The Lady Sheila Stable Two syndicate, led by Sheila Rosenblum, added a 10th juvenile to its roster Monday in Timonium when going to $840,000 for a colt by Pioneerof the Nile. Rosenblum sat alongside trainer Linda Rice in a back row of the sales pavilion. He is by Pioneerof the Nile, who has been a great stallion so far. Rice said of the colt’s appeal. The mare has thrown some nice horses, too. He had a brilliant breeze on the racetrack and he had great conformation at the barn.Hip 165 is out of Lantern Glow (Mineshaft) and is a half-brother to last year’s GII Remsen S. winner Leave the Light On (Horse Greeley). He was consigned by De Meric Sales, agent. Nick de Meric purchased the youngster for $150,000 at last year’s Keeneland September sale. The juvenile worked a quarter in :21 2/5 during last week’s under-tack show.
Rice admitted Rosenblum was determined to add the colt to her all-women syndicate. Sheila really wanted this one, the trainer said. I explained to Sheila, because of the stallion he is by this year, he was going to be difficult to buy. The mare’s side of the family has been very active, as well. There are a lot of things there–we knew it was going to be difficult to buy him. But every time I wanted to stop, Sheila said to keep going. I shook my head no and she said just one more bid.
Rosenblum, a former model, added, He’s got quite a spectacular pedigree with a lot of potential. Of her prodding Rice for one more bid, Rosenblum said, Let’s hope that little bit more pays off someday. An alumna of The Royal Ballet School and the School of American Ballet, Rosenblum admitted there was one name that jumped out at her on the colt’s page. AI saw the name Balanchine in there, she smiled, referencing the G1 Epsom Oaks winner named for the legendary ballet choreographer. Among the Lady Sheila Stable syndicate’s notable juvenile purchases this spring was a $950,000 colt by Broken Vow at OBS March and a $900,000 colt by Bernardini at OBS April.
Obviously this colt looks like he might be more of a sprinter, Rice said of Monday’s purchase. Our goal is to get horses to run a route of ground as well. We did that with the Broken Vow colt and the Bernardini colt, so we’re trying to mix it up a little bit. Sometimes when you see a brilliant horse, you can’t always necessarily worry about whether it’s a colt who is going to win the Derby. We are looking for a team of athletes, Rosenblum added.
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