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The 79th annual Keeneland September Yearling Sale, the world's largest and most significant auction of Thoroughbred racing prospects, kicks off Monday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. ET with the first of 12 sessions that run through Sept. 24.

The sale, which has cataloged 4,153 yearlings by the world's most established stallions and exciting young sires, opens with the two-day Book 1, which features half-siblings to these recent Grade 1 winners at Del Mar and Saratoga: Casa Creed (Fourstardave), Forte (Hopeful) and Malathaat (Alabama). Books 2 and 3 include half-siblings to Saratoga Grade 1 winners Chi Town Lady (Test), Epicenter (Runhappy Travers) and Olympiad (Jockey Club Gold Cup).

“The success of September Sale graduates combined with the availability of quality yearlings at all price levels make the September Sale a can't-miss event for horsemen from around the world,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “This year, we are excited to share our latest capital improvements and facilities around the grounds – from renovated barns to the Saddling Paddock Chalet here for the Breeders' Cup World Championships – and we are continuing to elevate the September Sale atmosphere with fun touches and elements that enhance the experience.”

“Rising Stock” preview show airs Saturday

Coverage of the September Sale begins Saturday, Sept. 10 when FanDuel Racing (formerly known as TVG2) will air “Rising Stock,” an hourlong preview show from 9-10 a.m. hosted by Gabby Gaudet and Scott Hazelton at Keeneland with Christina Blacker in the FanDuel studio. “Rising Stock” will be rebroadcast Monday, Sept. 12 at 9 a.m. on FanDuel Racing.

On Sept. 12-15, FanDuel Racing will present live coverage of Book 1 from 1-7 p.m.

Keeneland will livestream the entire September Sale at Keeneland.com.

Colt by Mitole is latest supplement to Book 1

A colt from the first crop of champion Mitole is the latest supplement to the September Sale and is scheduled to sell opening day, Sept. 12.

Four Stars Sales, agent, consigns the colt, Hip 183, who is the first foal of the Super Saver mare Dashing Angel. Dashing Angel is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Sky Diva and stakes winner and Grade 1-placed Quick Little Miss. The colt also is from the family of Grade 1 winners Pure Clan and Finley'sluckycharm.

2022 September Sale schedule

The format of the September Sale will be similar to last year with Week 1 featuring Books 1 and 2 during the first four days. More than 1,100 horses selected based on pedigree and conformation are cataloged with the goal to present the largest number of exceptional horses possible to major domestic and foreign buyers in attendance prior to the Dark Day on Friday, Sept. 16, when no sale will be held.

Here is the schedule:

Week 1

Book 1 – Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 12-13. Sessions begin at 1 p.m. A total of 368 yearlings are cataloged over the two days.

Book 2 – Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 14-15. Sessions begin at 11 a.m. A total of 751 yearlings are cataloged over the two days.

Dark Day – Friday, Sept. 16. No sale will be conducted.

Week 2

Book 3 – Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 17-18. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. A total of 828 yearlings are cataloged over the two days.

Book 4 – Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 19-20. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. A total of 822 yearlings are cataloged over the two days.

Book 5 – Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 21-22. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. A total of 807 yearlings are cataloged over the two days.

Book 6 – Friday-Saturday, Sept. 23-24. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. A total of 577 yearlings are cataloged over the two days.

As always, online and phone bidding will be available.

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For a horse that ran in arguably the most visible horse horse race on the planet, Tencendur has spent most of his life under the radar.

Prior to his 17th place finish in the 2015 Kentucky Derby, the son of Warrior's Reward was best known for a runner-up effort behind Frosted in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial. After the Derby, he was best known for finishing second to Mr. Z in the Ohio Derby.

He was a New York-bred in the Derby, which is usually a novelty for fans, but even that had a somewhat dimmer spotlight, having to share it with a pair of other runners born in the Empire State: Upstart and International Star, the latter of which was scratched after the draw.

This might sound like a hard-luck story, but for owner and breeder Philip Birsh, Tencendur was his star.

Birsh, the president and CEO of Broadway publication Playbill and a longtime breeder in New York, knew what he had with the horse, and that horses reaching those levels sometimes don't even come once in a lifetime.

“How many owners have an $18,000 mare that they breed to a $15,000 first-year, unproven stallion and get a Derby horse?” Birsh told reporter Bill Heller for New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc., ahead of Tencendur's Derby start. “How crazy is that?”

Tencendur raced once at age four, finishing second in a Saratoga allowance, before retiring with one win in eight starts for earnings of $368,500. He remains the highest earner for Birsh as an owner.

Prior to Tencendur's Derby start, Birsh shared his dream of standing Tencendur in his home state at the end of his racing career, and when that time came, he called upon a longtime partner.

Anne Morgan of Mill Creek Farm in Stillwater N.Y., had success standing Birsh's stallion Mayakovsky in the early 2000s, and she had previously foaled out his mares before he got his own farm in Galway N.Y. Birsh could do a lot on his new 90-acre property, but there was one thing he couldn't get done.

“I've got good owners that take care of their horses, and Mr. Birsh is one of those,” Morgan said. “His farm isn't set up for a stallion. That's why he stays here.”

Tencendur arrived at Mill Creek ahead of the 2017 breeding season, and it was quickly apparent that the new stallion's strength and frame were going to be his selling points.

“He walked off the trailer, and we all just went 'wow,' because he was just big, good looking, and fit,” Morgan said. “Just drop-dead gorgeous.”

Morgan had plenty of experience with Tencendur's family. Prior to Birsh buying his own farm, one of the mares under Morgan's watch was Still Secret, a winning daughter of Hennessy who produced a pair of six-figure earners at Mill Creek. Among them was Mother Russia, a daughter of Mayakovsky who was a multiple Grade 3-placed stakes winner and earned over $500,000. Still Secret was moved to Birsh's farm before Tencendur was born.

Life at stud has been quiet for Tencendur. Over the course of four crops at stud, he has sired 20 foals, with the most in a season being nine in his 2020 crop.

Birsh has carried the load in supporting the stallion, responsible for all of Tencendur's named foals to date. He has also campaigned the two Tencendur foals to race so far.

“He throws beautiful babies,” Morgan said. “He just hasn't had a lot of interest.”

Morgan said Birsh still follows Tencendur regularly, calling about the stallion monthly, and visiting several times a year.

“You've got to give Mr. Birsh credit,” she said. “He's got the life of a good horse.”

Tencendur resides in a four-stall stallion barn on the Mill Creek property, across the lane from rookie stallion Venezuelan Hug. Across the barn is another young stallion, in Killybegs Captain.

Tencendur watched his roommate exit the stall to go to work plenty of times during the recently completed breeding season, but he waited for his number to be called to little avail.

“He didn't breed a mare this year, unfortunately,” Morgan said. “We did breed him to a nursemare, and he was pretty happy about that.”

Though he was quiet in the breeding shed in 2022, Tencendur remained at the ready whenever the stall door opened. Already a towering horse, the stallion somehow grew even more imposing when he exited the stall with acceleration at the end of his shank.

Morgan said the theatrics were just part of the package with Tencendur, the same as any other stallion in the barn.

“He's really good in the stall, but when he comes to the breeding shed, or you're trying to deal with him, he's doing the dance,” she said. “He's a good horse to breed. The mares always caught.

“Stallions all have their own personalities, so you have to learn to deal with them on their level,” Morgan continued. “They're big, they're aggressive, and sometimes, you have to make them think it's their way before you get what you want. Venezuelan Hug is the nicest horse to be around in the world, Killybegs Captain is great, except for running the fence, and that's his thing. Tencendur has his Zenyatta moves coming in and out of the stall.”

Though he stands for a private fee, Morgan said Tencendur was still very much available to outside breeders. Nine of his 18 foals of racing age are 2-year-olds of 2022, which means his best chance to make a mark at stud might just now be hitting the track.

It only takes big one horse to turn skeptics into believers. Tencendur was already that big horse for Birsh, and there's still hope that the stallion will give his owner one more.

“We love to tell people, 'Listen, he ran in the Derby. Of 20,000 foals, he was one of 20,'” she said. “You just never know. You've gotta get that one to hit. He's probably the best-kept secret in the world, who knows?”

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The catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2022 October Yearling Sale is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com. The two-day sale is set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 11 and 12. Supplemental entries will be accepted until Sept. 23.

View the sale page here: October Sale

The Selected Yearling Sale begins on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 12 p.m. with Hip No.'s 1– 185 plus supplements. The Open Yearling Sale, with 410 horses cataloged as Hip No.'s 251 – 660 plus supplements, is set for Wednesday, Oct. 12 and will begin at 10 a.m.

The sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as the DRF, TDN, BloodHorse and Pastthewire websites.

OBS October Yearling Sale graduates are enjoying a banner year at the races.

H & E Ranch, Inc.'s catalog cover girl Desert Dawn has won or placed in five graded stakes this year including a victory in the Grade 2 Santa Anita Oaks. The 3-year-old daughter of Cupid went through the ring, consigned by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent for H & E Ranch, at the 2020 OBS October Selected Yearling Sale. Trained by Philip D'Amato, she's now 11-2-2-4 and has earned $621,150.

Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman's Havnameltdown, pictured on the back cover, came out of the 2021 Sale. Two for two and a graded stakes winner after taking the G3 Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar, the Bob Baffert trainee has earned $168,000 to date. The 2-year-old Florida-bred colt by Uncaptured is a two-time OBS graduate, sold first by Beth Bayer, Agent, at the 2021 October Yearling Sale and then purchased for $200,000 out of the Blas Perez Stables consignment at the 2022 Spring Sale after breezing an Under Tack in :9 4/5.

The back cover also features four more current October Yearling Sale stars.

Frank Fletcher Racing Operations, Inc. and Ten Strike Racing's speedy Lady Rocket has compiled a strong race record, winning or placing in six stakes including a victory in June's G3 Chicago Stakes at Churchill Downs. The 5-year-old daughter of Tale of the Cat, trained by Brad Cox, is now 15-7-3-2 with $707,088 in earnings. A two-time OBS graduate, she was sold by The Acorn at the 2018 October Selected Yearling Sale and then purchased for $420,000 out of the de Meric Sales consignment at the 2019 Spring Sale after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat.

Michael Dubb and Michael J. Caruso's Hot Peppers has put together a terrific summer, winning Belmont's Jersey Girl and G3 Victory Ride Stakes followed by a second in Saratoga's G1 Test Stakes. The 3-year-old Florida-bred filly by Khozan is a two-time OBS graduate, sold at the 2020 October Selected Yearling Sale and then purchased for $16,000 out of the De Meric Sales consignment at the 2021 June Sale after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. Trained by Rudy Rodriguez, she's now 9-5-2-0 and earned $392,950.

Winngate Stables LLC's lightly raced Kathleen O. won her first four starts, including consecutive wins in Gulfstream's G2 Davona Dale and G2 Gulfstream Park Oaks. Now 5-4-0-0 for trainer Shug McGaughey, she has earned $413,855 to date. A two-time OBS graduate, she was sold for $50,000 by Stuart Morris at the 2020 October Selected Yearling Sale, then purchased for $275,000 out of the Niall Brennan Stables consignment at the 2021 Spring Sale after working an Under Tack quarter in :21 1/5.

Gatsas Stables, R. A. Hill Stable and Steven Schoenfeld's Midnight Stroll made the grade in the G3 Delaware Oaks in July after taking Tampa Bay's Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies Stakes in March. Another two-time OBS graduate, she went through the ring at the 2020 Winter Mixed Sale before she was purchased for $225,000 out of the Abbie Road Farm consignment at the 2020 October Selected Yearling Sale. Trained by John Terranova, she's now 7-3-0-1 and has earned $287,280.

OBS again offers online bidding during the October Sale. Buyers will be able to go to the OBS website and register to gain bidding approval, then access the OBS Bidding Screen with their credentials. For complete information on registration and online bidding please go to the OBS website: obs-online-bidding

The online catalog's main page contains a link to a sortable master index providing searchable pedigree and consignor information as well as access to pedigree updates occurring since the catalog was printed.

The sortable master index has advanced search and filter capability and allows shortlist creation. A link to instructions for using these features can be found in the index header and a step by step tutorial is available in the index as well.

The iPad version of the catalog can be accessed via the equineline Sales Catalog App. The App allows users to download and view the catalog, receive updates and results, record notes and also provides innovative search, sort and rating capability. For more information and downloads go to: equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/

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