The Inglis Digital USA May Sale closed May 28 with a pair of six-figure fillies with close relations to the top two finishers in this year's Kentucky Oaks (G1) leading the way.
The sale topper was Regaled, a grade 3-placed half sister to Kentucky Oaks runner-up Drexel Hill, who sold for $300,000 to Legion Bloodstock, the same operation that campaigns Drexel Hill with trainer Whit Beckman.
Regaled is a 4-year-old dark bay or brown daughter of Mohaymen and three-time winner who made her mark against graded stakes company with a third in last year's Delaware Oaks (G3). She entered the sale off a third in the listed Allaire du Pont Distaff Stakes May 16 at Pimlico Race Course.
Bred in Kentucky by Chris Baccari, Regaled is out of the winning Daaher mare Ascot Walk, whose first two foals are Regaled and Drexel Hill. In addition to finishing second in the Kentucky Oaks, Drexel Hill, by Bolt d'Oro , won the listed Busher Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.
"She's a pretty filly with a solid race record to this point," Legion Bloodstock's Kristian Villante said of Regaled. "We're obviously partial to the family having Drexel Hill, and we were underbidder on the 2-year-old out of Ascot Walk that sold last week (a Modernist filly that went to Repole Stable for $310,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale).
"We think all three fillies have bright futures and we're just happy our clients believe the same. She's going to head to Whit Beckman at Churchill Downs and we'll let him and his team do their thing. Hopefully we can target some fun races with her this summer."
Samuel G. Davis previously trained Regaled for owner Brittnee Caballero, and she was made available for inspection during the sale from her barn at Laurel Park. Paramount Sales consigned the filly, as agent.
"We are delighted to see the ownership of Drexel Hill pick up her half sister Regaled," said Paddy Campion of Paramount Sales. "We had confidence in being able to put her up for sale just as everything was falling into place for her, and couldn't be happier to see her hammered down to these connections.
"A special thanks to trainer Samuel G. Davis who always knew he had something special, and to the folks at Inglis Digital USA for their efforts and collaboration. We wish the new connections all the best in her summer campaign."
The sale's second-highest price came for a 4-year-old half sister to the dam of Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer who sold to Machmer Hall for $220,000. The unnamed More Than Ready filly is out of the unraced Coronado's Quest mare Golden Sheba, making her a half sister to multiple grade 1 winner Wedding Toast, dam of the undefeated Good Cheer.
The More Than Ready filly's second dam is grade 1-placed Mari's Sheba, dam of multiple grade 1 winner and sire Congaree.
"A More Than Ready mare with exceptional good looks out of a half sister to the dam of this year's Kentucky Oaks winner with a huge deep family? What's not to love?" said Machmer Hall's Carrie Brogden. "Now just to come up with a good name."
The filly was bred in Kentucky by Campo Oaks Management, and she was offered from her base at Santa Anita Park with consignor Leonard Powell.
"I'm delighted that a filly with such an active pedigree goes to a very astute breeder in Carrie Brogden," Powell said. "I hope she finds success wither her progeny in the sales ring. This is our first time consigning with Inglis Digital USA and couldn't have been happier with the process and the result."
In total, the auction saw 19 horses sold from 32 offered for total sales of $625,250, with an average price of $32,907 and a median of $2,750.
"We're very pleased with the results from the May sale," said Kyle Wilson, senior director of sales and recruiting for Inglis Digital USA. "The popular listings were just that—popular. There was a lot of activity around the sale, and I credit the team with assembling a quality catalog. We're going to keep working to move some of the horses that didn't get done on the day. There's certainly still some value out there. We appreciate all the sellers and buyers that supported us."
Entries are now open for the Inglis Digital USA June Sale and they will be taken through June 16. The catalog will be released June 20. To enter a horse in the June sale or to register as a bidder, visit www.inglisdigitalusa.com.
This press release has been edited for content and style by BloodHorse Staff.
