Nearly eclipsing the record-setting auction was the buying performance of the Boersma family's Flying Dutchmen. Flying Dutchmen was represented by its first GI Kentucky Derby runner this year when Owen Almighty (Speightstown) ran fifth in Louisville on the First Saturday in May. “Not saying that means he's the best, but he definitely showed himself really, really well. And the Flying Dutchmen team wasn't messing around. Congrats to the connections: B: Flying Dutchmen @flyingdutchkyC: @Gainesway, agtBr: @whisper_hill Farm@Three_Chimneys pic.twitter.com/DtNsTWfIjs — Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) August 12, 2026“The cream has been rising to the top,” said Gainesway's Brian Graves.