TWO HIGH-PRICE TWO-YEAR-OLD COLTS SOLD AT SARATOGA AUCTION


TWO-YEAR-OLD COLT BY INTO MISCHIEF SOLD FOR A WHOPPING $2.4 MILLION


Speedway Stables bought an Into Mischief colt for $2.4 million at the Fasig-Tipton's 103rd Saratoga sale, held Tuesday evening (August 6, 2024) at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

The $2.4 million colt is out of the stakes-placed Awesome Again mare Sweet Sting, a daughter of Eclipse champion Perfect Sting.

He was bred in Kentucky by Pam and Martin Wygod.

BUT THE INTO MISCHIEF COLT WAS NOT THE HIGHEST SALE PRICE.


THAT DISTINCTION BELONGS TO A NOT THIS TIME COLT

The sale's highest-priced yearling was a $3.4 million Not This Time colt sold during Monday's opening session (August 5, 2024).

The $3.4 million Not This Time colt is out of Kayce Ace, a stakes placed full sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Colonel John.

He is a half-brother to multiple Grade 1 placed graded stakes winner Comical and to the dam of stakes winner Sweetlou'sgotaces.

The colt was bred in Kentucky by Susan Casner.

The sale topper was bought by Amr Zedan with recommendation from Bob Baffert who was sitting alongside him during the bidding process [to secure the final bidding of $3.4 million for Not This Time colt.]

He said the colt will go to Bob Baffert to train in hope of making next year's Kentucky Derby.

"He's a beautiful horse by a really hot sire, from a good family," Baffert said.

"We knew he was going to be expensive, but we didn't know he would be that expensive. We came here trying to buy a horse that could go to the Derby with, so that's why we bought him. We loved him. He stood out pretty well. Hopefully, he works out," Baffert said.

I can't wait to see this colt makes his debut.

Bring it on!