There’s breaking records, and then there’s what happened midway through Friday’s final session at OBS April. After a week of build up, the bidding came to a head as a son of Flightline (hip 1056) absolutely demolished the OBS record, selling to Amr Zedan for an eye-watering $10,500,000.
“There was a lot of hype on this horse and he followed through with the hype,” said bloodstock agent Donato Lanni. “When he worked, everybody got on the rail and watched, and he delivered. Bob [Baffert] loved him. [Flightline] is one of the greatest racehorses of all time. [This colt] look like he’ll carry his endurance like Flightline.”
Bidding on behalf of a group that included West Point Thoroughbreds and Lane’s End Farm, David Ingordo was the direct underbidder, going to $10 million for the partnership.
“He was a lovely horse and he made a lovely price,” said Ingordo, boarding a plane to leave Ocala. “I don’t even know what to say about a sale like that. Obviously, we love the stallion. That was what our interest in him was.”