Once the dust had settled after two days of trade at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic’s 2015 sale of 2-year-olds in training, New York-bred juveniles sat near the top of the heap and
generated an average price that approached the record-setting sale average.

Overall the benchmark renewal of the sale generated an $88,859 average, which was up 49.1% from a year ago ($59,578). The New York-bred average was $80,081. The
sale median was up nearly as much, 45.2% to $45,000 (from $31,000). The New York-bred median was $37,000. The population of New York-breds at the auction produced 12 six-fgure horses, six selling for $200,000 and above.

During the frst session of the sale (May 18), a New Yorkbred colt by Pioneerof the Nile was purchased for $840,000 by trainer Linda Rice on behalf of Sheila Rosenblum’s Lady Sheila Stable Two syndicate. The price would be the second- highest for the sale.

Bred by All Gold Racing and foaled at Four Seasons Farm near Bullville, the colt benefted from the timing of the Triple Crown bid by Pioneerof the Nile’s most famous
offspring American Pharoah, but he is a standout individual in his own right. The colt generated considerable presale buzz after working a quarter-mile in :212⁄5 during the
under tack show. He is also fattered by his pedigree page. Out of Lantern Glow, an unraced daughter of Mineshaft, he is a half brother to last year’s Remsen Stakes (gr. II)
winner Leave the Light On (by Horse Greeley) and to the stakes-winning Harlan’s Pure (by Harlan’s Holiday). “It’s a great time to have a Pioneerof the Nile, especially
one with a pedigree like his that worked like he did,” said consignor Nick de Meric prior to the sale. De Meric purchased the colt for $150,000 at last year’s Keeneland September yearling sale; as a weanling, the youngster had brought $135,000 at the Keeneland November sale.

Rosenblum, whose partnership also includes Rice and Iris Smith, was the driving force behind landing the colt. Said Rice, “Sheila really wanted this one. Every time I went
to stop, Sheila said to keep going. When I shook my head no, she said one more bid.” “Let’s pray that little bit more pays off one day, hopefully,” Rosenblum said. The second top-selling state-bred was Hip 400, a colt by Bluegrass Cat out of Unbridled Melody, who went to Jacob L. West, agent, from the consignment of Raul Reyes’ Kings
Equine, agent, for $450,000 after breezing a co-bullet :10 fat for an eighth of a mile.

Bred by WinStar Farm and foaled at Vinery New York at Sugar Maple near Poughquag, the colt is a full brother to stakes winner and graded stakes-placed Michael With
Us and a half brother to stakes winner and grade I-placed Tourist (by Tiznow). Bluegrass Cat, a former leading New York sire, stood at Vinery New York at Sugar Maple in
2012 and 2013 and at Rockridge Stud in 2014 before relocating to California.

Purchased by Reyes for $90,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October sale, the colt RNA’d in March for $160,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale. Before the Midlantic auction Reyes said, “He has changed quite a bit since the Florida sale. He looks a lot better now. He looked dull in Miami. I think he didn’t like the heat. He breezed good down there, but he didn’t look the best.” By Sarah Mace