The appeal of Medaglia d’Oro offspring continues to reign in the commercial market as Virginia bloodstock agent Debbie Easter went to $350,000 to purchase a striking bay filly by the classic producing sire during the second session of the Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale Wednesday.
Easter purchased the filly on behalf of owners Carter and Wick McNeely of Morrowdale Farm in Virginia and was openly thrilled about the chance to snag the half sister to Grade I winner Divine Park.
“She’s a Medaglia d’Oro, she’s a half to a Grade I winner so that’s hard to beat,” Easter said. “I didn’t know if I could get her, that was about as far as I could go. We’re psyched. That’s what you want when you’re trying to make a broodmare band.”
A colt by Medaglia d’Oro set the high price of the sale thus far when he sold to Sheikh Mohammed’s Darley Stud for $450,000 during the opening session on Tuesday.
Consigned by Airdrie Stud, the bay filly is out of the Ascot Knight mare High in the Park and was a standout as much for her physical features as she was for her pedigree.
“We’re obviously thrilled. I thought she was a filly that would demand that kind of money,” said Bret Jones of Airdrie Stud. “Debbie’s got her and we couldn’t have asked for a better set of eyes looking at her. For this market, we’re thrilled with $350,000.”
Alicia Wincze Hughes is the turf writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. She started riding at age 8 and was a four-year member of the Pace University equestrian team.
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