121 - Desert Party - Secret Psalm (Cryptoclearance)
Bay filly consigned by Paramount Sales, Agent VI
This filly is by Desert Party, a son of Street Cry who did fairly well on the track, with a win in the Grade 2 Sanford and a strong second-place finish in the UAE Derby behind Regal Ransom. His first crop of foals are yearlings this year, which means it's crunch time for the young sire. Will his offspring do well in the sales ring? With this pedigree here, this filly can do nothing but help him. She is a half-sibling to Delosvientos, winner of the Grade 2 Brooklyn Handicap, as well as the stakes-placed Temple Yard and the stakes producer One Twenty One. Her dam is a full sibling to Strategic Maneuver, a mare that one races like the Spinaway, the Matron and the Demoiselle Stakes. Strategic Maneuver herself produced stakes winners and stakes producers. Also siblings to Secret Psalm are stakes winners Ashford Castle and Missionary.
126 - Hold Me Back - Sheena's Gold (Fast Gold)
Dark bay or brown filly consigned by Brookdale Sales, Agent
Hip 126 is a half-sibling to Champagne Stakes winner The Groom Is Red, along with five other winners. She is part of the first crop of Hold Me Back, a Grade 1 placed stakes winner by prolific sire Giant's Causeway. Sheena's Gold is a half-sister to a mare who produced some international blacktype, including Where or When, a Grade 1 winner in England, and All the Way, who won the Singapore Derby. Another sister to Sheena's Gold is On the Tiles, the dam of French Grade 1 winner Air de Rien. This pedigree is intriguing merely for the fact that there are so many different countries and ways of racing represented. With Giant's Causeway blood on top and European blood on the bottom, this filly has the potential to go anywhere.
146 - Colonel John - Star of Johar (Johar)
Bay filly consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent XLI
It's hard to ignore a Colonel John in the sales ring. The young sire has produced some beautiful offspring so far, and with already two winners out of a handful of starters, they're running as well as they look. My love affair with Colonel John is no secret, so it shouldn't be surprising that I have at least one of his progeny listed here. The first and second dams are relatively unproven, although the latter has produced three winners from as many starters, including a Grade 3 placed runner. The third dam is where the money lies. Charmie Carmie herself produced seven winners, including Peruvian champion Faaz. She is a half-sister to the dams and granddams of champions like Winning Colors, Chief's Crown, and Deep Sky. Johar himself was one of the two horses who won the 2003 Breeders' Cup Turf via dead heat. Colonel John was versatile enough to win on all three surfaces, so this classy-blooded filly should have no problem with what's under her feet.
153 - Malibu Moon - Sweet and Savory (Storm Cat)
Bay colt consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent XLV
This is yet another Malibu Moon I've chosen to preview. The stallion, sire of horses like Orb, Life at Ten and Declan's Moon, has been on fire lately, so it's the right time for this well-bred colt to hit the sales ring. He is the first foal out of a full sister to Breeders' Cup winners Life is Sweet and Sweet Catomine. Third dam Symbolically produced six winners, including Grade 1 winner Pirate's Revenge. This colt's pedigree is distinguished, with two of the most influential sires of our times - A.P. Indy and Storm Cat - represented in the top and bottom halves of his pedigree, respectively.
168 - Brother Derek - Try a Gator Girl (Copelan)
Dark bay or brown colt consigned by Brereton C. Jones/Airdrie Stud, Agent
Brother Derek was part of the memorable three year-old crop that included the ill-fated Barbaro and the spectacular Bernardini, among others. Although he lives in the shadow of peers like Bernardini and Bluegrass Cat, he still has done well for himself, producing horses like stakes winner Zee Bros and stakes-placed Miss Derek. This colt is a half-brother to Grade 3 winner Now a Victor. Second dam produced all winners from seven to race, and third dam Loss or Gain is best known as the dam of dual Grade 1 winner Lost Code.
169 - Tale of the Cat - Turning Wheel (Seeking the Gold)
Chestnut colt consigned by Imagine LLC/Perrone Sales Ltd., Agent
This colt is a half-brother to eight winners out of nine to race, including listed stakes winner Boat Trip. Second dam Misinskie is a half-sister to the good racehorse and sire Phone Trick, as well as a couple other stakes winners. Besides Turning Wheel, who is a stakes winner, Misinskie is the dam of stakes winners Minds Music and Space Cruiser. Sire Tale of the Cat has proven to be a very versatile sire, as sons of Storm Cat tend to be. Among his best progeny are champions Gio Ponti, Malevola and Platinum Couple, and Grade 1 winners Lion Heart and Tale of Ekati.
176 - Discreetly Mine - Untarnished (Unbridled)
Chestnut colt consigned by Denali Stud, Agent I
Sire Discreetly Mine had the privilege of being a half-sibling to Discreet Cat, one of the most hyped horses in the last decade, but he didn't do so bad himself, winning the Grade 1 King's Bishop Stakes, among other races. This yearling is part of his first crop of foals. Untarnished is a full sister to champion three year-old filly Banshee Breeze and minor stakes winner Unbridled Wind. Quack a Doodle Doo, this colt's whimsically named third dam, was responsible for a female family that produced the likes of European champion Twice Over and Grade 1 winners Mutual Trust, Timepiece, Hilda's Passion and Passage of Time.
The final edition of this series should be up much sooner than later!
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