EMPIRE MAKER COLT TO SCATUORCHIO

Article taken from the TDN.

Trainer Todd Pletcher and owner James Scatuorchio walked into the Keeneland sales pavilion just before hip 1149 entered the ring and stayed just long enough to secure the EMPIRE MAKER colt with a final bid of $370,000.

The yearling is out of Perfect Solution (Seeking the Gold), a daughter of multiple Grade 1 winner Dispute (Danzig).

"He's a classically bred, two-turn horse and he’s the kind of horse we were looking for," Pletcher said after the purchase. "He’s well-balanced, athletic and he looks like he can get the trip. I like EMPIRE MAKER, because he gives you the potential to get a Classic horse. I thought he was an exceptional individual."

The colt was the third-highest-priced yearling during Thursday’s session.

"I guess it’s on par with what I expected,” Pletcher added. “There are usually a lot of people on horses that check all the boxes."

Date: 17 September 2010