Legion Bloodstock and Gracie Bloodstock joined forces during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, May 18, to land the highest-priced filly of the day—Hip 79, a daughter of Jackie's Warrior, for $750,000.
Talks over a potential £225 million takeover of William Hill's parent company Evoke have been extended for a further three weeks.
At the end of the first day's trade, 176 horses had changed hands for gross receipts of $26,410,500, including private sales. The average was a healthy $150,060, with a median of $75,000.
Acacia Clement looks back at the Preakness & the Dinner Party at Laurel Park.