BC3 and Pilkington snare Sale Topper
BC3 Thoroughbreds CEO Bill Vlahos and Mark Pilkington joined forces to purchase the Magic Millions sale topper at Lot 656 during Saturday night’s Magic Millions sale session. The Redoute’s Choice colt, out of They Say (Thirty Six Red) was picked up for $925,000 and was the first horse to threaten the $1 million mark at this year’s sale.
The colt will go through the BC3 Thoroughbreds program before heading to the David Hayes stable in a new joint venture for both organizations. “I think most people on the grounds thought he was the best colt” Pilkington said. “He has all the necessary athletic qualities and clearly the best pedigree in the book”. Vlahos was excited at the prospect of forming a joint venture with Lindsay Park. “I wanted to become involved in a top juvenile prospect and to have who I think is one of the country's best two-year-old trainers race him," he said. "I'm thrilled to be going into a joint partnership with such a great racing stable," Vlahos added.
BC3 Thoroughbreds release. January 10 2010.
