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California Barretts Summer: US$40k Leesider
Thursday, 26th June 2008
In the US auction ring, trainer Anthony Saavedra (bidding on behalf of Phoenix owner Todd Finch's Val-U-Chem Inc) paid top price of US$40,000 for stakes-winning 4YO entire Leesider (Bertrando-Sweet Paradise, by Storm Cat) during the 1-day Barretts Equine Sale of 2YOs-in-training & horses-of-racing-age in the Hinds Pavilion at Fairplex Park in Pomona in Southern California. Leesdier (consigned by Mary Knight as agent) won the 2007 Snow Chief Stakes at Hollywood Park & has earned US$221,941.
