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Grade 1 Winner Discreet Lover Retired To R Star Stallions In Indiana

Discreet Lover, a Grade 1 winner who earned nearly $1.5 million, has been retired from racing to stand at Kerry and Leigh Ann Hopper's R Star Stallions in Anderson, Ind. He will stand for a fee of $2,000, with special considerations for approved mares.

A son of four-time graded stakes winner Repent, Discreet Lover proved his talent and durability over a racing career spanning 49 starts. A winner and stakes-placed runner as a 2-year-old, Discreet Lover had a busy 3-year-old campaign while hitting the board in seven of 14 starts, including placings in the Parx Derby and Ohio Derby. Not slowing down at age four, he again faced the starter 14 times with a $100,000 stakes win at Penn National and three additional stakes placings.

At age five, he developed into one of the nation's top older horses while racing 10 times, including nine starts in graded stakes. In April of that year, he won the Grade 3, $150,000 Excelsior Stakes at Aqueduct and then ran third in both the G2 Suburban Stakes and G1 Whitney Stakes that summer.

The biggest of his seven career wins came in September of his 5-year-old season, when he won the G1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup going 1 1/4 miles at Belmont Park. Among the foes he defeated that day were Mendelssohn, Diversify, Gronkowski and the two-time Dubai World Cup winner Thunder Snow. All told, Discreet Lover compiled a record of 49-7-7-7 with earnings of $1,452,735.

Discreet Lover is out of the Discreet Cat mare Discreet Chat, who is a half sister to millionaire and Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Desert Code.

“Discreet Lover ran in 17 graded stakes and 17 other stakes during his career, so he went up against the best of the best and he proved himself to be a hard-trying and talented horse over his long career,” said Kerry Hopper. “He was precocious enough to win as a 2-year-old and even though most of his wins were going a route of ground, he also showed the ability to sprint when he had the chance, so we think he's going to be a versatile stallion and a good fit for the lucrative Indiana breeding program.”

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‘All The Things That You Want To See In A Newborn Foal’: First Foal Is A Colt For Airdrie Stud’s Divisidero

Divisidero, a millionaire son of Kitten's Joy, was represented by his first reported foal, a colt born at Airdrie Stud.

The colt was produced by Always Tomorrow, a full-sister to six-time graded stakes winner Bigger Picture who set a track record when winning the Grade 1 United Nations Stakes. From the immediate family of the great matriarch, Blitey, Always Tomorrow's female family features no fewer than 24 Grade 1 performers under her first three dams.

“He's leggy and strong with good depth through the shoulder, all the things that you want to see in a newborn foal. We are very pleased”, said Cormac Breathnach, Airdrie's director of stallion nominations. “He is chestnut with two socks and a blaze, so you can really see the Kitten's Joy influence coming through. Mr. Jones is continuing to support Divisidero with some very nice mares and this is the kind of foal to embolden that faith.”

A graded stakes winner in each of his five racing seasons, Divisidero retired sound with earnings of over $1.6 million and a well-earned reputation for possessing a dazzling turn of foot. At three he flashed home to win the G2 American Turf Stakes on Kentucky Derby Day in just his third start, before setting a new track record in Belmont Park's Pennine Ridge Stakes next time out. A winner of consecutive renewals of the G1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes, he was beaten just three-quarters of a length in the G1 Breeders' Cup Mile on unsuitably soft ground. In all, he earned 13 triple-digit Beyers and a staggering 26 single-digit Ragozins in his 29 starts for trainers Buff Bradley and Kelly Rubley.

Bred by Hinkle Farms, Divisidero is out of Madame du Lac whose rich distaff lineage traces to none other than Cosmah, the dam of Halo and a half-sister to Natalma, the dam of Northern Dancer himself. Divisidero was purchased by Josh Stevens for $250,000 from the Hinkle Farms' consignment at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Divisidero retired to Airdrie Stud where he receives robust support from Brereton C. Jones' broodmare band. His first book of mares had a C.I. of 2.37, second among all freshman sires to Catholic Boy (2.38). Divisidero's 2021 stud fee is $5,000 SN.

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Keeneland Reveals 2021 Digital Sales Ring Schedule

The Keeneland Digital Sales Ring, the stand-alone online auction platform that debuted in 2020, has scheduled seven mixed sales for 2021.

The first digital sale is set for March 23, followed by sales in May, June, July, August, October and December (see dates for sales, entry open/close and catalog availability at the conclusion of this release).

Keeneland developed the Digital Sales Ring together with Kentucky-based technology company Horseco and in 2020 conducted sales in June, October and December. The platform offers Keeneland the flexibility to host small, select online auctions throughout the year in addition to its four major live sales in January, April, September and November. These online auctions also allow sellers the opportunity to take advantage of timely updates in offering racing and breeding stock.

“We are excited to announce the 2021 schedule for the Keeneland Digital Sales Ring, which continues to grow the online market and expand the services Keeneland is able to provide its sales clients,” Keeneland director of sales development Mark Maronde said. “The Digital Sales Ring offers tremendous convenience and flexibility for sellers and buyers, who can fully participate in the auction process and present horses for sale regardless of location.”

“We thank the buyers and consignors who supported the Digital Sales Ring during its launch in 2020,” Keeneland president, CEO and interim director of sales Shannon Arvin said. “Keeneland has always been a leader in Thoroughbred sales and we look forward to employing further enhancements to the online platform and digital catalog.”

On the day of each sale, online bidding will open at 10 a.m. ET and begin to close at 2 p.m.

2021 Keeneland Digital Sales Ring Schedule and Important Dates

Month	Entries Open	Entries Close	Catalog is Live on Keenelanddigital.com	Date of Sale
March	March 1	March 16	March 18	March 23
May	May 1	May 18	May 20	May 25
June	May 26	June 22	June 24	June 29
July	June 30	July 20	July 22	July 27
August	July 28	Aug. 24	Aug. 26	Aug. 31
October	Oct. 1	Oct. 19	Oct. 21	Oct. 26
December	Dec. 1	Dec. 7	Dec. 9	Dec. 14

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Beloveda, Saguaro Row Top Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale

The Kentucky Winter Mixed sale, the final breeding stock sale before the breeding sheds open, ended Tuesday with gains across the board. The sale took place at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, Ky.

Beloveda (Hip 328), a daughter of Ghostzapper in foal to Street Sense, topped the sale when sold for $510,000 from the consignment of Gainesway, agent.

A graded stakes placed winner herself, Beloveda is the dam of two winners from three to race, including stakes placed Mistress of Love (Scat Daddy). The chestnut mare is a half-sister to graded stakes winner and stakes producer Golden Mystery, as well as of All Saint's Day, whose six winners to date include stakes winners Holywell and Sinister Brew.

The sale's top racing/broodmare prospect was multiple stakes winner Saguaro Row (Hip 675), a six-year-old daughter of Union Rags.

The bay mare was purchased for $500,000 by Catherine Hudson, agent from the consignment of Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services, agent. A two-time stakes winner and graded stakes placed runner, Saguaro Row earned $342,354 for owners Newtown Anner Stud Farm and Mark D. Breen and trainer Michael Stidham. She is a half-sister to stakes winner Pinnacle Peak out of a half-sister to champion filly and Grade 2 winner My Wandy's Girl.

Stakes winner Whoa Nellie (Hip 625) was the best-selling broodmare prospect, purchased by $450,000 by St Elias Stables from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Fox Hill Farms. A twice graded stakes-placed stakes winner, the daughter Orb won six times for owner Fox Hill Farms and trainer Larry Jones, with earnings of $353,830.

Other broodmare prospects sold for $400,000 or more include:

Gold Standard (Hip 671), a multiple stakes placed winner by Medaglia d'Oro sold for $435,000 to Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings from the consignment of Gainesway, agent for Stonestreet and LNJ Foxwoods; and
Fiftyshades Ofgreen (Hip 640), a stakes placed daughter of Bernardini, sold for $400,000 to St Elias Stables from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

The sale's top short yearling came in the form of a Nyquist colt (Hip 480) out of multiple Grade 2 placed winner Honey Chile. The chestnut colt was purchased for $170,000 by Machmer Hall from the consignment of Bill Reightler, agent. The West Virginia-foaled colt's second dam is multiple stakes winner Christmas Time, who also produced his dam's multiple stakes winning full brother Prince of Time.

Last-out Jimmy Winkfield Stakes winner Hello Hot Rod (Hip 672) sold for $335,000 as the top racing and/or stallion prospect. The dark bay Maryland-bred colt by Mosler was purchased by George Sharp from the consignment of ELiTE, agent. Hello Hot Rod is a half-brother to five-time stakes winner Hello Beautiful, from the immediate family of Grade 2 winners Hello Liberty and Significant Form.

During the two-sale sale, 425 horses sold for a gross of $12,506,700, up 28 percent from $9,777,100 for 368 sold in 2020. The average was $29,428, an 11 percent increase over last year's average of $26,568. The median rose 18 percent from $8,500 in 2020 to $10,000 this year. The RNA rate fell 6 percent from last year to 18.9 percent.

Full results are available online.

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