The Cloudy Dancer Flash Sale ended the afternoon of June 28 with a bang as a bidding war stopped the clock at 2:04 p.m. with the mare sold for $430,000 to David Hutson.
On June 20, Cloudy Dancer's second foal—Shareholder (Not This Time )—captured the Norfolk Stakes (G2) for 2-year-olds at the prestigious Royal Ascot meet to remain undefeated. His victory was the third-fastest time in the last 40 years of the race's history.
Cloudy Dancer's connections opted to offer her on Fasig-Tipton Digital, and just five days after Shareholder won the Norfolk, bidding opened for the 8-year-old daughter of Invincible Spirit in a one-horse flash sale. Drawing 2,432 viewers over the next four days, the young broodmare found a new home with Hutson for the final price of $430,000.
Cloudy Dancer was consigned by Brendan and Olive Gallagher's Frankfort Park Farm, agent for Skyfall Thoroughbreds.
"This sale is a perfect example of what Fasig-Tipton Digital is about," said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton's director of digital sales. "The mare's owners saw an opportunity to capitalize on her increase in value based on Shareholder's performance at Royal Ascot. We owe a huge thanks to all the participants."
The next sale of the digital platform is the July Digital Sale, to be held July 18-23. Nominations close July 10. Contact Leif Aaron at laaron@fasigtipton.com or log on to fasigtipton.co/clientportal to nominate.
