Spendthrift Farm sire Malibu Moon led the Fasig-Tipton Lexington yearling sale on Tuesday with a $375,000 colt bought by trainer Kenny McPeek.
Malibu Moon (A P Indy) stands for a $70,000 fee at Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky and his sale-topper is from stakes-placed Wild Again mare Uncontrollable. “I trained the mother, and I thought he was a better version of her,” McPeek said. “He is typical of the type I like anyway. He ought to be a nice, two-turn type of horse.”
McPeek bought the colt on behalf of Montana based owners Carter Stewart and Ken Schlenker who race recent G2 Tampa Bay Derby runner-up Golden Ticket. “The price was higher than we were looking to pay,” McPeek added. “A good one is hard to buy, and average horses are easy to buy. Hopefully a year from now we will be getting him geared up for a nice campaign.”
Fasig-Tipton reported the average increased to $81,291 this year. That was up 16% from the 2011 figures. The median was steady at $60,000.
Australian shuttlers with lots sold and their averages included:
ANY GIVEN SATURDAY 1 sold @ $35,000 average
ARTIE SCHILLER 1 @ $190,000
BERNARDINI 1 @ $250,000
BIG BROWN 2 @ $135,000
CONGRATS 4 @ 48,000
HARD SPUN 1 @ $170,000
HENNY HUGHES 1 @ $23,000
MORE THAN READY 1 @ $205,000
READY’S IMAGE 1 @ $29,000
STREET BOSS 5 @ $73,000
STREET SENSE 1 @ $40,000
TALE OF THE CAT 2 @ $121,000
U S RANGER 3 @ $76,000