Sungold Filly Tops BC Yearling Sale at $61,000

A pared-down catalogue made for some competitive conditions at the Thunderbird Showground on August 30 as the CTHS BC Yearling and Mixed Sale saw a more than 16 percent leap in average – although there were 13 fewer hips (62) sold this year than in 2022. Yearlings made up most of the sale and 58 sold for $876,000 for an average of $21,365, up 20 percent from last year. The yearling median was $21,000, up 23 percent.

The top lot of the day was Hip 47, a daughter of leading sire SUNGOLD out of REVEALING MOMENT, a four-time winner and full sister to Grade 1 winner, BELLE GALLANTEY. The gorgeous chestnut was consigned by Bryan and Carol Anderson’s White Rose Farm and knocked down to Joe and Gloria Russo for $61,000.

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The Russos made quite an impact at the sale, securing six yearlings for $178,000. They also bought: Hip #12, a SUNGOLD gelding out of broodmare of the year, CLASSADALA; Hip #26, a BAKKEN half-sister to former BC Champion juvenile LORD ROSBERG; Hip #29, a SUNGOLD colt and first foal out of stakes-placed KRISSY; Hip #32, an impressive colt by UNIFIED from the immediate family of recent Ballerina Stakes (G1) winner ECHO ZULU and Hip #52, a COUNTERFORCE filly out of Hastings’ Stakes winner SAILINGFORTHESUN from a prolific family that includes the likes of SLEWPAST, GOSAILGO and WEEKEND WIZARD.

Joe and Gloria Russo were the leading buyers at the CTHS BC sale with six purchases. (Patti Tubbs Photo)

Wild Rose Farm was just pipped for leading consignor bragging rights by Emerald Acres, whose seven yearlings offered grossed $192,500 and included Hip #5, a LENT full sister to this season’s Chris Loseth Handicap and 2022 leading juvenile, LEGACY SQUARE, as well as the multiple stakes-placed U DID IT. The filly made $58,000 and was knocked down to Whitehall Farms’ Gary McNeil as the second-highest price of the day.

Swift Thoroughbreds paid $50,000 for a filly by first-year sire Improbable, winner of the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes among other major races. The filly is from the mare Black Cape, a half-sister to Grade 2 placed Dream Dance, and she was consigned by Wild Rose.

The top-priced colt was a son of Pop Artist from Rose Garland, the dam of two stakes winners and one stakes-placed runner. The colt was purchased by Whitehall Farms from Emerland Acres, agent.

Full results HERE.

TOP PRICES – CTHS BC YEARLING AND MIXED SALE, Aug. 30

$61,000 – f. by Sungold – Revealing Moment, by After Market. (consigned by Wild Rose Farm, Bryan and Carol Anderson, agent) – purchased by Gloria Russo

$58,000 – f. by Lent – Architecture, by Dixie Chatter (consigned by Emerald Acres, agent) – purchased by Whitehall Farms

$50,000 – f. by Improbable – Back Cape, by Midnight Lute (consigned by Wild Rose Farm, Brian and Carol Anderson, agent) – purchased by Swift Thoroughbreds

$44,000 – c. by Pop Artist – Rose Garden, by Awesome Again (consigned by Emerland Acres) – purchased by Whitehall Farms

$40,000 – c. by Lent – Vandelita by Street Sense (consigned by Emerald Acres, agent) – purchased by Tod Mtn. Thoroughbreds