Closing Argument weanling colt tops day two of OBSC fall sale SESSION TOPPER Cynthia McFarland photo by Cynthia McFarland Bloodstock agent Baden P. “Buzz” Chace, agent, purchased a handsome dark bay or brown weanling by first-crop sire Closing Argument for $185,000 to top the second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s fall mixed sale on Tuesday. Out of unraced Autumn Music, by Unbridled’s Song, the session topper is a half brother to stakes winners Adore You and Vivaldi Girl. Chace bought the colt as agent on behalf of L & F Stables, a pinhooking partnership of Lewis Lakin and Terry Finley, from the consignment of Beth Bayer, agent. “He’s just a nice individual,” said Chace. “He stood out.” Cynthia McFarland is a Florida-based Thoroughbred Times correspondent   10/20 - Closing Argument to stand at Hill ‘n’ Dale in 2008 by Myra Lewyn Closing Argument, victor in the 2005 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) and runner-up in the Kentucky Derby (G1), will stand in 2008 at John G. Sikura’s Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Lexington. By Successful Appeal out of Mrs. Greeley, by Mr. Greeley, Closing Argument will relocate from Becky Thomas’s Sequel Stallions in Orange Lake, Florida, where he stood his first two seasons. Closing Argument will command a $12,500 fee at Hill ‘n’ Dale.   Sent off at odds of 71.60-to-1, Closing Argument finished a half-length behind Giacomo in the Kentucky Derby and finished ninth in the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course in his only subsequent start. Closing Argument won the 2004 NATC Futurity at Delaware Park in his second career start and finished second in the $1-million Boyd Gaming’s Delta Jackpot Stakes. He began his three-year-old season with a 1 ½-length victory in the Holy Bull on February 5 at Gulfstream Park. Bred in Florida by France Weiner and Irwin Weiner, Closing Argument won three of nine lifetime starts and earned $986,984. Closing Argument covered 158 mares in 2006 and 149 mares this season.  “We’re absolutely delighted to have Closing Argument come to Hill ‘n’ Dale,” Sikura said. "Closing Argument is a horse on the rise. He is a great physical horse and was a top-class racehorse that carried great speed. His first foals are tremendous. I expect Closing Argument to be a huge success and we are lucky to have him.” Myra Lewyn is a Thoroughbred Times daily news editor   Back to top