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Irish Yearling Season Begins In Newmarket

The symbiotic relationship between the Irish and British racing and bloodstock industries has never been so evident as it is on Monday as the Irish yearling sale season gets underway at Park Paddocks in Newmarket with the relocated Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale.

As has been the case so far this year with other bloodstock sales and indeed other global industries, expectations have been tempered as travel restrictions and economic woes have understandably had and will continue to have a detrimental effect on the selling of future racehorses. Participants, however, will wholeheartedly agree any trade is better than no trade and in the midst of challenges the bloodstock industry has held up remarkably well.

The team at Tattersalls Ireland have little reason to believe such resilience will desert them over the next few days as they facilitate the selling of a strong book of yearlings, many whose causes have been aided by the exploits of some high-achieving siblings and graduates of this sale, with recent G1 Matron S. winner Champers Elysees (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}) heading that roll of honour. Simon Kerins, Tattersalls Ireland’s Marketing Director, while mindful of world events, is nevertheless positive in his outlook.

“It’s all systems go and we are very fortunate to be able to relocate the sale to Newmarket,” Kerins said. “The UK is our biggest market for this sale and while it’s disappointing to have to move from Ireland we really had no choice and vendors understand this and have been very flexible and supportive. Park Paddocks is obviously a fantastic facility and having made the decision quite early to relocate we’ve had time to re-do the stabling plan and have everything sorted,” he added.

Kerins continued, “Promoting the sale has had its challenges this year but thankfully a lot of previous graduates have done the talking for us on the track and we’re delighted that there are so many siblings to these high achievers catalogued this week. Speaking to trainers, the majority are committed to buying, some perhaps on a lesser scale but the catalogue is condensed this year so we are optimistic that trade will be at a very respectable level. We are hoping also the change in venue will see us welcoming back some UK buyers who haven’t been to our Fairyhouse complex in a while.

“We are very aware of the challenges people face currently but horse sales have stood the test of time and given the way the industry has coped so far this year, coupled with the strength of the catalogue, gives us all encouragement that we will have a solid, successful sale.”

Last year’s edition of the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale has already unearthed the Group 2-winning pair of juvenile fillies Dandalla (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) and Aloha Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). Potential buyers can look forward to the chance of buying a half-sibling to each of these fillies this week though no doubt such investors will have to prepare for a larger outlay than the €22,000 and €67,000, respectively, it cost to acquire their illustrious relatives last year. Dandalla’s breeder Robert Norton will offer a Divine Prophet (Aus) half-sister (lot 83) to the G3 Albany S. and G2 Duchess Of Cambridge S. winner through Newtownbarry House Stud, while early in the session Collegelands Stud offers a half-brother to G2 Airlie Stud S. winner Aloha Star by Mastercraftsman (Ire) as lot 4. Both yearlings are out of young mares who have produced a high-class horse early in their breeding career, giving the pedigrees scope for even further improvement in the coming years.

As mentioned above, Johnny Murtagh purchased G1 Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron S. winner Champers Elysees (Ire) in this sale two years ago for €28,000 and her dam Le Cuvee (GB) (Mark Of Esteem {Ire}) is represented this time around by lot 222, a colt by red-hot sire Mehmas (Ire). Offered by Beechvale Stud the colt was pinhooked as a foal at Goffs for €19,000 and is likely to show a good profit for connections.

A major pedigree update is something that fuels the dreams of pinhookers and another yearling whose value has increased significantly since being purchased last year is lot 309 from Coole House Farm. The Tamayuz (GB) filly was bought by BBA Ireland for 11,000gns at Tattersalls last year but last month her year-older brother Minzaal (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) delivered the mother of all updates when winning the G2 Gimcrack S. at York in impressive fashion. While the breeders of Minzaal and this filly, Ringfort Stud, are missing out on selling the Tamayuz filly, can take solace from the addition of another high-class black type winner to the pedigree of their lot 230. This filly by first-crop sire Galileo Gold (GB) is a half-sister to this month’s G2 Flying Childers S. winner Ubettabelieveit (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) among three other stakes winners so lacks nothing in terms of pedigree.

York’s Ebor meeting also provided a major boost to the prospects of lot 165 from Boherguy Stud. The Jim Bolger-bred Teofilo (Ire) colt already has plenty going for him being a full-brother to G3 Eyrefield S. winner Guaranteed but his 2-year-old full-sibling Gear Up (Ire) added a further touch of class to the page when he won the G3 Acomb S. at York for trainer Mark Johnston.

The updates kept coming for Clare Manning’s Boherguy Stud when her grandfather Jim Bolger’s New Treasure (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) landed the G3 Heider Family Stables Round Tower S. at The Curragh at odds of 66-1. Manning has the colt’s full-brother catalogued on Tuesday as lot 260.

Fillies by Kingman (GB) could well become collectors’ items in years to come and there are two opportunities in the sale to acquire one. Lot 98 from The Castlebridge Consignment has a pure Juddmonte pedigree hailing from the famous family of Hasili (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}) and Intercontinental (GB) (Danehill) and her dam Continental Drift (Smart Strike)’s only runner from two horses of racing age is the promising Ger Lyons-trained Masen (GB) (Kingman {GB}), a debut winner at Leopardstown and group placed subsequently. The other Kingman filly is from Luke Barry’s Manister House Stud and lot 248 is a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Justineo (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) from the fast family of Galeota (Ire) (Mujadil).

Yearlings from first-crop stallions can often provide value, especially if the stallion boasts solid credentials. Churchill (Ire) and Caravaggio certainly fall into that category as multiple Group 1 winners with top-class pedigrees to back up their race records. Champion European 2-year-old and dual Guineas winner Churchill has a pair of colts in the sale including lot 57 from The Castlebridge Consignment. This chestnut is out of the stakes performer Blue Angel (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}) and is a half-brother to Listed Dee S. winner Viren’s Army (Ire) (Twirling Candy) who topped this sale in 2014 when selling to Peter and Ross Doyle for €115,000.

Joe Hernon’s Castletown Stud offers lot 65, one of three yearlings by G1 Commonwealth Cup winner Caravaggio in the sale. The grey grandson of Scat Daddy is out of the Sadler’s Wells mare Bright Birdie (Ire) who has already produced the multiple stakes winner Flying Fairies (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}).

Nicky Teehan of Bluegate Stud could be in for another good payday courtesy of his former mare Bulrushes (GB). The mare, who Teehan sold privately last year to Al Wasmiyah Farm, has bred three stakes winners, the most recent being Ten Year Ticket (Ire) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) who carried Teehan’s colours to victory in a listed race at Leopardstown in June before being sold to race in Hong Kong. The mare’s latest offering, lot 72, is a colt by Red Jazz, making him a full-brother to Snazzy Jazzy (Ire), who along with a French Group 3 win also won the valuable Tattersalls Ireland Sales Race in 2017.

Selling gets underway at 11 a.m. on Monday and 10 a.m. on Tuesday with Part II of the sale commencing directly after the main sale finishes on Tuesday. As has been the case for many years all lots catalogued are eligible for the aforementioned €300,000 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sale S. to be run at The Curragh in 12 months’ time.

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Selective Market Prevails as Book 3 Concludes at Keeneland

LEXINGTON, KY – Bidding continued to be solid for the prized lots, but the market was increasingly polarized as the second and final Book 3 session concluded Saturday in Lexington. Trainer Bob Baffert and Donato Lanni purchased the day’s highest-priced offering, going to $450,000 to acquire a colt from the first crop of Unified on behalf of Mike Pegram, Paul Weitman, and Karl Watson.

During Saturday’s session, 239 horses sold for $18,364,200. The average was $76,838 and the median was $52,000. With 110 horses reported not sold, the buy-back rate was 31.52%-the lowest session buy-back rate of the sale so far.

Through the two sessions of Book 3, 439 yearlings sold for $40,167,700. The average was $91,498 and the median was $65,000. Just one horse topped the $500,000 mark–Friday’s session-topping $625,000 son of Into Mischief–during the book.

In the two-session 2019 Book 3 section, 523 yearlings grossed $56,761,500 for an average of $108,531 and a median of $80,000. Five horses sold for $500,000 or over.

“If you have the physical and the vetting and the sire, there is plenty of money here,” said Zach Madden of Buckland Sales. “But if you have one little bit of criteria that you don’t meet what the market perceives as being optimal, it’s really, really sticky. You have to be realistic on reserves and you can’t get too carried away on anything.”

While the auction market has been polarized for several years now, Madden thinks the global pandemic and uncertainty in the economy has widened the gap.

“I think the polarization is definitely accentuated because I just of how cumbersome COVID has made everything–the economy and the whole way people live. Today was a little bit of up and down, but at the end of the day, I still feel like end users are here and I feel like their may be more people in town with the shifts in books. I am still hopeful. We ended up having a pretty good day and my neighbors back at the barn seem to not be dragging their heads too much. Fingers crossed it continues.”

Bloodstock agent Deuce Greathouse signed for six yearlings during Saturday’s session.

“Everybody is getting more selective,” Greathouse said. “You hear the sellers say the middle market is weak and all the buyers say everything they follow up there to buy is hard to buy. I think the ones you like are maybe a hair more reasonable this year. It seems like we’ve got some stuff done, it’s been difficult, but we’ve got some stuff done.”

The Keeneland September sale continues through Friday with sessions beginning daily at 10 a.m.

Unified Colt Scores for Greathouse

Trainer Bob Baffert and bloodstock agent Donato Lanni continued to pluck the top colts from the back show ring Saturday at Keeneland, going to $450,000 to acquire a colt from the first crop of multiple graded stakes winner Unified (Candy Ride {Arg}) from the Four Star Sales consignment.

“I like what I’ve seen by Unified,” Lanni said after signing the ticket on hip hip 1769 in the name of Baffert’s “Three Amigos” clients, Mike Pegram, Paul Weitman, and Karl Watson. “This colt stood out in Book 3. There is still money here for good horses, so we paid more money than we thought. But everybody is here and the good ones cost money.”

The bay colt is out of Fay Na Na (Majestic Warrior), a half-sister to graded placed The Truth and K G (Successful Appeal). He was bred by John Greathouse’s Greathouse Equine and his family’s Glencrest Farm.

“Everything about him is special: his demeanor, the way he looks and the way he walks, his mind,” Greathouse said. “He’s done everything right since he got here. He showed non-stop and has not slowed down or turned a hair. He’s been an absolute champion.”

The Greathouse family’s association with Fay Na Na traces back to the 2012 Keeneland September sale, where she was purchased by David Greathouse and his son Deuce for $90,000. The mare never raced and sold for $1,200 at the 2014 Keeneland November sale.

“My uncle and cousin actually bought the mare as a yearling and I bought her privately off a friend a little bit later on,” Greathouse said. “She’s been nothing but good to me. She’s lived on the farm, my wife and I foaled this colt out. And here we are. This is really special.”

Among those celebrating the outstanding result was the senior John Greathouse, who said he came out to the sale Saturday after his son told him he was expecting big things from the yearling. But, given the uncertain market conditions, the younger Greathouse admitted the colt had exceeded expectations.

“To say I expected that for him would be ridiculous,” he said. “I am thrilled. I am thrilled he’s going to good hands and I am grateful to all the people who liked him.”

Fay Na Na produced a colt by Violence this year.

Maverick Strikes for Violence Colt

WinStar Farm’s Elliott Walden, bidding from the back row of the sales pavilion, went to $410,000 to acquire a colt by Violence for the farm’s Maverick Racing division to lead early returns at Saturday’s sixth session of the Keeneland September sale.

“He’s a beautiful colt,” Walden said after signing the ticket on hip 1694. “He was our favorite horse of the day.”

Violence is having a standout year and added a third 2020 Grade I winner to his resume with recent GI Del Mar Futurity winner Dr. Schivel.

“Wouldn’t be buying him last year, but you’ve got to look at them this year,” Walden said of the stallion.

As the September sale marched into its second week, Walden said, “There are some really good physicals still coming and I’m encouraged with what is in Books 3 and 4.”

Hip 1694, consigned by Hidden Brook, is out of stakes-placed Brinkley (City Zip), a half-sister to graded stakes winner Bound for Nowhere (The Factor). The yearling’s third dam produced sprint champion Midnight Lute. He was bred by Douglas Scharbauer, who purchased Brinkley for $170,000 at the 2016 Keeneland November sale.

Dobson Over the Moon

Everett Dobson, whose Candy Meadows Sales sold a $775,000 Quality Road colt earlier in the sale, went to $400,000 to acquire a filly by Malibu Moon (hip 1934) from the Warrendale Sales consignment Saturday at Keeneland.

“Everything,” Dobson said with a laugh when asked what he liked about the yearling. “She is just the type that will ultimately hopefully come home to join the broodmare band and make really nice babies. That’s the plan anyway.”

The chestnut filly is out of Rosy Humor (Distorted Humor) and is a full-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Stanford and a half to multiple graded placed Hedge Fund (Super Saver). She was bred by Ron Stolich, who purchased the mare in foal to Orb for $225,000 at the 2017 Keeneland November sale.

Dobson said he is seeing new faces on the grounds as the September sales heads into Book 4.

“There are a fair number of people here today,” he said. “There looks like there is some new money in the house, which is always encouraging in Book 3. You want the new players to come in and it looks like that’s the case. Hopefully it will continue for the next week or so.”

More Candy for The Avengers

The partnership of SF/Starlight/Madaket, nicknamed The Avengers by trainer Bob Baffert, added a third colt by Twirling Candy to its haul at Keeneland September when SF’s Tom Ryan bid $385,000 to acquire hip 1878 from the Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services consignment Saturday.

“He is a lovely colt,” Ryan said. “He could have been in Book 2. He’s a beautiful physical and he’s by a very good stallion. We are excited about this horse.”

Ryan added that he was still finding plenty of competition for the top lots as the Keeneland sale reached its one-week mark.

“I thought that was a strong price for that horse, but he’s a beautiful colt and we are big fans of Twirling Candy,” he said.

The partnership’s other sons of Twirling Candy purchased this week at Keeneland were hip 1878, also purchased for $385,000, and hip 1175, acquired for $130,000.

The yearling, bred by Jeffrey Amling and Merriefield Farm, is out of My Own Story. Campaigned by Diane Perkins’s Wimborne Farm, she is the dam of graded stakes winner Real Story (Fast Bullet) and stakes winner My Afleet (Afleet Alex).

“We had 11 scopes on the horse, so we knew he was really popular, but you never know what they are going to bring. We didn’t think he’d bring that much,” admitted John Stuart of Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services. “You never know until you lead them in there.”

Of the yearling’s placement in Book 3, Stuart added, “He could have been a Book 2, but I’ve taken several out of that mare to the sales before and I’ve never been able to sell one. But now that she’s had two really good horses, it makes a difference. I bought that mare off Mrs. Perkins for about $60,000 off the racetrack. Boy, what a good producer she’s been.”

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Keeneland Reached $200 Million In Sales At Midway Point Of September Yearling Auction

Keeneland marked the halfway point in its 12-day September Yearling Sale with today's session highlighted by the sale of a colt from the first crop of Unified for $450,000 to Three Amigos.

Consigned by Four Star Sales, agent, the colt is out of Fay Na Na, by Majestic Warrior, and from the family of Grade 1 winner Klimt. Three Amigos is the name used to purchase horses for Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman. longtime clients of trainer Bob Baffert.

Keeneland sold 239 horses on Saturday for $18,364,200, for an average of $76,838 and a median of $52,000. Cumulative sales for the auction, which began Sept. 13, are $200,750,700 for 1,028 horses, for an average of $195,283 and a median of $130,000.

The day's second-highest price was $410,000 spent by Maverick Racing to acquire a colt by Violence from the consignment of Hidden Brook, agent. He is out of the stakes-placed City Zip mare Brinkley, a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Bound for Nowhere. The colt also is from the family of champion Midnight Lute.

Cheyenne Stables paid $400,000 for the session's top-priced filly, a daughter of Malibu Moon who is a half-sister to graded stakes winner Stanford and graded stakes-placed Hedge Fund. Consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent, she is out of the Distorted Humor mare Rosy Humor and is from the family of European champion and sire Johannesburg.

Donato Lanni, agent for SF/Starlight/Madaket, spent $385,000 for a colt by Twirling Candy who is a half-brother to Grade 3 winner Real Story and stakes winner My Afleet. Out of the winning Lasting Approval mare My Own Story, he was consigned by Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services, agent.

Paramount Sales, agent, led all consignors on Saturday by selling 21 yearlings for $2,193,000.

The leading buyer was Kenny McPeek, who acquired five horses for $642,000.

The September Sale continues Sunday with the first session of the two-day Book 4. All remaining sessions of the sale, which runs through Sept. 25, begin at 10 a.m.

The entire September Sale is being shown on the Watch TVG app, which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices. The Watch TVG App also features TVG, TVG2, Racebook, race track feeds and more.

The auction also is being is streamed live at Keeneland.com.

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Gulfstream Park: $800,000 Guaranteed Jackpot In Sunday’s Rainbow 6

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $800,000 Sunday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

The popular multi-race wager went unsolved for the 11th consecutive racing program Saturday, when multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $10,855.68.

There will also be a Super Hi-5 carryover of $4,511.85.

First race post Sunday is noon.

Sunday's Rainbow 6 begins with the fifth race, a starter optional claimer at 1 1/8 mile turf. The sequence includes three turf races, one being a maiden special weight event for 2-year-olds going a mile.

The carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

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