In Italian, `final round’ means a generation, and so it’s no coincidence that ‘generation’ is the word Conrad Bandoroff goes on to refer to when talking about the complete dispersal of Patricia Generazio’s stock.
That scatter, in which the first two brood or horse racing prospects went on sale Monday in Keeneland, totaled 43 entered into Keeneland’s January sale sold under the Denali Stud banner.
A Massachusetts native, Generazio and her husband Frank began racing in New England, where Frank ran the family-owned New England Sand and Gravel Company. He loves Thoroughbred racing and has been heavily involved in the sport for 50 years, serving as president of the New England HBPA for nearly a decade and training his own horses for a time. In New England, Geneazios lobbied the winner of the classified Concorde Bound. In the years that followed, they moved their chains to New York, New Jersey and Florida, racing with trainer Christophe Clement, among others. Coach Mary Hartman has lobbied for many of their Class I winners Presious Passion, who ran through eight notable seasons, earning more than $2.5 million. They also lobbied for graded stake winners Disco partner, Clear feeling and discreet Marq. Frank Generazio passed away in November 2020, aged 91.
“Patricia and Frank have had great success in the game,” Bandoroff said. “They have enjoyed it thoroughly over the years and have generations of families they have built. But she got to a point where I think the activity had become almost overwhelming, and she felt that maybe this was the right time to close it. She’s accumulated a lot of horses and I think from her point of view, this is the right time to say, ‘Okay, let’s get this over with.’”
Among those recommended on Monday was a five-year-old mare mischievous dream (Into Mischief), who was sold as hip 98 as a racing or hatching prospect. “She won the S. Girls Award at Monmouth at the age of two, and was placed in third place,” said Bandoroff. “She won her Clements debut in Saratoga. She just launched the best Beyer of her career in a race in late October in New York and she’s a big, pretty, very attractive, very clean and a veterinarian. good medicine. She has a nice pedigree underneath with her stock performances, but there’s still some running ground if someone wants to continue with her.
Denali will also provide Pure Bode (Bodemeister) on their behalf, a promising 6-year-old is being sold for hip 147.
“She was very productive on the track,” said Bandoroff. “She was a tough girl who won $180,000 and was half of their multiple graded bet Pure Sensation (Zensational), from their Pure Disco. She comes from one of these generations of Generazio families. She really exemplifies what their program is all about: these tough mares, really limited opportunities in terms of mating fees and the stallions they’re bred, but hugely successful when achieve results on the track and generate high quality horse graded bets.”
The origins of the spread started with the idea of selling a few stallions, but quickly evolved into an entire operation. “We sold some of the horses that she trained with Clements and Christophe and Miguel were always good friends of ours, and they were recommenders,” said Bandoroff. “The dispersal started with three racing or hatching prospects that the Clements family gave her .Generazio that we imported and then Mrs. Generazio said, ‘actually, you know, I think I want to sell everything. rank.'”
In addition to Mischievous Dreams and Pure Retribution, more than 40 more will be on sale for the remainder of the sale, and several more at Fasig-Tipton in February.
Bandoroff says that dissolving a lifetime’s work is a responsibility he doesn’t take lightly.
“It’s something we take very seriously, because it involves a good part of life, nurturing these families,” he said. “Mrs. Generazio has been very involved in mating mares and she deserves to be commended for the success the program has achieved. I think it’s definitely going to be difficult for her the next few days. The next day will see these horses sold, but that’s the cycle of life, isn’t it? years and recognize that they did a great job.”
