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A Flightline colt (hip 1056) sold for a record $10.5 million at OBS April, bought by Amr Zedan for a group including West Point Thoroughbreds and Lane's End Farm, shattering the sale’s previous OBS April high of $2.45 million; the colt was consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds, highlighting strong demand for Flightline’s progeny.
The first mortality reviews of 12 horses that have died in recent weeks at Churchill Downs have returned with no evidence of improper medications or other health issues that could be directly linked to their deaths. The reviews are for just two of the dozen equine fatalities at Churchill since April 27, and are posted publicly by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. More mortality reviews are expected as they are completed.
Forte, owned by Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable and trained by Todd Pletcher, has secured the top spot in the final pre-Kentucky Derby NTRA 3-Year-Old Poll with 28 first-place votes. Tapit Trice and Practical Move follow in second and third place, respectively. The rankings are based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 voting system, and the horses are judged based on their performances up to and through the Triple Crown.