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Welcome to Paramount Sales, a perennial leading consignor in North America.  Since its 2001 inception, Paramount has sold many sale toppers and has been at or near the top of sales by average in nearly every sale in which it has consigned horses.

Beyond, the sales ring, Paramount Sale Graduates win at the track with tremendous consistency.  Paramount Sales' graduates include G1 By The Light, G1 Da'Tara, G1 Flower Alley, G1 Forever Together, G1 General Quarters, G1 Somethinaboutlaura, G1 Sweet Talker, G1 Visionaire, G2 Antonius Pius, G2 Fleet Caroline, G2 Maple Syrple, G2 Royale Michele, G2 Surf Cat, G2 True Quality, G2 Wayzata Bay, G3 American Border, G3 Andromeda's Hero, G3 Bohemian Lady, G3 Bull's Bay, G3 Coin Silver, G3 Heckle, G3 Now A Victor, G3 Sorcerer's Stone, and G3 Spanish Empire.

• July Entries Published - Click here to view Paramount's 2009 Fasig-Tipton KY July Selected Yearling consignment.

• GENERAL QUARTERS - Paramount Sale Graduate - Wins the G1 Toyota Blue Grass S. to power into the Kentucky Derby a solid contender.

• Paramount Grad and Eclipse Champion FOREVER TOGETHER wins the G2 Jenny Wiley S. at Keeneland.

• Graded Grads: Paramount Sale Grads win Graded Stakes - TRUE QUALITY wins the G2 General George H., ROYALE MICHELE wins the G2 Barbara Fritchie while GENERAL QUARTERS takes home the G3 Sam F. Davis S.

• ECLIPSE AWARDS for G1 Breeders' Cup Champions  CONDUIT and FOREVER TOGETHER.

• G1 Kings Bishop Winner VISIONAIRE is the second Paramount Grad to win G1 at the 2008 Saratoga meet.

• G1 Diana to Paramount Grad FOREVER TOGETHER: Paramount Sales graduate adds a G1 to the 2008 list of stake successes.

   

  Congratulations Paramount Sale Grads 2009 Stakes Horses (more Grad news...)

  G1SW/SP GENERAL QUARTERS - Won Toyota Blue Grass S. Forever Together - 2nd Just A Game S. Temple Street - 2nd Humana Distaff S.    G2SW/SP FOREVER TOGETHER - Won Jenny Wiley TRUE QUALITY - General George H. ROYALE MICHELE  - Barbara Fritchie, 3rd Distaff H.   G3SW/SP BULLS BAY - Alysheba S. GENERAL QUARTERS - Won Sam F. Davis MARY'S FOLLIES - Won Boiling Springs NO ADVANTAGE - Won William Donald Schaefer S. Au Moon - 3rd LeComte S. Authenicat - 3rd Gendrie S. Canonize - 3rd Lazaro Barrera Memorial S. Carribean Sunset - 2nd Beaugay S. One Smokin' Lady - 3rd Cicada S. Temple Street - 3rd Gleur De Lis Wild Forest Cat - 2nd Debutante S.   Listed Winners/Placed BY THE LIGHT - Missy's Mirage S. MINER'S ESCAPE - Federico Tesio S. ONE SMOKIN' LADY  - Inaugural S., 2nd LuckyLavndrGal SITTINGONARAINBOW- Willamette River S. STORMY EXPRESS - Fronteir Trophy Buckles S. BULLSBAY - H.E. Johson Mem H.,2nd J. B. Campbell H. Brady Baby - 3rd Jim Rasmussen Mem. S. Devil House - 2nd Get Lucky S., 2nd Plankton S. Distinctive Dixie - 2nd Bayakoa S. General Quarters - 2nd Pasco S. Kayla M - 3rd Fillies & Mares Spring Sprint S. Lovango - 3rd Timeless Native S. Mary's Follies - 2nd Just Smashing S. No Wonder - 2nd Bueno S., 2nd Helen B Anthony Mem. Our Khrysty - 3rd Marshua S. Rasierra - 2nd Wild Rose S. Rate Of Exchange - 3rd Cool Air S.   Temple Street - 3rd Spring Fever S.     Restricted Winners/Placed AUTHENICAT - Ballade S. (CAN-breds) BY THE LIGHT - Soft Morning S., Elizabeth Bay S., (NY) VOY POR UNO MAS - Richard Radke IL Owners S. Karakorum Fugitive - 3rd Bouwerie S. (NY Breds)  Megadeed - 3rd Soft Morning S. (NY Breds) S R Four Queens - 3rd Royal North S. (OH Breds)

• Belmont Breakthrough - Zito/LaPenta team up with Paramount Graduate DA' TARA to win the G1 Belmont S.

• Derby Trail 2008 - Paramount Grad VISIONAIRE Wins the G3 Gotham S. at Aqueduct.

• Paramount Grad SURF CAT flirting with $1M in earnings winning the G2 San Carlos the second time.    

• Paramount Grad WILD HOOTS Stake Winner: Keeneland January 2005 sale topper wins the Nellie Morse S. at Laurel.

• Paramount Grad NOW A VICTOR Victorious in the G3 Discovery H. at Aqueduct.

• Paramount Sales teams up with Ballymacoll Stud to sell record breaking weanling filly.  The 2006 GONE WEST filly out of Champion ISLINGTON sells for $2.4 million.

During the television coverage of the G1 Toyota Blue Grass S. the story of GENERAL QUARTERS was stated best when a comment hit the airwaves which said, "This isn't Cinderella we're talking about...this is Rocky Balboa meets Apollo Creed..."  The horse that everyone had written off shortly after his shocking win the G3 Sam F. Davis has reemerged a legitimate Kentucky Derby contender and perhaps the sentimental Derby favorite. 

GENERAL QUARTERS was a horse overlooked from the get go.  A Paramount Sale graduate, he sold for a lack luster $20,000 at the 2007 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.  His current owner, Tom McCarthy confessed earlier in the season, he just didn't like how he walked into the ring and passed on him, leaving him to be purchased by Ramsey Farm.  But undaunted, Tom McCarty dropped a claim in for the strong son of SKY MESA and walked away with the colt.  The rest is quickly becoming the story sweeping the country with a former principal, now horse trainer, Tom McCarthy the owner of a one horse stable heading for the Kentucky Derby after a strong win in the G1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. 

After breaking reasonably sharply, GENERAL QUARTERS was never far back.  He sat outside an honest pace, stalking the leaders until about the half mile pole.  Eibar Coa had handfuls of horse along the entire backstretch, and when asked, GENERAL QUARTERS bounded away with authority. 

Paramount would like to once again congratulate all the connections to racing's Rocky Balboa, GENERAL QUARTERS.  Congratulations to breeders David and Marylyn Randal, owner and trainer Tom McCarthy, and interim trainer, Mark Miller.  Best of luck on Kentucky Derby Day!

Read: The Thoroughbred Times; The Blood-Horse, TDN; Herald-Leader Photos;

Having sold many horses that went on to be top contenders for the classics, Paramount has yet another graduate taking up the mantle toward the Kentucky Derby.  GENERAL QUARTERS (Sky Mesa - Ecology by Unbridled's Song) won the G3 Sam F. Davis Feb. 14th to propel himself into the fray for the first Saturday in May.  The gray son of SKY MESA had been knocking on the door all winter at Tampa Bay Downs running second in both the Pasco and the Inaugural Stakes.  The first foal out of ECOLOGY improved with each race, and taking the blinkers off for the first time, sat just off the pace in the early part of the race, and made a bold move in the turn to power home by three and a half lengths.  Congratulations to owner Tom McCarthy, trainer Mark Miller and breeders Dave and Marylyn Randal.

More:  Blood-Horse; DRF; TDN; Thoroughbred Times,

Both won their Breeders' Cup divisions at Santa Anita in 2008.  CONDUIT and FOREVER TOGETHER, the latter a Paramount Graduate, were subsequently awarded the Eclipse in each of their categories for 2008. CONDUIT has special connections to Paramount's Liz Reynolds, whose father is the general manager of Ballymacoll Stud. Paramount would like to congratulate all of the connections of both of these champions.

(More from DRF)

July 20-21, 2009 FASIG-TIPTON KY July Selected Yearlings

Click here for detailed 2009 calendar.

Special Congratulations

Paramount wants to offer special congratulations to the connections of Breeders' Cup Turf winner CONDUIT.  A brilliant three-year-old in Europe this year, CONDUIT came to the U.S. to command the Santa Anita turf winning the 25th running of the G1 Breeders' Cup Turf. 

Owned by Ballymacoll Stud and trained by Sir Michael Stoute, CONDUIT's connections also include the father of Paramount Sales own Liz Reynolds, who manages Ballymacoll in Ireland.  Anyone who has done business with Paramount Sales could hardly have done it without directly working with Liz.  CONDUIT adds another Breeders' Cup to Ballymacoll's history after ISLINGTON's win the 2003 Filly and Mare Turf.  Certainly CONDUIT's victory is as sweet to the farm and the trainer as it was to Mr. Reynolds and his daughter Liz.  Congratulations to you all and we wish you a bigger and better 2009!

Click here to view the Breeders' Cup official link.