F-T SAR SELECT YRLG SALE: Hips to watch (Tuesday)

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BH's Frank Angst's Hip to Watch -- Session 1

Hip 4, chestnut colt by Smart Strike —A Bit of Pressure, by High Yield
"He's as smooth a Smart Strike colt as you'd like to have." — Kerry Cauthen of Four Star Sales, agent for Glencrest Farm.

Hip 5, bay filly by Tale of the Cat —Acadia, by Silver Deputy "The Tale of the Cat is a big, leggy filly with a huge walk." — Pat Costello of Paramount Sales, agent for Randal Family Trust.

Hip 16, bay filly by Tapit —Bending Strings, by American Chance
"She has settled in great. She is getting out a lot and is out of the stall all day. Tapit is such a hot sire right now and she is a homebred and the fourth foal out of the mare We raced her dam who made around $800,000 in earnings." — John Gunther of Glennwood Farm.

Hip 27, dark bay or brown colt by Arch —Century Park, by General Meeting
"He's a very nice colt. Arch is one of these stallions that's having success all over the world. So you feel like you have a really wide audience to sell him to. Anywhere they run races, Arch is winning them. This horse reminds me a lot of Blame (by Arch), dark bay, medium size, but just great balance. He looks like racehorse." — Mark Taylor of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

Hip 23, bay filly by Distorted Humor —Cascading, by A.P. Indy
"She's a very popular filly. She's a great mover and had that immense pedigree. She's a great filly to look at and very seldom do you get an opportunity to pursue a filly like this one." — John Sikura of Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency, agent.

Hip 34, dark bay or brown colt by Distorted Humor—Delta Princess, by A.P. Indy
"Frank (Stronach) buying the mare was a big investment, hopefully for the long haul. This being a colt, for our operation, having a filly would have been perfect for us. But having the colt and having the opportunity for him to value himself is a good thing as well." — Eric Hamelback of Adena Springs on a half brother to two-time Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) winner Royal Delta, champion filly at 3 and champion older mare last year.

Hip 37, bay colt by War Front —Design for Life, by Aptitude
"He's been a very popular horse. He's smoother than some of the other War Fronts and he's still coming on. There's still so much left in him." — Kerry Cauthen of consignor Four Star Sales, agent for Glencrest Farm.

Hip 43, bay colt by Tapit—Dress Rehearsal, by Galileo
"He's an absolute walking machine. He's bigger than a lot of the Tapits that I've seen." — Kerry Cauthen of consignor Four Star Sales, agent, on the son of grade III winner Dress Rehearsal.

Hip 44, bay filly by Galileo—Elusive Wave, by Elusive City
"Of course the Galileo filly is getting a lot of attention, a lot of looks. She's the first foal out of a group I winner and she's a beautiful filly." — Pat Costello of consignor Paramount Sales, agent

Hip 57, bay colt by Giant's Causeway —Half Queen, by Deputy Minister
"You have a top sire in Giant's Causeway and this yearling is a half brother to champion filly Halfbridled. It doesn't get much better than that." — Kerry Cauthen of consignor Four Star Sales, agent

Hip 69, bay filly by Dynaformer—Indy Picks, by A.P. Indy
"A perfect horse is a 7; a 6+, you've usually got one or two of those in a sale; if they're a 6 they make it to Saratoga; a 5+ is a select yearling with maybe a few minor issues, and a 5 is just a horse. I've been doing this since 1982, and this is the first 7 I ever had. So physically, she's pretty special." — John Stuart of consignor Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services, agent, referencing a Fasig-Tipton grading system,

Hip 74, chestnut filly by Congrats —K. D.'s Shady Lady, by Maria's Mon
Consigned by Woodford Thoroughbreds, agent, filly picked up a big catalog update when her half sister Lady of Fifty won the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 3 at Del Mar.