Racehorse Rock N Roll World fetched the highest price at Sunday's Tattersalls 2017 Spring Mixed Sale at The Meadowlands.
A regally-bred five-year-old son of Rocknroll Hanover - Worldly Beauty, Rock N Roll World has started 2017 on a tear with four wins from six starts -- just one win shy of his four-year-old seasonal total. His last three starts have all been wins, with each win coming over a different size of racetrack: April 8 at Yonkers, April 2 at Harrah's Philadelphia and May 6 (last night) at The Meadowlands.
Previously owned by Burke Racing StableLLC, M1 Stable LLC, Larry Karr and Silva Stable 45 of Long Beach, N.Y., Rock N Roll World was purchased by Thomas Pollack of Venetia, Penn. for $165,000.
“I flew out here from Pennsylvania, so I had to do something,” Pollack said with a laugh. “I’m just trying to buy good horses, and it’s been my M.O. not to be afraid to buy higher-end conditioned horses. This is a little more than the normal spend, but he has some chances to make good money.
“He’s staked to a lot of stuff and he seems like a solid horse. Hopefully he can get some chunks in the stakes and he’s also a well-bred horse so he should have additional value down the road.”
Pollack said Rock N Roll World is staked to a number of events for older male pacers, including the Breeders Crown, Ben Franklin, Canadian Pacing Derby, William Haughton Memorial, and Jim Ewart Memorial. He will send the horse to trainer Jeff Cullipher in Indiana.
Rock N Roll World was one of 15 horses in the sale from the stable of trainer Ron Burke. Pollack has enjoyed recent success buying Burke pupils. In 2016 he purchased female pacer Medusa for $65,000 at the Tattersalls January Select Mixed Sale from the Burke Brigade. Since then, Medusa has earned $361,954. She finished second in the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series final last month and races Monday in the $100,000 Noble Memorial at Miami Valley Raceway.
A total of 79 horses went through the sales ring in the Meadowlands' back paddock. Gross sales for those sold topped $1.97 million with an average sale price of $24,940.
To view the full results, click the following link: 2017 Meadowlands Spring Mixed Sale Results.
(with files from HRC)