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Keeneland April Selected Horses Of Racing Age Sale Set For Sunday

Keeneland's April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, which has cataloged several horses coming off victories earlier this month, will be held Sunday, April 30. The sale, which begins at 4 p.m. ET, will be livestreamed on Keeneland.com.

Because the April Sale kicks off Kentucky Derby week in the Bluegrass, Keeneland will celebrate this exciting time before the auction begins. From 2-4 p.m. in the Sales Pavilion, patrons will enjoy complimentary hospitality, including a lineup of specialty bloody marys, pub grub and snacks.

A total of 114 horses are cataloged to the auction, including 16 horses in the latest round of supplements. Keeneland will accept approved supplemental entries to the April Sale until the sale date.

Click here for the enhanced digital catalog on Keeneland.com. The catalog, also available through the Equineline Sales Catalog iPad app, includes pedigrees, Equibase past performances and race videos, Daily Racing Form past performances, and Ragozin and Thoro-Graph figures. Consignors may upload photographs and walking videos.

A printed catalog for the 80 horses initially cataloged in the sale is available at Keeneland. A supplemental catalog will be available just prior to the sale.

Latest supplements include recent winners

Among the 16 horses in the latest group of supplements to the April Sale are these runners:

– Campton, a 3-year-old colt by Uncle Mo, who won a maiden special weight at Lone Star Park on April 13. Out of the stakes-placed Dynaformer mare Samiam, he is from the family of Grade 2 winner Well Monied and Grade 3 winners Economic Model, Happy American, Will's Secret and Gibberish. Campton is consigned by Grovendale Sales, agent.

– Hibernacle, a 2-year-old filly by Hootenanny, who on April 12 won her debut by 7 ½ lengths at Keeneland. Hunter Valley Farm, agent, consigns Hibernacle, whose dam is Searchingforahero, by Officer.

– Mamba Wamba (IRE), a winning, 5-year-old daughter of Mehmas who has placed in stakes in England and the U.S. In February, she was third in the Ladies' Turf Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Out of the winning Holy Roman Emperor mare Mistress of Rome, Mamba Wamba is consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent.

– Peaceful Waters, a 4-year-old son of Dialed In, who earned a 92 Beyer when he captured a Keeneland allowance race on April 16 in his 2023 debut. A half-brother to stakes winner The Grass Is Blue, Peaceful Waters is out of the winning, stakes-placed mare Shine Softly, by Aldebaran. Peaceful Waters, who is consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent, is from the family of champion Soaring Softly, Grade 2 winner Manitoulin and stakes winner Much Rejoicing.

Catalog features additional April winners

Several horses cataloged to the April Sale are coming off victories during Keeneland's Spring Meet and elsewhere:

– Balantyne, a 4-year-old gelding by Tapit who won a maiden special weight race at Aqueduct on April 22. Out of Grade 3 winner Graeme Six, by Graeme Hall, he is a full brother to Grade 3 winner Delightful Joy and a half-brother to Grade 3 winner Cali Star and stakes winner Seymourdini. Balantyne is consigned by ELiTE, agent.

– Class Actor, a 3-year-old colt by Ghostzapper who opened his career by winning a maiden special weight race at Keeneland on April 22. Consigned by ELiTE, agent, he is out of the Distorted Humor mare Acting Class and is a half-brother to Grade 2-placed winner Classy Act. Class Actor is from the family of champion Tempera.

– Hot Little Thing, a 3-year-old stakes-winning filly by Army Mule who scored a 6 ½-length victory on April 18 in an open allowance race at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Out of the Uncle Mo mare Bouffant, she is from the family of stakes winners Robbie's Gal and Icon Ike. Highgate Sales, agent, consigns Hot Little Thing.

– Ocean City, a 3-year-old colt by American Pharoah who is a half-brother to champion Jackie's Warrior, on April 20 at Keeneland scored a 1¼-length victory in a 1-mile maiden special weight race on the turf. Consigned by Highgate Sales, agent, he is out of Unicorn Girl, a winning daughter of A. P. Five Hundred.

– Talladega, a 3-year-old colt by Into Mischief, who defeated older horses in an Oaklawn Park allowance race on April 8 by 2¾ lengths and earned an 85 Beyer. Out of the winning Yes It's True mare Thin Disguise, he is a half-brother to Grade 3 winner Holiday Disguise, stakes winner Midnight Disguise and Grade 1-placed Forest Caraway. Talladega, who is from the family of Grade 3 winner Naughty New Yorker and stakes winner Pupil, is consigned by ELiTE, agent for WinStar Racing.

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$1.45-Million Arrogate Colt Tops OBS Spring Sale’s Opening Session

Hip No. 253, a colt by Arrogate consigned by Hartley / DeRenzo Thoroughbreds LLC, Agent, went to Donato Lanni, Agent, for $1.45 million to top the first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2023 Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.

The bay colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 flat at Monday's Under Tack session, is a half brother to stakes placed Sunset Promise out of Destine, by War Front from the family of champion Smoke Glacken.

– Hip No. 215, a daughter of Bolt d'Oro consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, was sold to Lael Stable for $850,000. The dark bay or brown filly, who turned in an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat on Monday, is out of Creative Contessa, by Creative Cause, a half-sister to stakes winner Amiable Grace.

– Hip No. 192, a son of Twirling Candy consigned by S G V Thoroughbreds LLC (Steven Venosa), Agent, went to Oliver St. Lawrence Bloodstock for $800,000. The dark bay or brown colt, whose eighth on Monday in :9 4/5 was the day's co-fastest at the distance, is out of graded stakes placed Conquest Babayaga, by Uncle Mo, from the family of Grade 1-winning OBS graduate Negligee.

– Hip No. 229, a daughter of Uncle Mo consigned by Hartley / DeRenzo Thoroughbreds LLC, Agent, was purchased by D. J. Stable LLC / Gary Barber for $675,000. The dark bay or brown filly, who breezed an eighth on Monday in :10 1/5, is out of graded stakes winner Customer Base, by Lemon Drop Kid.

– Hip No. 19, a son of Constitution consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, was purchased by Cherie De Vaux, Agent for Belladonna Racing V for $500,000. The chestnut colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 on Sunday, is a half-brother to stakes winner Workaholic out of graded stakes placed Allez Marie.

– Hip No. 103 a son of Violence consigned by Richardson Bloodstock, Agent, was sold to MyRacehorse and Edge Racing for $400,000. The gray or roan colt, who breezed an eighth on Sunday in :10 flat, is out of Blues Corner, by Bluegrass Cat, a half-sister to graded stakes winner San Pablo.

– Hip No. 299, a son of Justify consigned by Navas Equine was sold to Jay Em Ess Stable for $400,000. The chestnut colt, whose eighth in :9 4/5 was Monday's co-fastest at the distance, is a half-brother to Grade 1 winner Lady Aurelia out of graded stakes winner D' Wildcat Speed, by OBS graduate Forest Wildcat.

For the session, 161 horses brought a total of $22,003,000 compared with 180 selling for a total of $22,793,000 at last year's opening session. The average price was $136,665, up 7.9 percent compared to $126,628 in 2022 while the median price was $75,000, up 20 percent compared with $62,500 a year ago. The buyback percentage was 21.8 percent; it was 15.1 percent last year.

The Spring Sale continues Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Hip No.'s 307 – 612 will be offered for sale.

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Keeneland’s April All-Stars: Cazadero’s Return To Form Under Walsh’s Tutelage

Cazadero was a good horse when he went through the ring at the 2022 Keeneland April Horse of Racing Age Sale, but it was clear he could use a change of surroundings.

The son of Street Sense got off to a blazing start as a 2-year-old, winning on debut by 8 3/4 lengths in May at Churchill Downs, then running off with the Grade 3 Bashford Manor Stakes at the same track a month later for owner/breeder Stonestreet Farm and trainer Steve Asmussen.

Cazadero remained competitive as a 3-year-old in 2021, but he never quite found the same shine as he entered his 4-year-old season.

Intentions for a racehorse can vary from horse to horse, and from owner to owner, and sometimes, a horse with plenty of run left in him is entered in a racing age sale because he no longer fits the perceived window for certain time-sensitive races or to make a likely stallion prospect.

For $50,000, Fergus Galvin, acting as agent for owner Marc Detampel, was willing to take that bet at the Keeneland April sale that Cazadero still had some run left in him. After some time off, Cazadero was placed in the barn of trainer Brendan Walsh.

“If they've got some back form, it's always good, and you want to find a horse that's relatively sound and relatively fresh,” Walsh said. “The horse was still lightly raced.”

Whether it's a new 2-year-old or a horse from another barn, there is always an adjustment period when a horse enters a new trainer's program. When it comes to learning a horse with prior racing history, Walsh said knowing the barn they came from helps, but ultimately, each horse has their own discovery process.

“You've just got to try to figure him out yourself,” he said. “He came from a top barn, and you see if there's a way that you can bring him back to his old form, and thankfully, we did initially.”

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Cazadero reemerged at Saratoga Race Course the summer after going through the ring at Keeneland, finishing third in an allowance optional claiming race.

Then, Cazadero headed north to contest the G2 Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine – his first graded stakes start since his 2-year-old season.

After holding back to last from the outside post, jockey Patrick Husbands kept Cazadero at the back of the pack while still several lengths wide heading into the turn of the six-furlong turf race. He was still well behind the rest of the field heading into the stretch, but Husbands swung his mount eight wide and rocketed down the straightaway to win by 2 1/4 lengths.

“He was a nice horse,” Walsh said. “He had some good back form, which is always good to see when you're trying to buy a horse that's moving along in age. We decided we'd take a shot on him, and thankfully it paid off in the Nearctic.”

After the victory at Woodbine, Detampel took on new partners on the horse – Galvin, Qatar Racing, and Barry Clohessy – and pointed toward the G1 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. Then, the horse took his game to a global scale, starting his 2023 campaign with a start in the G1 Al Quoz Sprint on the Dubai World Cup card.

“We went to the Breeders' Cup with him, we went to Dubai with him, and we didn't do too good in either, but when you've got a horse that can legitimately show up to those kind of races, it's fun for everybody, and that's what it's all about,” Walsh said.

A year after selling at the Keeneland April sale, Cazadero is once again entered in this year's Keeneland April sale, set to take place Sunday, April 30. He is cataloged as Hip 14.

Walsh said the horse might not necessarily go through the ring on Sunday, but if his team decides another change of surroundings would be beneficial, an opportunity is on the table.

“We haven't totally committed to it yet, but we put him in there as an option,” he said. “He's still a very nice horse and a very sound horse, so we'll make a final decision closer to the time.”

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Simplification Named Florida’s 2022 Horse Of The Year

Simplification was named the 2022 Florida-bred Horse of the Year in a vote by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association board of directors and announced at the FTBOA Awards Gala held the evening of April 24 at the Circle Square Cultural Center in Ocala. This year's gala celebrated 75 years of FTBOA history as the association was founded in 1948.

Bred by France Weiner and her late husband Irwin Weiner, Simplification, who was also the 2022 Florida-bred champion 3-year-old colt, was recognized for his victories in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes in April and in the $100,000 Mucho Macho Man Stakes in January, both at Gulfstream Park. The then 3-year-old colt also produced several other graded-stakes performances in 2022 including a fourth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby. He was second in the G2 Holy Bull Stakes; and third in the G1 Florida Derby Stakes, G3 the West Virginia Derby, and the G3 Harlan's Holiday Stakes.

Trained by Antonio Sano for Tami Bobo and Tristan de Meric, Simplification finished the year with two wins, a second, and three thirds from 10 starts while earning $761,300. By Not This Time, Simplification also helped his dam, the Candy Ride mare Simply Confection, take home honors as the 2022 FTBOA Broodmare of the Year.

The 2022 FTBOA Florida breeder of the year and leading owner by Florida-bred Earnings award went to Arindel, who led all breeders from the Sunshine State with $3,050,911 in Florida-bred earnings. They also topped all owners with $1,943,436 in Florida-bred earnings and with Florida-bred stakes winners with six. All six of Arinel's black-type winners, including graded stakes-winner Key Biscayne, are by Arindel's Florida-based stallion Brethren. Their other stakes winners during the year were Clapton, Gatsby, Lynx, Octane, and Turbo.

Khozan is the 2022 Florida stallion of the year with progeny earnings of $4,513,950. It was the third consecutive year that Khozan was the leading Florida sire by progeny earnings as he had totals of $3,521,813 in 2020 and $3,671,794 in 2021.

Only Montbrook (2002-03, 2008-09) and Wildcat Heir (2010-11, 2013-14) have more Florida stallion of the year titles, but Khozan is the only one to be honored for three consecutive years since 1991.

Khozan's leading earner for the season was graded stakes-winner Hot Peppers, who banked $381,500 on five wins and one second in eight starts, and was named the Florida-bred champion female sprinter.

Other equine champions on the night were Florida-bred champion 2-year-old filly Lynx, Florida-bred champion 2-year-old colt Awesome Strong, Florida-bred champion 3-year-old filly Midnight Stroll, Florida-bred champion older female and Florida-bred champion female turf horse Our Flash Drive, Florida-bred champion male turf horse Golden Pal, Florida-bred champion sprinter and Florida-bred champion older male C Z Rocket, and champion juvenile sire and champion freshman sire Girvin.

The 2022 Bruce Campbell Award was presented to Florida-based trainer Kathleen O'Connell, who is the most honored Florida-bred trainer with 18 awards to her credit. The Bruce Campbell Award is presented by The Florida Horse magazine for outstanding achievement when deemed appropriate to individuals or groups who have brought honor and prestige to Florida's Thoroughbred industry.

On March 12, O'Connell became the leading female Thoroughbred trainer by wins in North America with 2,386 career wins.

Other individuals recognized on the night were John B. Penn, who was presented the 2022 Needles Awards as the state's small breeder of the year; Beth Bayer and Blas Perez Stables were awarded the 2022 Joseph M. O'Farrell Memorial Award, presented by Ocala Breeders' Sales to the consignors of Havnameltdown, the top Florida-bred graduate of an OBS auction; Saffie Joseph Jr., the leading Florida trainer of Florida-breds by earnings and wins; and Carlos A. David, the leading Florida trainer of Florida-bred black-type winners.

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