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Stakes winner Ocean Safari, a 4-year-old daughter of Temple City cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect, brought $190,000 from Hugo Merry Bloodstock for Blue Diamond Stud to post the highest price of Tuesday's seventh session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, the session's leading consignor with sales of $1,374,000 for 38 horses, Ocean Safari is out of stakes winner Media Access, by Devil's Bag, and is a half-sister to stakes winners Access to Charlie and Bear Access.
On Tuesday, Keeneland sold 272 horses for $7,067,000, a 24.40 percent decline from the seventh session last year when 279 horses grossed $9,349,400. The average of $25,985 was 22.46 percent below $33,510 in 2022, while the median of $19,000 dipped 5 percent from $20,000.
Cumulative sales with two days remaining in the auction are $170,860,000 for 1,615 horses, for an average of $105,796 and a median of $50,000. The gross was 15.16 percent lower than the same period last year when 1,566 horses sold for $201,383,300. The average declined 17.73 percent from $128,597 last year, while the median is 16.67 percent below $60,000.
Also on Tuesday, Woods Edge Farm acquired Carats and Cake, a 4-year-old daughter of Bernardini in foal to Good Magic, for $155,000. From the family of Grade 1 winner Wild Rush, Grade 2 winner Lewis Bay and Grade 3 winners Summer Raven, Misconnect, Winslow Homer and Lost Raven, she is out of Wild Summer, by Unbridled's Song.
Woods Edge was Tuesday's leading buyer, spending $195,000 for two horses.
JCB Stables paid $150,000 for Forenoon, a 3-year-old broodmare prospect by Arrogate from the family of champion Close Hatches, 2023 Breeders' Cup Distaff Idiomatic and Grade 2 winner and sire Tacitus. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Juddmonte, the filly is out of the winning Congrats mare Skywarn.
ELC Investments paid $125,000 for the session's top-priced weanling, a colt by Tacitus consigned by Sally Thomas agent. A half-brother to stakes winners Dreamalildreamofu and Dream Central, he is out of the winning stakes-placed Deputy Wild Cat mare Dreamed to Dream.
Around the Sun, a 3-year-old winning Munnings filly cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect, sold for $120,000 to Carolyn Conley, agent for Justice Stables. Consigned by Royal Oak Farm (Damian and Braxton Lynch), agent, she is out of the Galileo (IRE) mare Cavanaugh Park (IRE) and from the family of Group 1 winner Falco.
Wednesday and Thursday mark the final two days of the November Breeding Stock Sale. Both sessions start at 10 a.m. ET.
On Friday, Keeneland will begin the November Horses of Racing Age Sale at noon. Click here for the online catalog.
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Stakes winner Ocean Safari (Temple City) (Hip 2451) led the proceedings with a $190,000 final bid from Hugo Merry Bloodstock during Tuesday's seventh session of the Keeneland November Sale in Lexington. Purchased on behalf of Blue Diamond Stud, the 4-year-old, who was offered as a racing or broodmare prospect, was consigned by Taylor Made Sales, also the session's leading consignor with sales of $1,374,000 for 38 horses.
A daughter of Media Access (Devil's Bag), the dark bay is a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Access to Charlie (Indian Charlie) and SW Bear Access (Gators N Bears). Media Access is also related to a bevy of Midlantic black-type winners, including half-siblings Foufa's Warrior (Jade Hunter), Maryland Moon (Al Mamoon), Full Brush (Broad Brush) and Certantee (Known Fact).
Also during the Book 4 finale, Woods Edge Farm purchased Carats and Cake (Bernardini) (Hip 2666), in foal to Good Magic, for $155,000. From the family of Grade I winner Wild Rush and MGSW Lewis Bay, the daughter of Wild Summer (Unbridled's Song) also offers GSWs Summer Raven, Misconnect, Winslow Homer and Lost Raven on her page.
Heading the weanlings Tuesday, a colt by Tacitus (Hip 2714) realized a $125,000 final bid from ELC Investments. Offered by Sally Thomas, the colt out of Dreamed to Dream (Deputy Wild Cat) is a half-brother to SWs Dreamalildreamofu and Dream Central.
During Tuesday's session, a total of 272 head sold for $7,067,000, a 24.4% decline from the comparable session last year when 279 horses grossed $9,349,400. The average of $25,985 was 22.46% below $33,510 in 2022, while the median of $19,000 dipped 5% from $20,000.
Cumulative figures through seven days of selling weighed in at $170,860,000 for 1,615 horses sold, while averaging $105,796. The median for the sale so far is $50,000. The gross was 15.16% lower than the same period last year when 1,566 horses sold for $201,383,300. The average declined 17.73% from $128,597 last year, while the median is 16.67% below $60,000.
The sale continues Wednesday, beginning at 10 a.m. ET.
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