At Darby Dan, we are truly “dedicated to our clients” and relish the opportunity to provide personal attention from every member of our sales team.

Since the inception of Darby Dan, buyers from all corners of the nation and the globe have returned to our consignment year after year. With a history of presenting Thoroughbreds destined for distinction at all financial levels, buyers continue to return with confidence at all sales with the aspiration of creating their own history.

In the auction ring in 2018, Darby Dan sold multiple stakes winner Bellavais for $485,000 to top Day One of the Keeneland January Sale. Steve Young as agent signed the ticket for the 4-year-old daughter of leading sire Tapit and out of La Cloche, whose dam is Darby Dan’s multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire Memories of Silver and a half-sister to Winter Memories, another Grade 1 millionaire. Highlights in 2019 included the sale of Vertical Oak for $700,000 at Fasig-Tipton November’s Night of Stars and Retro for $500,000 in Book One at Keeneland November. Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings purchased Vertical Oak, a multiple Graded stakes-winning daughter of Into Mischief.

Darby Dan also sold Retro, a stakes-placed Giant’s Causeway mare, to Candy Meadows Farm for $500,000 in Book One at the Keeneland November Sale. Retro is produced from the Graded stakes-placed Grace Anatomy, by Aldebaran, and descends from the female family of Darby Dan’s Grade 1-winning mare Plenty of Grace.

Though the last few years have been challenging for everyone, there were successes to be celebrated. Auction results in 2020 included a $400,000 Uncle Mo colt consigned to Keeneland September Sale and purchased by Donato Lanni on behalf of the powerhouse ownership group of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, and Madaket Stable. At the 2020 Keeneland November Sale, Tapped, the stakes-placed daughter of Tapit, was purchased for $350,000 by Gainesway. Darby Dan consigned and sold 12 six-figure yearlings in 2021, topped by a $350,000 Tapit colt purchased by BSW/Crow Colts Group at Keeneland September. 2022 was an exciting sales year for Darby Dan with Winchell Thoroughbreds & Three Chimneys Farm partnering to buy a filly for $1,500,000 out of Keeneland September’s Book One. The filly is by red hot sire Gun Runner and the first foal out of Tip At Tapit, a full sister to G1 winner Time and Motion. That same year, Darby Dan consigned two talented runners by Flameaway in dual surface graded stakes-winner Dreamfyre as well as Ma Yetal – a leading 3-year-old in Dubai.

Auction results in 2023 included a $225,000 Maclean’s Music yearling colt purchased by Highbury Bloodstock at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. At Keeneland September, Darby Dan consigned a $375,000 Flameaway filly and full-sister to dual graded stakes-winner Dreamfyre, as well as a $200,000 Liam’s Map colt who is a full-brother to multiple Grade 1-winner Colonel Liam. Both horses were bought by Colts Neck Stable.

At Darby Dan our commitment to our clients commences long before each horse is offered at public auction. We truly enjoy the process of being involved from the earliest stages, and have the ability to provide both insight and assistance in producing the highest quality individual so that each horse maximizes its potential. We are pleased to provide clients with continuous reports on their bloodstock holdings throughout the year as a result of farm inspections. From those inspections we are able to give current valuations, along with advice on which sale will best suit each individual—including securing the appropriate book placement to allow your horse to reach its desired market.

At all phases—both pre-sale and post-sale—Darby Dan has flourished for over the past half-century due to the success of our clients. When we say “Devoted to the horse. Dedicated to our clients” it is our way of life. Your success is paralleled to ours, and we look forward to serving your needs.