CHARLES SIMON BLOODSTOCK

Outperforming the market year after year

Genuine Devotion brings $1,000,000 at Fasig Tipton

Genuine Devotion who was selected and purchased at auction by CES was sold at the Fasig Tipton November sale for $1,000,000. She is a Grade 3 stakes winner and has won three stakes altogether along with close to $300,000 in earnings. Her 3/4 brother by Danehill Dancer, Mastercraftsman, is among the leading juveniles in Europe this year. Not bad for a $90,000 yearling.

High in the Park, the dam of Divine Park who was another bargain yearling purchase by CES ($20,000), was sold for $205,000 in foal to Medaglia d'Oro.

Breeding stock sales set to start today

Fasig Tipton's high class, one day November sale is held today beginning at 3:00 eastern. BEC will be there to watch Genuine Devotion sell as hip number 149. Fasig officials have told me that they are expecting in excess of a million dollars for her. The highlights of the sale include Breeders cup Juvenile filly winner Stardom Bound going through the ring and the final horse to be sold is Better than Honour who is the dam of Rags to Riches, Jazil and Casino Drive. The mammoth Keeneland November sale starts tomorrow with more than 5700 horses cataloged. While everyone expects the sales to be off the question is exactly how far the numbers will tumble and is there any market at all left for the cheaper horses? It is going to be an interesting two weeks.