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Momentum continued to power healthy results on Sunday at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, headlined by Flurry Racing Stables' $725,000 purchase of a colt from the first crop of Audible as the 12-day auction reached midpoint.

To date, 1,242 horses have sold through the ring for $327,909,500. The total is 17.58 percent above the $278,883,000 grossed for 1,169 yearlings sold through the ring during the same period last year. The average of $264,017 is 10.67 percent higher than $238,565 from the corresponding time in 2021, and the median of $200,000 is 11.11 percent above $180,000.

On Sunday, Keeneland sold 286 yearlings through the ring for $40,172,000, an increase of 20.06 percent from last year's $33,461,000 when 280 horses sold. The average of $140,462 is up 17.54 percent from $119,504 in 2021, while the media rose 25.71 percent from $87,500 to $110,000.

Paramount Sales, agent, consigned Sunday's session-topping Audible colt, who is out of the winning Kafwain mare Oh Boo Hoo. He is from the family of stakes winners Haitian Vacation, Threefiveindia, Hero's Amor, and Ex Pirate.

With sales of $4,404,000 for 24 yearlings, Paramount was the day's leading consignor.

Jim and Dana Bernhard's Lynnhaven Racing paid $650,000 for a colt by Into Mischief consigned by Four Star Sales, agent. A full brother to Grade 3 winner Comical, he is out of the stakes-placed Tiznow mare Kayce Ace, a full sister to Grade 1 winner Colonel John.

SGV, agent for Repole and Vekoma LLC, paid $575,000 for a Munnings filly from the family of champion Escena. Consigned by Grovendale Sales, agent, she is out of the winning Unbridled's Song mare Oh Carole.

Muir Hut Stables purchased a colt from the first crop of Mitole for $550,000. Consigned by Paramount Sales, agent, he is out of stakes winner Namaste's Wish, by Pulpit, and from the family of Grade/Group 1 winners Purge, Jersey Girl, Jersey Town and Mozu Superflare.

Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys paid $500,000 for a colt by Gun Runner consigned by Hidden Brook, agent. Out of the winning Broken Vow mare Wedding Jitters, he is from the family of Grade 2 winner Skipshot and Grade 3 winner Skip Code.

Two yearlings brought $475,000 each.

Repole/Spendthrift Farm paid the amount for a son of Candy Ride who is a half brother to multiple Grade 2 winner Private Mission and stakes winner Secret Someone. Out of the stakes-winning Unbridled mare Private Gift, he is also from the family of Grade 1 winners Dunbar Road and Secret Status, and multiple Grade 3 winner Alumni Hall. The colt was consigned by Mt. Brilliant Farm.

Three Amigos went to $475,000 to acquire a colt by City of Light, who is out of Taglia, by Union Rags. Consigned by Brookdale Sales, agent, he is from the family of champion Queena and Grade 1 winners Chic Shirine and Brahms.

Two yearlings sold for $450,000 each.

Texas Holdings (Jason Taylor) paid $450,000 for a colt by Gun Runner from the family of Grade 2 winners Miss Isella and Sir Cherokee. Out of the Speightstown mare Goforitmrsmiller, he was consigned by Stuart Morris, agent for Highclere, Rabanal and Wickes.

Solis/Litt acquired a filly by Ghostzapper for $450,000 from the consignment of Anderson Farms, agent. Out of the stakes-placed mare American Hat, by Street Cry, the filly is from the family of Canadian Horse of the Year Wonder Gadot and Grade 1 winners Secret Spice and Hard Not to Love.

Sunday's leading buyer was Mike Ryan, agent, who acquired six horses for $1,285,000.

The September Sale continues Monday at 10 a.m. (ET) and runs daily through Saturday, Sept. 24. The entire auction is streamed live at Keeneland.com.

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Demand for quality racehorses, led by the sale of a Curlin colt for $900,000, fueled another day of positive results as the Keeneland September Yearling Sale resumed Saturday following a one-day hiatus.

For the first session of the two-day Book 3, Keeneland sold 287 yearlings through the ring for $50,747,500, marking a 12.76 percent increase from the corresponding session last year when 269 horses grossed $45,003,000. The average of $176,821 is 5.69 percent above $167,297 in 2021, while the median of $140,000 increased 3.70 percent from $135,000.

Cumulatively, 956 horses have sold through the ring for $287,737,500, for an average of $300,981 and a median of $225,000. The figures have increased from 2021 with the gross up 17.24 percent from $245,422,000 for 889 horses, the average increasing 9.03 percent from $276,065 and the median rising 12.50 percent from $200,000.

The partnership of BSW/Crow Colts Group/Spendthrift/Gandharvi went to $900,000 for the session-topping Curlin colt consigned by Elm Tree Farm (Mr. and Mrs. Jody Huckabay), agent for Stonestreet Bred & Raised. Out of the Malibu Moon mare Tangere, he is from the family of Grade 1 winners Tara's Tango and Visionaire and recent New Kent County Virginia Derby (G3) winner Capensis.

“It's been tough to buy this sort of horse,” Brad Weisbord said. “With groups (such as) Mike Repole and Vinnie Viola (St. Elias Stables) and the SF group dominating the marketplace, we've tried to buy (less expensive horses), but Liz (Crow) and (Spendthrift Farm General Manager) Ned (Toffey) said keep going, so that's what we did. We try to stay in the $500,000-$600,000 range, but we thought he was the top colt today so we stretched. The breeder (Stonestreet) stayed in for a piece – we think one of the top breeders in the game. For us, all the stars lined up.”

Ben McElroy, agent, spent $775,000 for a colt by Bolt d'Oro out of the Congrats mare Beautified. Consigned by Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency, agent, he is from the family of Grade 3 winner Makeup Artist.

McElroy noted the success this year of the first crop of runners by Bolt d'Oro and being impressed by the colt's Grade 1-placed half-sister, Dance to the Music.

“There is a huge emphasis on sire power, which it has been over the past two years,” McElroy said. “If you have the right sire, you are getting double if not triple, which you should.”

A colt from the first crop of Omaha Beach and the family of Grade 1 winner and producer My Flag sold for $725,000 to Michael Wallace, agent for St. Elias Stables. Clearsky Farms, agent, consigned the colt, who is from the family of champion Storm Flag Flying, Grade 1 winners Miner's Mark and Traditionally and Grade 2 winners Jouster and Parading.

“We've been looking for an Omaha Beach, and this one got the attention of the whole team,” Wallace said. “The sale has been incredibly strong across the board. A lot of people still have plenty of money in their pockets. If you'd asked me three weeks ago if Book 3 would be this strong, I'd have said no. But after seeing Book 1, you knew people would be pushed back into the next days.”

Jim and Dana Bernhard's Lynnhaven Racing purchased two colts – by Arrogate and by Street Sense – for $700,000 apiece.

Consigned by Woods Edge Farm (Peter O'Callaghan), agent, the son of Arrogate is out of the winning Ghostzapper mare Ghostslayer and is a half-brother to Grade 3 winner Biddy Duke. He also is from the family of champions Folklore and Essential Quality.

From the family of Horses of the Year and sires Saint Liam and Gun Runner, the Street Sense colt was consigned by Gainesway, agent for Bonne Chance Farm. His dam is the winning Medaglia d'Oro mare Glory and Power.

Lynnhaven also paid $675,000 for a colt from the first crop of Audible. Consigned by Lane's End, agent, he is out of the winning Candy Ride mare Ridingwiththedevil and from the family of Grade 3 winner My List.

Spending $2.87 million for eight horses, Lynnhaven was the session's leading buyer.

A daughter of Arrogate from the family of champion Perfect Sting and Grade 3 winner Smart Sting sold to Rigney Racing for $600,000. She is out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Peggy May and a half sister to stakes winner Doc Boy. Greenfield Farms, agent for Sierra Farm, consigned the filly.

The leading consignor was Gainesway, who sold 26 horses for $7.31 million.

The September Sale continues Sunday at 10 a.m. ET and runs daily through Saturday, Sept. 24. The entire auction is streamed live at Keeneland.com.

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Donegal Racing's and Repole Stable's Mo Donegal, the Grade 1-winning millionaire by Uncle Mo who was last seen capturing the Belmont Stakes (G1) in June, has been retired from racing and will stand stud in 2023 at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Ky. His fee will be $20,000 S&N.

“It's always exciting when you can acquire a stallion prospect of the caliber of Mo Donegal, and we are thankful to Jerry Crawford, Mike Repole and the Donegal Racing partners for the opportunity,” said Ned Toffey, Spendthrift general manager. “It's not often you can offer breeders a classic winner by an emerging sire of sires, which Uncle Mo appears to be. On top of that, Mo Donegal is very good-looking, comes from a brilliant and active family, was a 2-year-old graded stakes winner and defeated some of the best from a pretty good crop of 3-year-olds this year. We expect him to be extremely popular, and we invite breeders to come out and see him.”

Mo Donegal exited his victory in the final leg of the Triple Crown with some bone bruising, and it was ultimately determined that the three-time graded stakes winner would be retired.

“The Donegal Racing partners and I could not be more proud of Mo Donegal and the special places he took us the last two seasons,” said Jerry Crawford, CEO of Donegal Racing. “The timing of the bone bruising was unfortunate and not going to allow us to make any of our target races for the remainder of the year. We felt the best decision was to retire him, and we are excited that he'll get a wonderful opportunity to make a great stallion at a place like Spendthrift.”

Repole, who acquired an ownership stake in the son of his former stable star Uncle Mo earlier this year, said: “I was following Mo Donegal as a 2-year-old last year at Saratoga, because Todd (Pletcher) trained and liked him and, obviously, he's a son of Uncle Mo (Repole's 2010 champion 2-year-old colt). I was very impressed, and I got to watch him win the Remsen. He was a horse that had already got the mile-and-an-eighth as a 2-year-old, and I knew he would get better. He went on to win the Wood, which was amazing, and then he gave me the biggest thrill of my life, winning the Belmont Stakes. Mo Donegal is a beautiful son of Uncle Mo, and he beat some of the best – Zandon, my filly Nest, Early Voting. Just very impressive all around.”

Trained by Todd Pletcher, Mo Donegal broke his maiden last year at Belmont as a 2-year-old before proving best in the $250,000 Remsen Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct in his next start, defeating Grade 1 winner Zandon.

This year at 3, he won the $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) over eventual Preakness winner Early Voting and graded winner Skippylongstocking, running 1 1/8 miles in 1:47.96 – the fastest time recorded in the storied Kentucky Derby prep race since Bellamy Road's 1:47.16 in 2005. Following a troubled fifth from the one-post in the Kentucky Derby, Mo Donegal returned to New York to decisively win the $1,500,000 Belmont Stakes (G1) by three lengths over three-time Grade 1 winner Nest and three other graded winners including Kentucky Derby hero Rich Strike.

“The classic winners that come through our program will always be special to me, and Mo Donegal showed in his Belmont Stakes win what we have always thought of him,” said Pletcher. “We went into the (Kentucky) Derby this year with a lot of confidence, but the one-hole was just too much to overcome. Obviously, having trained Uncle Mo, it was nice for us to be able to campaign one of his best sons. Mo Donegal showed immense talent from the first time we breezed him at 2, and he's always been a very classy, good-minded, good-looking colt. I'd have to imagine breeders will love him.”

Mo Donegal retires with earnings of $1,511,800, joining Nyquist as Uncle Mo's millionaire classic winners at stud. He is out of the Pulpit mare Callingmissbrown, a daughter of Grade 1 winner Island Sand. Mo Donegal's half-sister Prank was among the impressive 2-year-old maiden winners this summer at Saratoga, earning “Rising Star” honors from the Thoroughbred Daily News for Pletcher.

For more information about Mo Donegal or to schedule an appointment for inspection, please contact Des, Mark, or Brian at 859-294-0030.

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