The 3-year-old colt Owen Almighty put Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing in the spotlight this spring with a win in the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) and a fifth in the Kentucky Derby (G1) after leading entering the stretch.
But fillies remain a key component of the stable and its farm operations, a point emphasized by Flying Dutchmen's acquisition of Hip 887, a Not This Time filly, for $1 million at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale during the fourth session Sept. 11. As of 3 p.m. ET, she was the highest-priced filly sold Thursday.
Hunter Rankin, Flying Dutchmen's president, signed for the filly's purchase. Flying Dutchmen is run by Travis Boersma, the co-founder and executive chairman of Grants Pass, Oreg.-based Dutch Bros. Coffee.
Warrendale Sales consigned the filly for her breeder, Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings. The filly is out of the grade 2-winning Quality Road mare Road to Victory, making Hip 887 a half brother to stakes winner Corporate Power.
"We love the family, obviously," Rankin said. "Barb was so great to buy from—they raise their horses the right way."
Hip 887 became the 11th yearling by Not This Time to sell for $1 million or more during the ongoing sale that began Sept. 8. The second-ranked sire in North America by 2025 progeny earnings behind Into Mischief , Not This Time stood this past breeding season for $175,000 at Taylor Made Stallions near Nicholasville, Ky.
