Grandview Equine Goes to $1M for Into Mischief Colt

Grandview Equine, managed by Robert Clay, bought an Into Mischief colt (Hip 201) for $1 million during the second session Aug. 6 of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale. The colt was bred in Kentucky by Hubert Vester and is the first foal out of the Medaglia d'Oro daughter Validest. Indian Creek consigned the colt, whose dam is a half sister to multiple graded stakes winner Global View (Galileo). The immediate family also included multiple graded stakes winner A. P. Warrior. Hip 201 became Clay's second purchase at the Saratoga Sale, having bought a $500,000 Twirling Candy colt (Hip 49) out of Frank's Folly (Mineshaft) from the consignment of Lane's End during Monday's session. "I've been out here swinging for the fences, and I finally got one," said Clay. "I love everything about him," he said of the Into Mischief colt. "We'll break him, see how good he is, send him to a good trainer, and hope for the best." Hip 201 was one of a dozen that brought seven figures over the two nights of the sale and the third seven-figure sale by Into Mischief. Clay was one of a number of buyers that commented on the difficulty of taking a horse home. "I've never seen so many people at this sale," he said. "Given that, I'm not surprised at the prices, and I feel lucky to get out of here with another one."