Machmer Hall Reaps $1.2M Reward With Cyberknife Colt

As Day 2 of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale drew to a close April 15, prominent breeder Machmer Hall celebrated a $1.2 million success when its homebred colt by Spendthrift Farm's freshman sire Cyberknife sold to John Sadler and L.E.B., agents for West Point Thoroughbreds and Mike Talla. The colt, consigned as Hip 576 by de Meric Sales, agent, flashed his speed during the under-tack show, breezing a furlong in :09 4/5. "We were thrilled with the work but, honestly, not surprised by the way he had been breezing on the farm and the way he had been prepping," de Meric Sales' Tristan de Meric said. "He'd been showing plenty of talent on the farm since the early days of picking it up a little bit, and he looked like he could be a special one. I'm happy the market agreed." Sadler said he was impressed with the stretch Hip 576 possessed. "We're looking for two-turn colts, and we just liked him a lot," Sadler said. "We thought his video was excellent. He was a nice prospect." The colt was bred in Kentucky by Machmer Hall and is out of the Unbridled's Song mare Broadway Show, who won one race in five starts. She is a half sister to six other winners. "I am blown away," said Carrie Brogden of Machmer Hall. "It's beyond all wild expectations. It's a dream come true, and it's a longtime partnership with the de Merics." Brogden's decision to withdraw the colt from the 2025 Keeneland September Yearling Sale and target the 2-year-old market paid major dividends. "He got the highest conformation marks from Keeneland when they inspected our entire yearling crop," Brogden said. "It's very hard in Book 1 of September when you're standing next to Gun Runners, Into Mischiefs, etc." Brogden said de Meric told her in February that she had one superstar in the consignment, and that was the colt out of Broadway Show, a compliment that further validated Brogden's strategy to point the colt to the 2-year-old sales. "To Sandy (Fubini) and Carrie's credit, they always loved the horse," de Meric said. "In September, they scratched him because they wanted to go to the 2-year-old sale. They didn't think he was well enough received for the horse they had in September. And again, it just worked out in our benefit to have the horse in our barn. "He's just gotten better every day. He was nice to start with, and he just continued to improve. He's a May foal, plenty of leg. He's so balanced. He grew the way you want to see a horse develop and grow."