By The TDN
Reigning Eclipse Champion Female Sprinter Soul of an Angel (Atreides–Factor One, by The Factor) set a new record price for the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform Tuesday, selling to Australia’s Chatsworth Stud for $2.6 million in a one-horse flash sale. Winner of the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint in November, Soul of an Angel was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Throughout the sale, Soul of an Angel remained at her current base of Gulfstream Park in Florida.
“Soul of an Angel took us to the pinnacle of horse racing in the Breeders’ Cup, so it was a bit bittersweet letting her go,” said co-owner Mark Cornett. “We are thrilled with the result and wish the new owners the best of luck with her.”
The $2.6-million sale is the highest to date on Fasig-Tipton’s Digital platform, which launched in March of 2022.
“I think it’s groundbreaking. A horse has never sold at a digital sale for that much money,” said Steve Castagnola of Taylor Made Sales. “The owners are not breeders and they had a plan to go to the Saudi Cup. Unfortunately, that plan didn’t work out. Rather than wait until November, we came up with the idea of putting her in this digital sale, ourselves and Fasig-Tipton, and see what might happen. We really didn’t know what would happen because none of us had any sort of experience with this sort of thing. We’d like to thank Vin Cox and Chatsworth Stud for buying her.
“She was absolutely a superstar physically–a Breeders’ Cup winner and Eclipse champion and I think everybody involved is excited with the outcome. We really want to thank Mark Cornett of C2 Thoroughbreds and Mark Martinez of Agave Racing for entrusting us with this opportunity, and for believing in the process. Saffie Joseph did such a great job managing this mare along with Mark Cornett. We are so lucky to have customers trust us with opportunities like this and we’re lucky to make history.”
Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales Leif Aaron added: “We are extremely thankful to owners Mark Cornett of C2 Racing, Mark Martinez of Agave Racing, and Ken T. Reimer, along with Taylor Made Sales for entrusting Fasig-Tipton Digital with their champion. It was an honor to have a horse with the accolades of Soul of an Angel on the platform.”
Fasig-Tipton Digital’s next sale is the March Digital Sale, which is scheduled Mar. 13-18.
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