Smart Strike Colt Sells for $400k

A regally-bred Smart Strike colt sparked a flurry of bids that boosted his price to $400,000 and made him the most expensive horse sold so far during the opening session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training. Donato Lanni, the bloodstock services director of Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms, bought the colt for Kaleem Shah March 16 in Central Florida after fighting off trainer Barclay Tagg and Kentucky bloodstock agent John Moynihan, whose clients include wine mogul Jess Jackson.

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