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Son
of Hard Spun, tops Barretts May sale
Pomona, Ca - May 16, 2011 - George Bolton, who
bought the sale topper out of the 2010 Barretts May
sale to come up with The Factor, paid $220,000 for
this year’s sale topper, a son of Hard Spun. The
colt was one of seven to bring six figures at the
May 16 sale in Pomona, Calif.
Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stables consigned the
sale topper for owners Mike Ryan and Gerry Dilger.
Trainer Gary Mandella bought the
second-highest-priced horse, a son of Include —Desviacion,
by Unreal Zeal. Mandella purchased the half-brother
to Lafayette Stakes (gr. III) winner Cashel Castle
for Jim Click of Tucson, Ariz.
A total of 72 2-year-olds and one horse of racing
age sold at the May sale. The 2-year-olds averaged
$36,903, up 2.5% over 2010, when 86 juveniles
averaged $36,000. The median declined slightly, from
$20,500 to $20,000. Only 17 failed to sell this
year, a buy-back rate of 19.1%. In 2010, 24.6%
failed to sell.
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