September, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Entries Open for Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale

Entries are now open for the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be held Nov. 17, the day after the conclusion of the company's November Breeding Stock Sale. The single-session auction will start at 12 p.m. ET to enable trainers and racing entities to complete their morning activities before the sale.

“The success of the Horses of Racing Age portion of the 2021 November Sale coupled with the energy surrounding our April Horses of Racing Age Sale, which was held on the final day of the Spring Meet, confirmed our desire to offer a stand-alone auction for this segment of the market this year,” Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said. “The strength of the Kentucky racing circuit and elevated purses nationally continue to fuel enthusiasm for owning racehorses. The November Horses of Racing Age Sale offers a great opportunity for horsemen to enhance their racing stables while transitioning to winter racing.”

The entry deadline for the print catalogue will be Sept. 30, but supplements will be taken until sale date. Horses will be presented for sale at Keeneland, but may be offered from off-site locations upon request.

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‘Jackpot’ Tops Auctav’s NH Sale

Jackpot De Choisel (Fr) (Great Pretender {Ire}) (lot 83c) topped the Auctav National Hunt Sale when selling for €200,000 to CAVA Associates at Haras des Rouges Terres on Wednesday. The 3-year-old gelding, consigned by Haras de Fresneaux, was a debut bumper winner at Royal-la-Palmyre and will continue his career in Ireland.

Second on the leaderboard was the yearling Olympic Story (Fr) (Masked Marvel {GB}) (lot 1), offered by Haras de Clairefontaine. She hammered for €95,000 to NBB Racing, who also bought an additional four lots for a total aggregate of €272,000.

At the end of trade, 61 lots sold for a gross of €1,433,300. The average was €23,100.

Arnaud Angeliaume, General Director Auctav, said, “It was a real first. The actors of the National Hunt market needed to find out what we were capable of. The results are very correct. There is still work to do to make this sale a must, but we are optimistic. See you in August 2023.”

Louis Baudron, President of Auctav, added, “It is a positive result because we have had many satisfied customers but also a mixed one on certain points.”

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Want to Improve Your Football Parlay Plays? Try the Horse Racing Version

Football fans, do you hunch over stats like a quarterback under center every Wednesday at the office, waiting for that snap count to reveal the perfect parlay bet? That is, the bundling of a handful of games into a wager, in an attempt to cash a big score. If the sting of sports betting battles beckons, then it is probably fair to say that horse racing’s horizontal wagering — Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, and Pick 6 bets — should be to your liking.

Ward Considers Running Golden Pal On Dirt For Stud Value Boost

Trainer Wesley Ward is considering a surface switch for two-time Breeders' Cup winner Golden Pal, according to bloodhorse.com. The 4-year-old son of Uncle Mo won the Juvenile Turf Sprint in 2020 and the Turf Sprint in 2021, but the Dirt Sprint could be on the colt's radar in 2022.

This year's Breeders' Cup will be held at Keeneland, Golden Pal's home track, so a potential dirt start ahead of the World Championships would also come at the Lexington oval. The primary option is the Grade 2 Phoenix Stakes on Oct. 7, which offers a “Win and You're In” berth to the Sprint.

“His stallion value will significantly increase if he shows an affinity for the dirt, so that's the reason why we're leaning in that direction. We only have a start or two left with him, so we're trying to make the right decisions,” Ward told bloodhorse.com. “Not only for racing, but for a stallion career. (Keeneland) being his home track, he's trained here his whole life. This is where you'd want to showcase him in that race. It would give his best chance to show, as he's trained over this track forever. This would be where he would run his best race on the dirt.”

In 2022, Golden Pal has run three times, winning the G2 Shakertown at Keeneland in April, finishing up the track at Royal Ascot, then returning stateside to win the G3 Troy Stakes at Saratoga in early August. Overall, the colt's record stands at seven wins from 11 starts for earnings of $1,638,431.