Greyville Wednesday 16/09/15

naresh wrote:

Dean321 wrote: Race 1--Estimation. 7/2 is long gone.

Why is this horse Estimation not classified has an American bred horse although it's bred by Klawervlei. The stallion is based in the USA. In the racecards they should have before SNL and SSL meaning sired north of the line and south of the line.

In other news today

Distorted Humor Colt Surpasses $1.5 MillionBy Frank Angst, September 15, 2015 12:27 PM2 CommentsBreeding, Sales, Kentucky

Photo: Keeneland Photo

Hip 277, a colt by Distorted Humor, brought $1,525,000.

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A Distorted Humor   colt rocketed to the top about an hour into the second day of the KeenelandSeptember yearling sale on Tuesday, Sept. 15.

Three Chimneys Farm went to $1,525,000 to land the colt, who is out of the grade II-winning Unbridled's Song mareForest Music. The yearling is a half brother to grade III winner Kentuckian, who is by Tiznow. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for breeder Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, the colt was sold as Hip 277.

The colt was offered about one hour into the second day of the sale, which also is the second of three Book 1 sessions. The winning bid registered as the top price paid for any yearling so far at this year's sale.

Goncalo Torrealba, of Three Chimneys, sees potential for the colt on the track and beyond.

"We looked at the pedigree and hopefully he'll be our next stallion. We may race him with Stonestreet. We're excited. Everything (impressed us)," Torrealba said, then adding that he had to dig in on the bidding. "You always go a little further (than you expect), but the good ones are hard to come by."

Banke said she is interested in buying back in for a percentage in the colt, noting that she loves Forest Music, who won the 2005 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II) for Stonestreet at Saratoga Race Course.

"This colt, my son said, 'Do not sell this colt.' And this mare gets runners. I'm going to stay in for some of him," Banke said. "I love the mare. I have a painting of her in my dining room. She was super-fast, she raced every two weeks going around the country. And he looks like a runner, he acts like a runner. He worked hard every day and does everything right."

Three Chimneys could be open for Banke partnering on some level on the colt.

"We're discussing what we think on that. Three Chimneys is all about trying to build good partnerships so we always go in with the idea of a partnership," Torrealba said. "Partnering with good people is what we're about. We're very excited."

Bob Brogan wrote: Hoping Estimation wins for those lumping on, but wouldnt mind DELPECH winning as his comments on race 2 would be interesting... Hear De KOCK Runner the bees knees

Dean321 wrote:

Bob Brogan wrote: Hoping Estimation wins for those lumping on, but wouldnt mind DELPECH winning as his comments on race 2 would be interesting... Hear De KOCK Runner the bees knees

big drift in the market.