El Prado was the father of both Medaglia de Oro and Kitten’s Joy. Summer Front is an interesting new sire that combines War Front with an El Prado mare. I needed to try one. The success of Ete Indien made him a kind of a hot sire, but luckily Ete Indien ran bad the week before the sale. The luster was gone.
#997 was a Summer Front filly by and Empire Maker mare. Empress of Gold ran some fast figs, including a 104, for the old Brushwood Stables. She also produced a nice $200,000 winner. The 2nd dam is by stamina influence Seeking the Gold, and has many graded stakes relatives. Mix all that together with a horse that worked an average 21.2 and you get a solid value
The filly sold for only $35,000 or 3.5x the stud fee. Three other Summer Fronts sold for over $130,000.
The real world buyer was Shea D Boys Stable, that has won 10 of 29 races. They have some idea what they are doing.
We will call he:
Quixote’s El Prado
Buying A Race Horse 