Selling for six figures, four-year-old pacing gelding Binge On Yankee led a small but select Ron Burke Stable consignment that sold in an online auction this past weekend.
Binge On Yankee was purchased for $182,192 by Jeff Gillis on Ontario via onGait.com on Saturday, July 13. The son of Stay Hungry took his lifetime mark of 1:48.3 this past spring at Meadowlands Racetrack and was coming off three sub-1:50 miles (two at Pocono Downs) with seasonal earnings of more than $80,000. A career winner of nearly $180,000, Binge On Yankee sports a career record reading 9-13-8 from 41 starts. Burke Racing Stable LLC, Brad Grant, Lawrence Karr and Weaver Bruscemi LLC were the sellers.
The Burke team also sold Renegade Gyspy 3,1:53s for $69,863 to Dylan Davis of Delaware. The five-year-old gelded son of Archangel has earned more than $96,000 in 2024 racing primarily at Hoosier Park. The sellers were Burke Racing Stable LLC, Thestable Renegade Gypsy and Weaver Bruscemi LLC.
Also last week, the partnership of FAC Racing LLC, Joseph Di Scala Jr. and Yannick Gingras sold the Swan For All gelding Swan Flyer 5,1:53f-'24 for $95,890 to Tyler Davis of Delaware. Shermont 2,1:56.3s, a three-year-old son of Tactical Landing, went for $68,493 to Brendan Davis of Delaware. Glenn Goller purchased Sunburst, a stakes-placed Bettors Wish two-year-old filly from the Chris Ryder barn, for $54,795.
(With files from onGait)