Amy Moore, who owns and operates South Gate Farm in Virginia's northern Shenandoah Valley, went to $300,000 on Tuesday afternoon to acquire Neom Beach (Omaha Beach) (hip 1) as the topper out of the Fasig-Tipton February Digital sale.The breeder said she is always looking to add to her broodmare band and went online to see what she could unearth. It worked out by the time the 'shot clock' wound down.“Fasig-Tipton has a great platform, especially for broodmares and broodmare prospects,” said Moore. “You're not trying to evaluate whether they can run, you already know that. I am looking at pedigree and conformation, and you can do those things online pretty effectively. This is the second horse I've bought out of a digital sale.”Of course, Moore is no stranger in auction circles as she bred current sire Forte (Violence) and sold his MSW dam Queen Caroline (Blame) for an even $3-million back in 2023. Finding the next prospect–broodmare or otherwise–is a challenging task South Gate's owner said, especially in the current competitive climate.“I've been looking since last November for either an in-foal mare or a broodmare prospect that I could breed this season,” she said. “I identified a number of mares that I was interested in, but I kept getting trampled underfoot when the bidding started. It's amazing what mares of the quality I'm trying to buy are bringing these days.”Moore said Neom Beach was very interesting because of her race record. The former attorney-turned-farmer set breeding a sound horse as one of her main priorities when she got into this business and that means steering well clear of unraced mares.“I like to see a mare that's actually been sound enough to run and talented enough to run successfully,” said Moore. “Neom Beach has both of those qualities and I was interested in her pedigree. She's got a lot of family and has some siblings who also seem to have been very sound, durable runners at a lower level.”Amy Moore of South Gate Farm | Sara GordonThe multiple stakes winner formerly co-owned by Bloom Racing has a half-sister who started 43 times and another who went to the post on no less than 32 occasions. According to Moore, the connection down the page to Virginia's Woodslane Farm and their mare Dynaire (Dynaformer) was particularly intriguing.“Neom Beach's dam is half-sister to Dynaire who has produced stakes winners and fillies that are themselves stakes producers,” she said. “That's a live family with Sadler's Joy (by Kitten's Joy), Wolfie's Dynaghost (Ghostzapper) and the mare Dyna Passer (Lemon Drop Kid). Wolfie's Dynaghost and Dyna Passer's filly Sister Troienne (Munnings) will be running this weekend at Gulfstream, so we can always hope for an update.”Described by Moore as a pretty mare with a lovely shoulder, Neom Beach will be immediately retired and head from Steve Asmussen's shedrow at Sam Houston Race Park to Gunston Hall Farm in Kentucky.“We will let her down from her racing form and have her relax for a few weeks so she can unwind,” said Moore. “I'm keeping my options open about where to send her. City of Light would be a good match. This mare needs a stallion that has a good hind leg. I think she is a little weak in that area and City of Light conveys that to his foals. I want a proven stallion that's in the right price range and offers value.”Moore confirmed that once Neom Beach is in foal and 42 days have elapsed at Gunston Hall the mare will return to South Gate Farm where she will join roughly 30 other residents–including yearlings who are part of the state's robust certified program.“I've got a beautiful piece of land and I'm trying to breed good, sound and talented racehorses,” she said. “We breeders have to race eventually and eat our own cooking, but I'm a farmer by nature and this is what I love to do.”South Gate's newest broodmare should be right at home in Virginia.______________Editorial Correction Note: In the Feb. 25 edition of the TDN, Loupit (Tapit) was the fifth highest return during the Fasig-Tipton February Digital Sale. We apologize for this omission.The post ‘Sound Enough To Run And Talented Enough To Run Successfully’: Moore Lands On Broodmare Prospect Neom Beach appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.