It’s that time of the year when, added to the tasks of finding winners and analyzing their pedigrees, industry professionals must also keep abreast of siblings to winners who are catalogued for sale.

There were two nice juvenile winners at Hastings last week and both have likely-looking sorts catalogued for sale at next month’s CTHS Yearling and Mixed Sale.

FULLY LENT (Lent) followed up on his promising third-place debut by taking a $25,000 Maiden Special Weight in the manner of a filly with a future.

As we’ve previously mentioned, Lent has made a positive beginning to his stallion career and has now had two individual winners from only a few runners. There will undoubtedly be more winners to come, as there were certainly plenty of sons and daughters on the Thunderbird Show Park grounds at last year’s auction.

This year, there are a further nine in the catalogue, although Fully Lent’s sibling is a half-brother by SECOND IN COMMAND this year and, following the exploits of both horses’ half-sister, WE ARE FREE (Finality), who is currently unbeaten in four lifetime starts, he should certainly be a popular member of Mike Anderson’s consignment.

Peter Redekop is enjoying another splendid year with the likes of Anothertwistafate et al, and his pricey recent purchase FINAL JEOPARDY (Street Sense) ran very well behind Ole Nielson’s EXPLODE (Trappe Shot) in Sunday’s Canadian Derby at Edmonton.

However, it is also encouraging to see the BC Racing Hall of Famer enjoying some success with homebreds such as the Phil Hall-trained ABOVE THE MOON (Harbor the Gold) who, like Fully Lent, also stepped up on a promising debut to win a $25,000 MSW at the second time of asking.

Above The Moon, who passed through last year’s CTHS Sale as a “reserve not attained,” has a full-sister in the catalogue for this year’s sale. Out of the Malibu Moon mare, Mille Luna, Above the Moon and his sister are half-siblings to the CTHS Sales Stakes winner EUROPEAN (Cause to Believe). Consigned by Bryan and Carol Anderson’s Wild Rose Farm, she is another who should be busy come sales preview day.

The only other BC-bred winner from last week with a sibling in the sale is a half-brother by Bakken to the three-year-old maiden winner, QUAGMIRE (Storm Victory). But there will definitely be more before sale time and we’ll do our best to highlight them as and when they win.

Congratulations once again to all the connections responsible for the 13 BC-bred winners this past week, and hearty congratulations to everyone connected with the magnificent EXPLODE, who gave everyone connected with racing and breeding in BC such a thrill by landing the Canadian Derby last Sunday.

Incidentally, the only Canadian-bred runner in the field was the BC-bred CALL IT A WRAP (Finality), who ran magnificently to finish fourth.

August 9
Hastings:
HORST, Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, by Teide out of Architecture, by Dixie Chatter. Foaled May 13, 2016 in BC. Breeder: Swift Thoroughbreds Inc.

MARTELLO, Bay Gelding, by Second in Command out of Comic Opera, by Katahaula County. Foaled Mar 27, 2014 in BC. Breeder: Jim Eccott, Bryan Anderson & Carol Anderson.

ABOVE THE MOON, Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, by Harbor the Gold out of Mille Luna, by Malibu Moon. Foaled Mar 15, 2017 in BC. Breeder: Peter Redekop BC Ltd.

TOBELUCKY AGAIN, Bay Gelding, by Storm Victory out of Thendoftherainbow, by Amaruk. Foaled Apr 21, 2016 in BC. Breeder: Bruce Unwin.

FLEMINGS BEACH, Gray or Roan Gelding, by Cause to Believe out of Flower Hill, by Bertrando. Foaled Mar 23, 2011 in BC. Breeder: Dr. Bryan Anderson & Carol Anderson.

PLAYGIRL PIXIE, Bay Filly, by Finality out of Miss the Martinis, by Three Martinis. Foaled May 03, 2015 in BC. Breeder: Doris E. Durante.

August 10
Century Mile:
TEXAS ALLEY KAT, Gray or Roan Mare, by Texas Wildcatter out of Classic Alley Kat, by Katahaula County. Foaled Mar 31, 2013 in BC. Breeder: Glen Todd & Greystone Farm.

Grand Prairie:
THIS IS THE MOMENT, Gray or Roan Gelding, by Cause to Believe out of Meet the Queen, by Strong Hope. Foaled Apr 14, 2012 in BC. Breeder: James Barry Doud.

August 11
Hastings:
SATURNA, Gray or Roan Filly, by Cause to Believe out of Jawbreaker, by Candy Ride (ARG). Foaled Feb 27, 2016 in BC. Breeder: Floyd Tompkins.

FULLY LENT, Dark Bay or Brown Filly, by Lent out of We Are One, by You and I. Foaled Apr 01, 2017 in BC. Breeder: Mike Anderson & Terry Clyde.

YOU GOT THIS, Chestnut Filly, by Gio Ponti out of Pretty Jenny, by Pioneering. Foaled Apr 03, 2016 in BC. Breeder: Tod Mtn. Thoroughbreds.

R W STANLEY, Chestnut Gelding, by Pop Artist out of Kokeeno, by Nightofthegaelics. Foaled Apr 19, 2015 in BC. Breeder: Joanne Todd & Brian O'Connell.

QUAGMIRE, Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, by Storm Victory out of Yodeling Ann, by Swiss Yodeler. Foaled Apr 29, 2016 in BC. Breeder: Helen Klimes & Sharon Marie Pring.