Led by Las Virgenes (G1) winner Zazu and Skip Away (G3) winner S. S. Stone, Gainesway Sales consignments produced 16 major stakes horses through the first 12 ½ weeks of 2011.
All of Gainesway’s current sales graduates were sold at Keeneland or Fasig-Tipton sales, with 14 selling as yearlings, and four selling as weanlings. Two of the stakes horses, Zazu and Jakesam, sold both as weanlings and yearlings.
The Gainesway 2011 stakes class sales graduates are: A Brilliant Idea (KeeNov 08), Blushing Dixie (FTKJul 07), California Soldier (KeeJan 08), Carolina Tapper (FTMOct 08), Denali Glitter (KeeJan 08), Diski Dance (KeeSep 09), D’Wild Ride (KeeSep 06), Elusive Pleasure (KeeSep 06), Jakesam-G3 (KeeNov 08/KeeSep 09), Our Edge-G3 (KeeNov 06), S. S. Stone-G3 (KeeSep 07), Strike Impact (FTKOct 05), The Great Caper (KeeJan 09), Understatement-G3 (KeeSep 06), Wicked Deed (FTKJul 09), Zazu-G1 (FTKNov 08/KeeSep 09).
Last year, Gainesway was America’s third-leading yearling consignor by gross sales, and second-leading weanling consignor by gross sales.