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Latest News:Sky Kingdom on Track for Serious 3YO Campaign 12/18/2011 Jim FitzGerald's young mare SKY BEAM has gotten off to a terrific start as a broodmare, as her first foal, SKY KINGDOM, broke his maiden impressively at Hollywood Park in late November. The Bob Baffert-trained Empire Maker colt then finished a determined fourth in the Grade 1 CashCall Futurity in mid-December, beaten less than 2 1/2 lengths. Sky Kingdom is primed to make headlines as he begins his 3-year-old campaign for owner Westrock Stables, who purchased him as a weanling for $180,000. Sky Beam is out of a stakes-placed full sister to the incomparable A.P. Indy. She is currently in foal to Candy Ride (Arg) after also producing a Corinthian colt and a Tiznow filly. Successful September Sale for Knockgriffin 9/25/2011 Yearlings that were born, raised, and/or prepped here at Knockgriffin Farm thrived at the 2011 Keeneland September sale. We prepared the overall highest-priced Curlin, a gorgeous filly out of the mare Tears I Cry that sold for $700,000 for our longtime client Ron Gilbert's Highgrove Stud. Knockgriffin also prepped the top-priced War Pass, the highest-priced First Defence, and the most expensive Corinthian filly. And, yearlings from this farm were in the Top Five Prices of individual sessions at least three times! Buyers at the September Sale who purchased one or more yearlings prepped at Knockgriffin Farm include West Point Thoroughbreds, Mike Pegram, BBA Ireland, Reynolds Bell Jr., Ken McPeek, Jerry Hollendorfer, Eisamann Equine, and Solis Bloodstock. Knockgriffin Farm Yearlings Take Charge at Keeneland 1/15/2008 Knockgriffin Farm clients enjoyed a stellar beginning to 2008, as no less than three yearlings foaled and raised on the Paris farm topped their respective sessions at the Keeneland January sale. The top yearling filly for Tuesday’s session was the Smart Strike lass out of Tash Dash (Hip 463). Her $300,000 bid from B.W.J. Bloodstock held well enough to be the co-third highest price for all yearlings in the seven-day sale. Thursday’s segment had only two yearlings bring six figures, with the Knockgriffin-based colt Tapit—Ryvnine (Hip 1171) leading the way with a $145,000 bid from Stepping Stone Bloodstock. The penultimate session on Saturday featured a Knockgriffin Farm youngster by Saint Liam out of Golf Girl (Hip 2118). Renowned bloodstock agent Mike Ryan went to $220,000 to secure the colt, easily the top price for the day. Ryan also had signed the ticket for the colt’s ill-fated sire and was quite satisfied to land this one from Saint Liam’s only crop. “He was a very tal... More > |
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