Early in Monday’s session, agent Jacob West extended to $400,000 for Hip 94, a daughter of Twirling Candy named Ready for Candy. The third highest-priced mare on Monday, the 3-year-old Racing/Broodmare Prospect was consigned by agent Shannondoe Farm.

“They were looking for something to keep in training,” said West of the unconfirmed buyer. “The price felt reasonable for a filly like her and we feel very good about our purchase. The seller was rewarded for having a nice horse.”

Campaigned by Zilli Racing at Woodbine, the Mike De Paulo-trained filly made seven starts at two, and despite not breaking through with a win, she hit the board in five of them, including a trio at the stakes level. In her third trip to post, she came home runner-up behind Shifty (Medaglia d’Oro) in the grassy Catch a Glimpse Stakes in August and the Ontario- bred filly was later third in the Nov. 3 Mazarine Stakes (G3) she just got snagged by a half length in her most recent start in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes Nov. 30.

“She is going to head down to Florida right now,” added West. “She is coming back off a layoff and then she will be put back into training. She is still a maiden so they might take advantage of breaking her maiden down in Florida and then sending her back up to Canada for the spring Classics.”

Bred by Mark Dodson in Ontario, the $62,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale and $60,000 OBS April Sale graduate is out of SP Enoree, a half-sister to GSW Grand Bili, MSP Conquest City Girl and She Stands Proud, herself responsible for SW Souper Sinclair. This is the family of Canadian champion Woodcarver.

Underscoring the decision to secure the filly, West added, “She is a filly that had talent and ability. She is three, and the market right now for a filly like her is pretty strong. It’s not very often you can get your hands on the. You can see them, vet them and put your hands on them, go look at them”