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A colt by Gun Runner (hip 200) out of MGSW/GISP Four Graces sold for $4,000,000 to Hunter Rankin, marking the Flying Dutchmen's fifth seven-figure purchase of the night. His track record-setting first dam is herself a half-sister to MGSW/GISP McCracken (Ghostzapper). This is her second foal after she was purchased by Whisper Hill for $2.3-million as a broodmare at the 2022 Keeneland November Sale. He was bred in Kentucky by Whisper Hill Farm and consigned Tuesday by Gainesway. “In our early inspections this year, I thought he was one of the top colts that I'd seen, obviously by one of the top stallions and by a proper young mare,” said Gainesway's Brian Graves. “Quality breeding program at Mandy Pope. We couldn't be more thrilled for her to get a result like that. And I wish the Flying Dutchmen the best of luck. We're really grateful to him and I think he's a super colt. He's one of the best I've seen this year.”   The post Flying Dutchmen Strike Again, Bringing Home Gun Runner Colt For $4 Million appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The night of Into Mischief continued as a colt out of the Curlin mare Beyond Perfection (hip 154) was the sire's fifth seven-figure hip of the session, bringing an even $3 million from Hunter Rankin, marking the Flying Dutchman's fourth big-splash purchase of the night Out of a half-sister to GI Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming (Bodemeister) and GISW 'TDN Rising Star' Hot Dixie Chick (Dixie Union), the colt is bred on the same cross as recent GII Jim Dandy Stakes winner Renegade (Into Mischief). Heartwood Farm, who consigned the current $4.2-million Flying Dutchman-purchased sales topper, also consigned this colt on behalf of breeders Santa Rosa Partners. “This is a full-circle moment,” said Heartwood's Sarah Sutherland. “I think these are clients and mares that are just so special to us. I don't know how to describe it. They're two extremely special animals and I think it was really fascinating the last few days to watch them. They complimented each other and sort of I think even strengthened each other. They were so different, but so nice. And I don't know that anybody could really separate the two. And it was amazing to see them both thrive in that way, separate but together.”   The post ‘A Full-Circle Moment’ As Heartwood Farm Consigns $3-Million Into Mischief Colt appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Into Mischief gave notice once again Tuesday evening at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale that he's not ready to relinquish his crown as seven-time leading sire anytime soon. In the opening hour of the sale and on the heels of a $2.6-million colt and a $4.2-million colt, he added a $2.8-million colt to his sales stats. Hunter Rankin signed the ticket on behalf of Flying Dutchmen, who also purchased the $4.2-million full-brother to MGSW and Hill 'n' Dale stallion Barnes. Consigned by Four Star Sales, agent for Spendthrift Farm LLC, the Into Mischief colt went through the ring as Hip 140. Bred by Spendthrift, which stands his sire, the bay is out of the winning Tiznow mare Anacapa. A half-sister to GII Sorrento Stakes winner Amalfi Sunrise (Constitution) and a granddaughter of GSW & GISP Bella Chiarra (Phone Trick), Anacapa was purchased by Spendthrift for $250,000 at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Santa Anita 2-Year-Olds in Training sale.   The post Flying Dutchmen Adds Another Into Mischief Colt for $2.8M appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The full-brother (hip 136) to MGSW and Hill 'n' Dale stallion Barnes (Into Mischief) lit up the board and set a new Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale record at $4.2 million selling to Hunter Rankin on behalf of Flying Dutchman. “He's such a nice horse and we just kind of thought there'd be a couple that we would really try for and he was one of them,” Rankin said. “And it was our only bid on our last bid. He definitely showed himself really, really well. And they prepared him great as they always do. So just thought he would be very expensive, especially with that pedigree.” Bred in Kentucky by Jeff Drown and Don Rachel and consigned by Heartwood Farm, the colt is out of the unraced American Pharoah mare All American Dream who is a half-sister to MGSP Wind Fire (Distorted Humor) and to the dam of GSW Shidabhudi (Practical Joke). Barnes, the mare's first foal, was a $3.2-million yearling in this same sale in 2023 selling to Zedan Racing.   The post ‘The Fanciest Horse In The Sale’: Barnes Full-Brother Sets New Mark At $4.2M appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A colt by leading general sire Into Mischief (Hip 121) was the first to cross the $2-million threshold in Tuesday's second and final session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, selling to a partnership that includes Spendthrift Farm, Whisper Hill's Mandy Pope, Delta Squad's Josh Isner and Stonestreet Farms for $2.6-million early in the session. Bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Farms and consigned by Warrendale Sales, the colt is a son of GSW Vault (Jump Start), a mare purchased by Stonestreet for $850,000 at Keeneland November in 2021. That mare, who earned nearly $500,000 on the track, is a half-sister to GISW Mirth (Colonel John) who was herself a $1.05-million broodmare to Katsumi Yoshida from the Fasig-Tipton November Sale in 2020.   The post Four-Strong Partnership Buys Into Mischief Colt For $2.6-Million appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article