Two colts by grade 1-winning Kentucky sires led the first session of the Fasig-Tipton sale of preferred New York-bred yearlings, purchased by buyers with deep ties to New York racing.

Hip 315 is a Constitution (Tapit) colt out of the Forestry mare See the Forest and sold for $300,000 to West Bloodstock, agent for Repole Stable. Consigned by ELiTe, agent, the colt was bred by Ten Strike Racing. 

See the Forest was claimed by Ten Strike and hip 315 is the first foal they’ve bred that they’ve sold. The mare has produced three stakes winners and five runners to earn more than $200,000. 

“We’ve always bred to race,” said Clay Sanders, co-founder of Ten Strike Racing. “She’s done so well for us, we’d figured take a shot with a commercial stallion, and if the baby came out looking good, we’d sell him.”

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