The 2016 Tattersalls Summer Mixed Sale was held on Sunday, July 31 at The Meadowlands, with WEG Circuit campaigner Hillsonator selling with one of the highest price tags of the sale.
Hillsonator, Hip 126, was purchased for $72,000 by agent Charles Karp of Fort Lee, New Jersey. The four-year-old Muscle Hill-Wilsonator gelding earned eight of his 10 career wins this year while collecting the majority of his $166,810 bankroll. While trained by Rob Fellows for owners/breeders Michael Pozefsky and Edward Wilson, he took his mark of 1:55 at Woodbine Racetrack in January and was the runner-up in the series finals of the General Brock and Don Mills before climbing to the top Preferred class on the WEG Circuit.
Canadians shelled out some big bucks at the sale as three-year-old Muscles Yankee gelding Honor Above All was purchased for $62,000 by Ben Baillargeon of Rockwood, Ont., and four-year-old Well Said gelding Paparazzi Hanover was acquired for $52,000 by Travis Cullen of Airdrie, Alta.
Other top priced horses included three-year-old Rocknroll Hanover colt Winning Linc, purchased for $60,000 by Richard Banca of Saddle River, New Jersey, and Guantanamo Bay, purchased for $57,000 by Sarah Murphy of Fredricktown, Pennsylvania.
Four-year-old RC Royalty mare Summers Windsong had the highest price tag at $95,000 and was a buyback by agent Preferred Equine Inc.
To view the complete sale results, click here.