is a winning daughter of Authentic sold as a racing/broodmare prospect;
• Lustica (hip 38), sold for $160,000 to Emcee Stable from the consignment of Turning Point Bloodstock, agent. The Street Sense mare was offered in foal to Yaupon;
• Just Got Paid (hip 33), sold for $135,000 to NRCLUB, LLC, from the consignment of White Pine Thoroughbreds, agent. The juvenile son of Olympiad was offered as a horse of racing age.

“That was an awesome sale,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales. “There was an 86% clearance rate overall, with racehorses at a 92% clearance rate. We had 1,247 registered bidders and we had a horse looked at by 1,785 potential buyers–can you imagine having a horse at a sale looked at that many times?”

“It is a huge undertaking to get this many sellers and buyers lined up for a sale,” added Aaron. “We are very proud of our team for pulling this off. We’re really looking forward to the October and December Digital Sales and are already seeing people getting excited about the breeding season–the top three prices were all breeding stock.”

The next digital sale is the October Digital Sale, to be held Oct. 8-13. Entries close Sept. 28.

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Kentucky Downs Changes Thursday Program With Hot Temps Expected

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Thursday’s live racing program at Kentucky Downs has been moved to an 11:00 AM CT first post due to a heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service for the Franklin, Kentucky area and the ninth race featured on the card, the $750,000 Marsh McLennan Bowling Green Gold Cup Invitational, will shift to Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to a press release on Tuesday from the track.

Kentucky Downs management made the decision out of abundance of safety, and in conjunction with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and the horsemen. Originally scheduled as an 11-race program, Thursday will now only run the first thru the seventh race as scheduled.

The Bowling Green Gold Cup will join the $2 million GIII Blackwood Dueling Grounds Oaks Invitational and the $750,000 Pepsi Juvenile Mile on next week’s Wednesday card.
The Kentucky Downs racing office will re-open invitations for the Bowling Green Gold Cup, which will be redrawn Wednesday, Sept. 2.

Additionally, eighth, tenth and eleventh for Thursday’s card are listed in the condition book for either Monday, Sept. 7 or Wednesday, Sept. 9 (horses must be re-entered) and post positions are to be drawn Tuesday, Sept. 1 or Wednesday, Sept. 2.

The Racing Department expects to card two divisions of all three races for the final two days of the meet provided that sufficient entries are received.

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Little Miss Vivi Tops Fasig-Tipton August Digital Sale With $280K Bid

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Little Miss Vivi (hip 42), in foal to Gunite, sold to Sobhy Sonbol for $280,000 to top Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton August Digital Sale. The online event grossed $5,790,000 for 198 horses sold and the clearance rate was 86%, according to a press release from the company.

The topper was consigned by Legacy Bloodstock, agent for Tommy Town Thoroughbreds. By Uncle Mo, Little Miss Vivi is a daughter of Canadian champion Embur’s Song (Unbridled’s Song) and a half-sister to the dam of Lovcen (Jpn) (World Premiere {Jpn}), winner of the first two legs of this year’s Japanese Triple Crown.

“There was a really diverse marketplace for this mare,” said Tommy Eastham of Legacy Bloodstock. “The reach of the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform is incredible. It was a genuinely diverse marketplace, with a wide range of buyers showing interest in this mare… I had interest from three different countries–Canada, Japan, and the United States. I believe she has been bought to stay in the U.S., although Sobhy Sonbol, who purchased her, is based in Egypt. I also had a Japanese representative come out to the farm to evaluate her.”

The second highest price out of the sale was Chopsticks (hip 21), a stakes winning daughter of Essential Quality. The filly was signed for by Chopsticks Stable for $270,000 a racing/ broodmare prospect. She was consigned by Vinery Sales, agent. Chopsticks won the Ellis Park Debutante Stakes in just her second start as a juvenile and has earned $196,388 to date.

“We couldn’t be happier with the results for Chopsticks and Bracelet ($160,000),” said Andrew Cary. “We really enjoy selling on the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform, particularly horses like these that have a story behind them and where you can communicate that story to potential buyers.”

Rounding out the top five sold were:

• Bracelet (hip 17), sold for $160,000 to All In Breeding Partners from the consignment of Vinery Sales, agent. Bracelet is a winning daughter of Authentic sold as a racing/broodmare prospect;
• Lustica (hip 38), sold for $160,000 to Emcee Stable from the consignment of Turning Point Bloodstock, agent. The Street Sense mare was offered in foal to Yaupon;
• Just Got Paid (hip 33), sold for $135,000 to NRCLUB, LLC, from the consignment of White Pine Thoroughbreds, agent. The juvenile son of Olympiad was offered as a horse of racing age.

“That was an awesome sale,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales. “There was an 86% clearance rate overall, with racehorses at a 92% clearance rate. We had 1,247 registered bidders and we had a horse looked at by 1,785 potential buyers–can you imagine having a horse at a sale looked at that many times?”

“It is a huge undertaking to get this many sellers and buyers lined up for a sale,” added Aaron. “We are very proud of our team for pulling this off. We’re really looking forward to the October and December Digital Sales and are already seeing people getting excited about the breeding season–the top three prices were all breeding stock.”

The next digital sale is the October Digital Sale, to be held Oct. 8-13. Entries close Sept. 28.

The post Little Miss Vivi Tops Fasig-Tipton August Digital Sale With $280K Bid appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Kentucky Downs Changes Thursday Program With Hot Temps Expected

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Thursday’s live racing program at Kentucky Downs has been moved to an 11:00 AM CT first post due to a heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service for the Franklin, Kentucky area and the ninth race featured on the card, the $750,000 Marsh McLennan Bowling Green Gold Cup Invitational, will shift to Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to a press release on Tuesday from the track.

Kentucky Downs management made the decision out of abundance of safety, and in conjunction with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and the horsemen. Originally scheduled as an 11-race program, Thursday will now only run the first thru the seventh race as scheduled.

The Bowling Green Gold Cup will join the $2 million GIII Blackwood Dueling Grounds Oaks Invitational and the $750,000 Pepsi Juvenile Mile on next week’s Wednesday card.
The Kentucky Downs racing office will re-open invitations for the Bowling Green Gold Cup, which will be redrawn Wednesday, Sept. 2.

Additionally, eighth, tenth and eleventh for Thursday’s card are listed in the condition book for either Monday, Sept. 7 or Wednesday, Sept. 9 (horses must be re-entered) and post positions are to be drawn Tuesday, Sept. 1 or Wednesday, Sept. 2.

The Racing Department expects to card two divisions of all three races for the final two days of the meet provided that sufficient entries are received.

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