Broodmare Aqaareb Leads the Way in Inglis Digital USA October Sale

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Aqaareb, an 8-year-old mare by Bernardini, brought top price of $260,000 at the conclusion of the Inglis Digital October (Late) Sale on Tuesday.

Consigned by Paramount Sales, she went to Imad Al Sagar's Blue Diamond Stud, which has bases in England and the U.S.

Her first foal to race is a placed Amjaad (Nyquist), who will race in the Dubai barn of trainer Chief Stipe Watson during the upcoming U.A.E. racing season. She also has foals by Street Sense, Good Magic, and Cody's Wish.

The mare was offered in-foal to currently leading Freshman sire, Yaupon.

Aqaareb is out of the stakes-winning Unbridled's Song mare Muhaawara, making her a half-sister to Grade III winner Shagaf, and a half-sister to stakes-placed Munqad and stakes producers Gharbeya and Mahasen. Her second dam is the multiple Grade I winner Habibiti, putting her in the extended family of Breeders' Cup Marathon winner Eldaafer.

“It's a great, easy-to-use platform,” Blue Diamond Stud general manager Ted Voute said about buying with Inglis Digital USA. “Mr. Al Sagar in Kuwait had picked out this beautiful Bernardini mare himself and was following the action online. I was able to bid from the comfort of my home in the United Kingdom. We were approved a credit limit easily this morning. Inspection of the mare by Cian Gahan, our farm manager at our Stonereath division (in Paris, Ky.), was very easy and informative. It was a very slick transaction.”

Glen Hill Farm secured the second- and third-highest-priced offerings of the day, going to $70,000 for the broodmare Azm (Tapit), and landing the racing/broodmare prospect She's Fire (Flameaway) for $60,000.

Azm was bred by Glen Hill in Florida before selling her as a weanling for $1.1 million. Her dam, Marketing Mix, was a multiple Grade I winner for Glen Hill.

After finishing third in her lone career start, the 10-year-old has produced two winners from her first two foals to race. She was offered in foal to Oscar Performance.

Azm is a half-sister to stakes-placed Global Brand, and her extended page features GISW Contredance and GSWs Skimble and Shotiche.

Paramount Sales consigned Azm, as agent. Along with sale-topper Aqaareb, the Paramount consignment sold eight horses for a combined $470,000.

“We were optimistic about our consignment going into this sale with such a quality group,” said Paddy Campion, account manager at Paramount Sales. “When the catalog went live, we were really encouraged at the level of interaction from buyers, and now we could not be more pleased with the outfits that stepped up to get these mares.”

She's Fire, winner of the 2023 Fitz Dixon Jr. Memorial Juvenile Stakes at Presque Isle Downs in 2023, entered Tuesday's sale off a front-running allowance optional claiming win at the same track on Oct. 23.

Campaigned by Divine Light Healing Ministries and trainer Kevin Rice, the 4-year-old was available for inspection with consignor Gail Rice at Grand Oaks Training Center in Reddick, Fla.

Bred in Kentucky by Bill Adair, Phyllis Adair, and Connie Brown, She's Fire is out of the winning Flatter mare My Wish List.

“Glen Hill Farm is excited to buy a couple of horses from the Inglis Digital USA platform,” said owner Craig Bernick. “She's Fire is likely to head to Australia, as she's a 2-year-old stakes winner and will cross with most of the stallions down there.

“Azm is a mare that we bred and sold as a foal, and we are thrilled to have her back,” Bernick continued. “She's in foal to Oscar Performance, who is perhaps the best turf sire in the U.S., and we may breed her right back to him next year if the foal is nice.”

In total, Tuesday's Inglis Digital USA October (Late) sale saw 43 horses change hands for a combined $720,500.

The buying bench was just as diverse, with 34 unique winning bidders from the 43 lots that sold during Tuesday's sale.

“We had great participation from top to bottom,” said Inglis Digital USA CEO Kyle Wilson. “When you bring some unique things to market, everyone will show up. We're pleased with the results.”

Offerings that finished under their reserves on Tuesday are still available to purchase on the Inglis Digital USA website. Visit the site's “Catalog” page and click on “Make An Offer” next to the available horses.

Entries are now open for the Inglis Digital USA December Sale, and they will be taken through Monday, Nov. 24. The catalog will be released on Friday, Nov. 28, and bidding will close on Wednesday, Dec. 4.

To enter a horse in the December sale, register as a bidder, or make a bid on an RNA horse from the October (Late) sale, visit www.inglisdigitalusa.com.

 

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