JANUARY SALE REVIEW

Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency was the 3rd leading consignor at the Keeneland January sale, selling 50 head for $4,554,800. Hill 'n' Dale also consigned the January sale topper for the 4th time in 5 years as IRISH CHERRY sold for $2.7 million to Southern Equine Stables. For more info click here

NOVEMBER SALE REVIEW

Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency was the 2nd leading consignor at Keeneland November, selling 154 head for $36,756,800. Hill 'n' Dale was also the #1 consignor by average among sellers who sold 10 or more head. Highlights of the sale included the world record priced broodmare PLAYFUL ACT ($10.5 million), SAND SPRINGS ($2.3 million), PLEASANT DIXIE ($1.25 million) and UNTOUCHED TALENT ($1.2 million), and the highest-priced weanling of the sale, a Pulpit - Madcap Escapade filly ($1.7 million)

KEENELAND SEPTEMBER REVIEW

Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency was the #7 consignor at the 2007 Keeneland September sale. Our top sellers included an A.P. Indy filly for $675,000, a Medaglia d'Oro colt for $675,000, a Grand Slam filly for $600,000, and a Vindication colt for $560,000. The Medagalia d'Oro colt and the Grand Slam filly were the leading sellers for their sires in the sale.

FASIG-TIPTON SARATOGA REVIEW

Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency was the #4 consignor at the 2007 Saratoga sale. We sold 10 yearlings for $2,625,000 including a Fusaichi Pegasus colt for $435,000 and a Vindication colt for $400,000.

FASIG-TIPTON JULY YEARLING SALE REVIEW

Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency enjoyed a strong 2007 Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale. Hill 'n' Dale sold all nine yearlings consigned, including a session-topping filly from the first crop of Hill 'n' Dale Stallion Candy Ride (Arg) for $230,000. We also sold a Friends Lake colt for $175,000 and a Canadian Frontier colt for $145,000.

Hill 'n' Dale's nine yearlings sold averaged $123,333, more than $20,000 higher than the sale average.

UPCOMING SALES ENTRY DEADLINES: 

Nominations have closed for Fasig-Tipton July, Fasig-Tipton Saratoga and Keeneland September.

Ongoing: Fasig-Tipton October Yearling Sale

August 1: Keeneland November and Fasig-Tipton November Breeding Stock Sales

November 1: Keeneland January Breeding Stock Sale

Fasig Tipton Paperwork Deadlines 2007

Keeneland Paperwork Deadlines 2007

ABOUT HILL 'N' DALE SALES AGENCY

Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency is a perennial leading consignor in the North American thoroughbred auction marketplace. Hill 'n' Dale Farms President John G. Sikura, Director of Bloodstock Donato Lanni, Director of Sales Andrew Cary, and Farm Manager Joe Ramsey, are actively involved in building our sales consignments througout the year through constant and thorough evaluation of the conformation and pedigrees of our clients' horses.

We offer year-round appraisal and sales placement advice and provide full sales-prepping and exercise programs on site for our sales horses. Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency offers consignments at the following sales:

Keeneland January (mixed)

Fasig-Tipton Winter (mixed)

Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July Select (yearling)

Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select (yearling)

Keeneland September (yearling)

Fasig-Tipton October (yearling)

Fasig-Tipton November (mixed)

Keeneland November (mixed)

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

In 2006, Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency was the #4 consignor at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale and the #3 consignor at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

Hill 'n' Dale was the leading consignor on day 3 of Keeneland September 2006, the highly competitive first session of Book 2.

We were also the #3 consignor at the 2007 Keeneland January Mixed Sale, where we consigned the sales topper for the 3rd time in 4 years.

At the 2006 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Hill 'n' Dale sold the two highest priced yearlings by Vindication; a colt out of Silvery Swan for $4.6 million, and a colt out of Serena's Tune for $2.8 million. We also sold the highest priced Theatrical filly, for $800,000; the highest priced Indian Charlie colt for $400,000; and the highest priced Five Star Day colt for $370,000.