PRESS RELEASE from the

Aug. 17, 1999

For Immediate Release

Ron Mesaros Photography

DEL MAR, CA--A filly by Bertrando out of the stakes-placed Skip Trial mare When topped the first session of CTBA’s Del Mar yearling sale at the Del Mar HorsePark last night, bringing a closing bid of $200,000. Trainer Bruce Headley, as agent, signed the ticket for a Las Vegas partnership headed by Michael Singh and Irwin Molasky.

Overall, 42 head sold on the sale’s first night for gross sales of $1,744,000—accounting for an average of $41,524—a 40 percent increase in average compared to last year’s numbers. The median price was $27,000, and 12 head did not sell.

"We’re very pleased with the results of the first night," said CTBA General Manager Doug Burge. "Bolstered by the state’s lucrative incentive program and restricted purses, the demand for Cal-breds continues to run high."

As for the sale topper, Headley called her the star of the sale.

"She has power and elegance," he said. "She is as perfect as you can get a racehorse. We were prepared to go to any price to get her."

Consigned by Debbie Sands, agent, the filly is When’s second foal.

Second-highest price of the evening at $120,000 was a Cal-bred colt by High Brite out of the multiple stakes-winning mare Angi Go. Trainer Sean McCarthy, as agent for Six Dueces Stable, signed the ticket. Yearsley Bloodstock as agent consigned the colt.

David and Holly Wilson paid $117,000 for a Cal-bred filly by Memo (Chi)—Rio Tejo, by Tsunami Slew, consigned by Berkey Bloodstock Services Inc. The third highest-price of the sale is a full sister to Guillermo, who just hours earlier captured Del Mar’s Real Good Deal Stakes. The filly is also a half-sister to San Miguel Stakes winner Rio Oro.