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Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners is very pleased to announce that the 2023 OTBO Mixed Sale will be held this year at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course. The time and date are the same: Oct. 18 at 2:30 p.m.

The decision was made with the idea of making things easier for potential buyers to attend the auction. The horses will be in the receiving barn, so it will also be easy and convenient for the consignors to get their horses back and forth.

Plans are also in place to have online bidding available for those who cannot attend. Information on how to register will be found on the OTBO website when it available, and it will also be in the catalog.

All horses that go through this sale, even in utero, will be eligible for the $50,000 OTBO Grad Race for 3-year-olds in the year of the race that is held annually at Mahoning Valley, as well.

Mahoning Valley will be opening the concessions on the lower grandstand prior to the auction to provide food and beverages.

The list of horses in the sale will be released shortly. Approximately 50 horses have been entered with a great selection of weanlings, yearlings, 2-year-olds, and broodmares – most in foal to accredited stallions.

The OTBO also plans on adding a supplement of Horses of Racing Age to the catalog this year.

The catalog will be mailed out the first week of October. It will also be on the OTBO website, and distributed to all of the state's racetracks.

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The Keeneland September Yearling Sale reached the halfway point Sunday with nearly $320 million in cumulative sales for the first six sessions and Pin Oak Stud's $900,000 purchase of a colt by Constitution from the family of 2015 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner and sire Liam's Map and Grade 3 winner and sire Not This Time. To date, 1,199 horses have sold through the ring for $319,865,000, for an average of $266,776 and a median of $200,000. The total is 2.45% below the $327,909,500 grossed for 1,242 yearlings sold during the same period last year. The average is 1.04% above the $264,017 from the corresponding period in 2022, while the median is unchanged. Keeneland sold 277 yearlings Sunday for $38,868,000, down slightly from last year's total of $40,172,000 from the sixth session when 286 horses sold. The average of $140,318 is nearly even with $140,462 in 2022, while the median of $100,000 is 9.09% lower than last year's $110,000. The session topper, who was consigned by Knockgriffin Farm, agent, is out of the Curlin mare Low Pressure Zone. Donato Lanni, agent for SF/Starlight/Madaket, purchased two of the session's 10 top-priced yearlings, led by Musical, a colt by Candy Ride (ARG) knocked down for a final bid of $700,000. Consigned by Bridie Harrison, agent for Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, the colt is out of the Street Sense mare Melody and from the family of Grade 1 winner Well Chosen. For the partnership, Lanni also paid $450,000 for a colt by Hard Spun out of Brinkley, by City Zip, from the family of Grade 1 winner and sire Midnight Lute and multiple graded stakes winner Bound for Nowhere, consigned by Hidden Brook, agent. Lanni, agent for SF/Starlight/Madaket, purchased four yearlings during the session for $1.82 million to lead buyers. Pin Oak Stud also acquired the day's third-highest-priced yearling, paying $600,000 for a colt by Justify from the family of 2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) winner Wrote (IRE). Consigned by Mt. Brilliant Farm, agent, he is out of the Galileo (IRE) mare Durga Devi (IRE) and from the family of European champion and leading sire Nureyev. CHC Inc., Maverick Racing, Siena Farm, and Twin Creek purchased a colt by Constitution for $575,000. Consigned by Indian Creek, agent for Stonestreet Bred & Raised, he is the first foal out of stakes winner Two Sixty, by Uncaptured, and from the family of Grade 2 winner Havnameltdown. A colt by Medaglia d'Oro from the family of 2020 champion female sprinter Gamine sold for $500,000 to Winchell Thoroughbreds. Consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent for Stonestreet Bred & Raised, the colt is out of the winning Scat Daddy mare Princess Peggy. Paramount Sales was Sunday's leading consignor, selling 24 yearlings for $3,827,000. The September Sale continues Monday at 10 a.m. (ET) and will be held each day through Saturday, Sept. 23. The entire auction is streamed live at Keeneland.com. The post Pin Oak Stud Lands Constitution Colt For $900,000 To Top Keeneland’s Sixth Session appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

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Keeneland's September Yearling Sale resumed Saturday after a one-day hiatus with the first session of the two-day Book 3, which recorded nearly $47 million in sales and was led by the purchase of a colt from the first crop of Horse of the Year Authentic for $875,000 by Donato Lanni, agent for SF/Starlight/Madaket.

Keeneland sold 285 yearlings Saturday for $46,697,000, which was 7.98 percent below the gross of $50,747,500 from the corresponding session last year when 287 horses sold. The average of $163,849 was 7.34 percent below $176,821 in 2022, and the median of $130,000 declined 7.14 percent from $140,000.

Through five sessions of the 12-session auction, a total of 922 horses have sold through the ring for $280,997,000, for an average of $304,769 and a median of $225,000. The gross is slightly lower than $287,737,500 for 956 horses in 2022, while the average is up 1.26 percent from last year's $300,981 and the median remains the same.

The session topper, who was consigned by Eaton Sales, agent, is out of the multiple graded stakes-placed Street Sense mare Sweetgrass. He is from the family of champion Althea.

Donato Lanni, agent for SF/Starlight/Madaket, was the session's leading buyer by purchasing three yearlings for $1,735,000.

St. Elias, Talla Racing and Spendthrift Farm paid $775,000 for a colt from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Vekoma. Consigned by Legacy Bloodstock, agent for Spendthrift Farm, he is out of stakes winner Summer of Fun, a daughter of Include who was third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1). The colt is from the family of Grade 1 winner Louis Cyphre (IRE) and Grade/Group 2 winners Psychobabble (IRE) and Mekong Melody (IRE).

St. Elias/Starlight/Harrell Ventures paid $600,000 for an Army Mule colt from the family of Grade 1 winner The Big Beast and Grade 3 winner Stickstatelydude. Out of She Beast, a winning daughter of The Factor, he was consigned by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa.

Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa also consigned a colt by Kitten's Joy who sold for $585,000 to CHC Inc./Qatar Racing. A half-brother to stakes winner My Boy Prince, second in the Summer (G1) at Woodbine on Saturday, he is out of stakes winner Hopping Not Hoping, by Silent Name (JPN), and from the family of 2023 Beholder Mile (G1) winner A Mo Reay and Grade 1 winner Wonder Lady Anne L.

Pin Oak Stud paid $575,000 for a colt by Practical Joke consigned by Scott Mallory, agent. Out of String Section, by Candy Ride (ARG), he is from the family of Grade 1 winner Behrens and Grade 2 winners Cowboy Cal and Rosier.

The next three most expensive yearlings all were consigned by Gainesway, agent, the session's leading consignor with sales of $6,067,000 for 28 horses.

Frank Fletcher Racing Operation purchased a colt by Tapit who is a half-brother to Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner Spun to Run for $550,000. The colt, who is out of stakes winner Yawkey Way, by Grand Slam, also is a half-brother to stakes winner Tap It All and from the family of Grade 1 winner All Fired Up.

An Into Mischief filly from the family of champion Covfefe sold to Live Oak Plantation for $525,000. Out of the Discreet Cat mare Acrobatique, she also is from the family of UAE Horse of the Year Festival of Light, Japanese champion Yamanin Paradise, Grade 1 winners Acoma and Arch, Group 2 winner Albiano and Grade 3 winners Aztec Sense and Campaign.

Bringing $500,000 was a colt by Candy Ride (ARG) purchased by Jebel Ali Stables/Michael Cooper. Out of the Jade Hunter mare Lethal Hunter, he is a half-brother to stakes winner The Hunted and from the family of Grade 2 winner Lethal Heat.

The September Sale continues Sunday at 10 a.m. ET and runs daily through Saturday, Sept. 23 for a total of 12 sessions. The entire auction is streamed live at Keeneland.com.

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Spendthrift Farm has announced it will be adding Grade 1 winners Taiba, Zandon and Arabian Lion to its stallion roster for the 2024 breeding season.

“We are really excited to be bringing in three new stallion prospects of the caliber of Taiba, Arabian Lion, and Zandon for the 2024 breeding season,” said Spendthrift general manager Ned Toffey. “All three are superior physicals, and all three displayed immense talent in winning some of America's biggest 3-year-old races on dirt. Obviously, the Breeders' Cup is ahead and some of them will be looking to finish strong. These are the kind of stallion prospects we have looked to bring in and will continue to try to bring in at Spendthrift.”

Taiba was a leading 3-year-old in North America a year ago, knocking down victories in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby, G1 Pennsylvania Derby and G1 Malibu Stakes for Zedan Racing Stables. A $1.7 million 2-year-old purchase, the talented chestnut is the only son of Gun Runner with three Grade 1 wins. Out of the 14-time stake-winning Flatter mare Needmore Flattery, Taiba has earned $2,356,200.

Zandon was also a leading sophomore in 2022, impressively winning the G1 Blue Grass Stakes and finishing third in the Kentucky Derby as one of the race favorites. As a 2-year-old, Zandon broke his maiden at six furlongs on debut at Belmont before finishing runner-up by a nose to classic winner Mo Donegal in the G2 Remsen Stakes in just his second start. This year, Zandon has finished a good runner-up in the prestigious Met Mile and Whitney, and the striking dark bay colt is being pointed for the Sept. 30 G2 Woodward Stakes at Belmont. He has earned $1.92 million to date for owner Jeff Drown.

Three-year-old Arabian Lion roared onto the scene this spring with an emphatic win in the G1 Woody Stephens at Belmont, earning a gaudy 109 Beyer – the second fastest performance by a sophomore in 2023. Before that, the powerfully built chestnut son of Justify won the Sir Barton Stakes around two turns on Preakness day at Pimlico, and he's amassed earnings of $497,600 to date for owner Zedan Racing Stables.

Stud fees for all three horses will be announced at the end of their respective racing careers.

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