Page 20 - October 2005 The Game

20 The Game, October 2005 Your Thoroughbred Racing Community Newspaper
CTHS (Ontario Division)Yearling Sale a Success
An enthusiastic and energetic atmosphere surrounded the CTHS (Ontario Division) Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale with the Select portion of the sale held on Tuesday, September 6, and the Preferred portions held Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10.
In the Select, there were 151 horses sold for $5,898,500, for an average price of $39,063.
This year's average showed a healthy increase of 5.12%, and with 217 catalogued compared to 287 in 2004, there was a decrease in RNA's from 37% in 2004 to 25% in 2005, which indicates an improved market.
Ryan Mahan, a senior auctioneer at Keeneland, who presided over the Sale, felt its success demonstrated that people have confidence in the racing industry. "This was a very strong Sale, with a good middle market, incorporated with quality racing prospects that were well accepted by the horsemen," he said. "There has been great National and International interest and support in the Canadian-bred yearlings."
Two horses brought in $190,000 each as the Sale's toppers. Both were purchased by Morgan Firestone - a bay filly, the daughter of Bold n' Flashy out of Belle Affair, sold by Woodlands (Gail Wood) and a chestnut colt by Perigee Moon out of Katebyrne, sold by Michael C. Byrne, Agent for Park Stud.
Other purchases that exceeded $100,000 were: a Gilded Time colt out of the mare Woodmiss bought by BBA Ireland for $170,000 from Woodlands (Gail Wood); a Matty G colt out of Patience Please purchased by Tony Mattine for $160,000 from Shannondoe Farm, agent; a Tejano Run colt out of Lady Gretchen purchased by Ballylynch Farm for $150,000 from Agent Richard Hogan; a Mutakddim filly out of Petite Noire bought for $150,000 by Morgan Firestone off of Hill ‘N’ Dale Sales Agency; a Perigee Moon filly out of Studio Affair was also bought for $150,000 by Lawley-Wakelin Bloodstock Inc. Ltd. from Michael C. Byrne, Agent for Park Stud; and a Smart Strike colt out of Eureka Lass was purchased by Kingfield Farms for $110,000 from Hill ‘N’ Dale Sales Agency.
Hall of Fame trainer, Roger Attfield, purchased three out of the sale in his name, including Hip No. 23, a filly by Regal Classic out of Approcheer for $95,000 off of Spring Farm, “I thought it was a solid sale.” said Roger after the sale, “I thought the individuals in the Select, in general, were good quality stock. One of the better sales I’d seen in a few years. Hopefully I’ve bought the better ones!”
Trainer Mark Casse was equally impressed saying that overall it was the best bunch of horses he has seen in a while, “I was happy about it all and enthusiastic about a lot of the horses in the sale. I vetted 12 horses and ended up buying 4 or 5. There was a nice bunch of horses.”
Trainer David Bell purchased 5 horses in his name, the majority of which were near the $50,000 mark, “I thought it was a pretty good sale for everybody,” said Dave after the sale, “The consignors did well and the prices were fair for buyers. I was happy I was able to buy some horses and I think I paid fair prices. It was a promising sale.”
Trainer Robert Tiller purchased a number of Ontario sired horses out of both
the Select and the Preferred sale including the Preferred sale topper Hip No 336, a Cat’s at Home colt out of High Arch which he purchased along with Frank DiGiulio Jr. for $77,000 off of Windfields Farm, agent. “People need to own Canadian-bred and Ontario sired horses.” said Robert, who practices what he preaches, “I’ve been saying it all along. You had better have those horses in your barn. The races are there, the program is there and the horses are winning. Look at Top Ten List who has made more than $330,000 this year, and of course Forever Grand. What more can I say. People should be looking for program horses.”
Robert also mentioned that the breeding industry would thrive if the federal government would realize that this industry is not just a hobby and provide adequate tax breaks like they do in the U.S., “We still need help for the owners, but I am happy that it was a good sale.”
David Cotey was very active this year purchasing nine horses out of the Select and Preferred sessions for his Dominion Bloodstock paying from $5,000 to $20,000 for his select yearlings and $2,700 to
$11,000 for his preferred stock. “I thought the prices in general were well suited to the buyers and the sellers. The sale could accommodate both the top end and the lower end buyers. The breeders were able to get some good licks. I like to see the breeders get good money for their horses however for those of us who can’t spend a lot, there were good opportunities. There were a lot of nice horses. I enjoyed being there.”
Trainer Catherine Day Phillips purchased four horses out of the sale and commented that she felt there was a more select group of horses in the select sale, “I thought the selection of horses in the sale was stronger this year. The horses all seemed to vet out better and I am happy with my purchases.”
Trainer Mike Doyle purchased three out of the select and commented that he thought the sale was “okay” saying that he feels it is still hard on the breeder who should be getting more money for a decent product. “The nice ones brought the money for the top breeders. It’s hard on the
breeder to plug away at the bottom. With the Ontario Sire Program and the Canadian Bred Program they should be getting more money for a decent product. You would think there would be more buyers.”
Trainer Gail Casselman-Cox purchased an Ecton Park filly out of the mare Lady d’Jour for owners B. Deline and S. Martin for $70,000 from Gardiner Farms Limited and said she thought the sale was very good, “I thought it was a very good sale. On the first day, the horses were selling very well which attracted a good number of buyers.”
The Preferred portion of the sale had 212 horses go through the ring and was also deemed a success with a total of 154 horses sold for $1,494,000 and a total 58 bought back in the two days. The total number sold was up from 128 in 2004 with the average price up by 25% from $7,322 in 2004 to $9,701 in 2005. The number of RNA’s was down 35% with 88 RNA out of 216 in 2004 and only 58 RNA out of 212 in 2005.
The 2005 CTHS (Ontario Division) Mixed Winter Sale is scheduled for December 3 and 4 at the Woodbine Sales
Pavilion. Entries closed on September 30 and catalogues are scheduled to be out in November. For more information contact the CTHS (Ont.) at 416-675-3602 or visit their newly designed website at www.cthsont.com
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Hip No. 109 was a co-sale topper at $190,000 purchased by Morgan Firestone from Michael Byrne, Agent for Park Stud. The unnamed colt by Perigee Moon is out of the mare Katebyrne, the dam of multiple stakes winner Ruby Park.
Woodlands Farm (Gail Wood) Agent sold two of the top priced yearlings at this year’s Select Yearling Sale. (bottom left) This Gilded Time colt out of the Woodman mare Woodmiss fetched the second highest price at $170,000 from buyer BBA Ireland while (bottom right) this
Bold n’ Flashy filly out of the mare Belle Affair (dam of Champion 2-year-old filly Simply Lovely) was co-sale topper at $190,000 purchased by Morgan Firestone.
WOODLANDS
Sales Representation and Preparation Boarding/Layups Training/Foaling Bloodstock Consultation
GAIL WOOD
P.O. Box 164 Hillsburgh, Ont. N0B 1Z0 www.woodlandsfarm.com
Phone: (519) 855-4915 Fax: (519)855-4514
Sales Credit replaces Cash at CTHS (Ontario) Sale
Instead of offering the $15,000 bonus for the winning trainer of the six $125,000 yearling sales stakes, the trainers were given a $10,000 credit toward the purchase of a yearling at this year’s sale.