Orientate colt posts quickest quarter-mile at Midlantic under tack

Orientate colt posts quickest quarter-mile at Midlantic

under tack

Hip No. 51, a bay colt by Orientate, sped the fastest two furlongs in :21 2/5

during Wednesday's under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Two-Year-Olds

in Training Sale. Consigned by Kirkwood Stables, agent, the juvenile is out of

the winning L'abidjanaise (Dixieland Band), making him a half-brother to Grade 2

runner-up Thou Swell (Aptitude). This is the same family as Grade 1 winner

Hatchet Man (The Axe II) and Canadian champion Ginger Brew (Milwaukee Brew) as

well as Grade 2 victors Stop the Music (Hail to Reason) and Vision and Verse

(Storm Cat), the latter of whom was a close second in the 1999 Belmont S. (G1) and

Travers S. (G1).

Hip 205, a bay filly by Wildcat Heir, worked the quickest three furlongs in

:34 1/5 for consignors Leprechaun Racing, agent. The Florida-bred lass is the

first foal out of the unraced Brightest Future (Gulch), herself a daughter of

multiple stakes winner and Grade 1-placed Future Bright (Lyphard's Wish [Fr]).

Brightest Future is a half-sister to Grade 2 runner-up Cosmic Fire (Capote), the

dam of four-time Grade 3 hero and Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) third-placer Cosmonaut

(Lemon Drop Kid).

A chestnut filly by Aldebaran recorded the bullet half-mile in :46 3/5.

Consigned by Kirkwood Stables, agent, as Hip 148, the lass is out of With My

Blessings (Pulpit) and counts among her family Grade 3 victress Bully Bones (Hesabull).

Eight juveniles tied for the quickest eighth-mile work, each getting a final

time of :10 1/5. They were Hip 12, a dark bay filly by Eurosilver who comes from

the same family as champion and multiple Grade 1 winner War Pass (Cherokee Run);

TASHOP (Tapit), consigned as Hip 24 and out of Shopping (Private Account),

making her a half-sister to Grade 1-winning millionaire Miss Shop (Deputy Minister); Hip 46, a

chestnut colt by Forest Danger who is out of Spa Romance (Saratoga Six) and

counts among his relatives Grade 1 victress Dance Teacher (Smarten) as well as

multiple Grade 2 winners High Limit (Maria's Mon) and Gold Mover (Gold Fever); Hip 82, a

bay colt by D'wildcat out of Sweet But Nasty (Nasty and Bold) and from the same

line as Grade 1-winning sire Skip Trial (Bailjumper); Hip 112, a dark bay filly

by Freud out of True Legend (Gold Legend); COPY ME (Exchange Rate), consigned as

Hip 149 and out of With Precision (Saint Ballado), making her from the same

family as Grade 1 victor and sire Crested Wave (Crozier); Hip 240, a gray colt

by Woke Up Dreamin out of Crafty Gold (Capture the Gold) who comes from the same

lineage as champion Cascapedia (Chieftain); and DAIMON'S TALE (Tale of the Cat),

consigned as Hip 241 and out of Daimon (Strike Gold), making him a half-brother

to Grade 3-placed stakes winner Saint Daimon (Saint Ballado) and Grade 2-placed

Not Tricky (Phone Trick).

The Midlantic sale is scheduled to run May 18-19 in Timonium Maryland,

starting at 10 a.m. (EDT) for each session.