Darby Dan Sales Graduates
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Eye of Taurus, a Darby Dan Farm sales graduate, became a graded stakes winner in her stakes debut on Oct. 23rd, digging in to determinedly win the $125,000 Valley View S. (G3) at Keeneland Race Course...
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Three-year-old filly Funny Moon became the latest Grade 1 winner to come out of the sales program at Darby Dan when she captured the $300,000 CCA Oaks (G1) July 25th at Belmont...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
All eyes were on a colt by Perfect Soul out of Copper Belle as it sold for $230,000 at the OBS 2 yr old sale. Consigned by Kip Elser's Kirkwood Stables for Bob Baker and partners, the colt breezed 1/8 mile in :10. The colt was purchased by Jess Jackson's Stonestreet Stables.
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Stolen Heart got up for third with a late run in the Mesa Handicap on Saturday for her first stakes placing. The highest priced Ecton Park weanling of 2005 came out of the Darby Dan consignment for breeder Charles Fipke.
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Attemped Humor earned his first graded placing in the GII San Luis Obispo Handicap. A $500,000 September yearling from the Darby Dan consignment, the son of Distorted Humor improves his record to 7-4-1-1 with $134,583 in earnings for trainer Todd Pletcher and owner James T. Scatuorchio.
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Monday, January 19, 2009
Taqarub garnered yet another victory by coasting to an easy win the the Jimmy Winkfield Stakes. This makes the third victory for the 3 yr old son of Aldebaran in as many starts. Bred, born, raised and sold at Darby Dan, he is truly a farm graduate. He was a $300,000 purchase for Shadwell from Darby Dan's Saratoga Select consignment in 2007.
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Thursday, December 04, 2008
Taqarub posted his second victory in as many starts by wiring an Allowance field at Aqueduct. The 2 yr old son of Aldebaran has yet to be headed, after breaking his maiden last month. Taqarub is a Darby Dan sale graduate from 2007, selling for $300,000 to the connections of Shadwell.
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Saturday, November 08, 2008
Darby Dan Sales Grad Taqarub broke his maiden as first asking today. The 2 yr old son of Aldebaran was sold to Shadwell for $300,000 last summer at the Saratoga Select sale. Bred and raised at Darby Dan, Taqarub is the first foal out of Honor Bestowed, by Honor Grades, and is a 1/2 sister to Champion Turf Mare Soaring Softly and GI winner Plenty of Grace.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Sir Gerry, consigned by Darby Dan Farm as a yearling, stormed to victory on Wednesday, August 22 at York, capturing the Ireland Gimcrack S. (Eng-G2) by three-quarters of a length. The 2-year-old colt by Carson City is out of Incredulous (FR), an Indian Ridge (IRE) mare owned by Dr. Catherine Wills, and was bred and raised at Darby Dan Farm in Kentucky.
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Darby Dan Sales Grad Wins Japanese Oaks!
Robe Decollete (Cozzene x Color of Gold, by Seeking the Gold), winner of the Japanese Oaks in stakes record time and the first American bred filly to do so, was sold by Darby Dan Sales for her breeders Mr. & Mrs. Larry Williams for $180,000 at the 2005 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
Sam P. Third in the Santa Anita Derby!
Sam P. by Cat Thief out of Affirmed Legacy (Affirmed), is a graduate of Darby Dan Sales. Bred by Whisper Hill Farm, he was sold for $200,000 at the Fasig-Tipton July Select Yearling Sale.
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