$375,000 Mare In Foal To Fast Anna Leads Wednesday At Keeneland January Sale

Baccari Bloodstock paid $375,000 for From the Hood, a daughter of Street Sense in foal to Fast Anna, to lead results of Wednesday's third and penultimate session of the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale.

Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, consigned From the Hood, a 6-year-old half-sister to champion Folklore, stakes winner Divided Attention and stakes-placed Delightful Quality, dam of undefeated 2020 TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and G1 Claiborne Breeders' Futurity winner Essential Quality.

A total of 255 horses sold Wednesday for $4,378,300, for an average of $17,170 and a median of $7,000.

Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, was the session's leading consignor, selling 54 horses for $1,108,800. With its purchase of From the Hood, Baccari Bloodstock was the leading buyer.

Through three days, Keeneland sold 708 horses for $39,793,100, for an average of $56,205 and a median of $20,000.

Today's session marked the conclusion of the Spry Family Farm Dispersal for which Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency served as agent. The second high seller on Wednesday, purchased by WinStar Farm for $180,000, was the Spry mare Heavenly Sis. A half-sister to Grade 1 winner Instilled Regard, Heavenly Sis is a 5-year-old daughter of Hard Spun out of Enhancing, by Forestry. She is from the family of champion Heavenly Prize and Grade 1 winners Oh What a Windfall and Good Reward and Grade 2 winner Pure Prize.

Another Spry horse to sell Wednesday was Mo Emma, a 4-year-old broodmare prospect by Uncle Mo out of American Cleopatra, by Pioneerof the Nile, a full sister to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. She sold to Zilli Racing for $120,000.

A total of 41 Spry horses sold at the January Sale for $1,405,900, led by Sand Hill Stables' purchase of the Maclean's Music yearling colt Mac's Prize on Monday for $200,000.

On Wednesday, two daughters of Into Mischief – racing or broodmare prospect Risk Model and broodmare Ten Demerits – sold for $160,000 apiece.

Hidden Brook, agent, purchased Risk Model, a 4-year-old filly consigned by ELiTE, agent. A half-sister to stakes winner Hi Holiday, she is out of the graded stakes-placed Proud Citizen mare Boleyn and from the family of Grade 1 winner Magnificent Lindy.

Trackside Farm acquired Ten Demerits, a 6-year-old daughter of multiple Grade 1 winner Pussycat Doll, by Real Quiet, in foal to Girvin. Hunter Valley Farm, agent, consigned Ten Demerits, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Aquaphobia from the family of additional Grade 1 winners Hookedonthefeelin and Jimmy Creed.

At $70,000, the session-topping yearling was a colt by Laoban purchased by Rascal Bloodstock. Consigned by Bill Murphy, agent, he is out of Jade, a daughter of Colonel John and from the family of Grade 1 winner Play Fellow.

The January Sale concludes Thursday with a session beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The session includes 19 broodmares, yearlings and horses of racing age consigned by Lane's End, agent for the Complete Dispersal of the Estate of Paul P. Pompa Jr.

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Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Catalog Now Online

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 580 entries for the main catalog of its Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, to be held on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 8-9, in Lexington, Ky. Sessions will begin each day at 10 a.m.

The sale will also feature a supplemental catalog that will be available online and on the sales grounds. Fasig-Tipton will continue to accept supplemental entries over the next couple of weeks.

Hips 1-324 will be offered in the Monday session. Hips 325-580, followed by the supplemental catalog, will be offered in the Tuesday session.

“The main catalog has grown and improved once again this year, offering buyers additional opportunities at this last breeding stock sale of the season,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “We have our usual strong group of racing and broodmare prospects cataloged, but also increased quality among the in-foal mares. A large group of nearly 250 'short' yearlings should prove very popular, as well.”

The Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale catalog may now be viewed online. Print catalogs will be available beginning January 21. The catalog will also be available via the equineline sales catalogue app.

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Two For The Road: ‘Abnormally Large Testicles’ Lead To Sale Of Australian Racehorse

In a unique bit of seller transparency, a former six-figure colt has been sold in Australia's Inglis January Online Sale after the previous owner found his “abnormally large testicles” may have restricted his on-track performance.

Morethannumberone, a 5-year-old Australian-born son of More Than Ready, sold Wednesday for AUS$31,000 (US$23,986), after bringing AUS$375,000 (US$290,003) as a yearling.

In the time between sales, Morethannumberone won one of 14 starts, and made AUS $46,530 (US$35,982). He previously raced for Hong Kong-based owner Barry Lee, and he was trained by Gary and John Moore.

The colt's listing on the Inglis website read as follows:

“Morethannumberone has been a model of consistency this preparation with plenty more to give to his new connections.

“His current owner has elected to go to auction with Morethannumberone as he has not qualified for Hong Kong importation. Having been reluctant to geld Morethannumberone, it is believed that his new connections may reap the rewards from the removal of his abnormally large testicles, that have been deemed to cause restriction.

“Morethannumberone is straight forward to train, clean limbed, and rarely will leave feed. Has performed and trained well, and without any hinderance, with the utilization of a Tongue Tie and Cross-Noseband.”

In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, assistant trainer James Moore said the frank assessment of the colt's unique hindrance was part of the stable's “branding” efforts to present its commitment to transparency. Moore was hopeful that new owner Michael Costa Racing might return the horse to their barn.

“He is a lovely horse and if he gets gelded, we think there is a lot of improvement left in him,” he said. “We just wanted people to know that and whether he's with us or someone else I'm sure the next owner will have a lot of fun.”

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Sale Worker Ramirez Dies At Keeneland January Sale

Ricardo Ramirez, an employee of consignor James Herbener Jr., died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack after collapsing in the back ring while leading a horse at the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, Thoroughbred Daily News reports.

Herbener told the TDN that Ramirez, 66, was a three-decade veteran of the Thoroughbred industry after moving to the U.S. from Mexico, having previously worked for Ashford Stud. He was working at the sales for Herbener between driving a cab in Lexington, Ky., and he lived in nearby Versailles, Ky.

The consignor also said he was contacted by the coroner after the incident, and he was told that Ramirez had apparently suffered from COVID-19 in November, which could have presented or agitated underlying heart conditions, though there were no signs of trauma.

Read more at Thoroughbred Daily News.

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