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Cupid Colt Tops LTBA Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana 2022 Yearling Sale

The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association's Breeders Sales of Louisiana held its 2022 Yearling Sale followed by mixed session Oct. 1 at the Equine Sales Facility in Opelousas and it was topped by a $63,000 Cupid colt (Hip 60). He was consigned by Brehon Farm.

A total of 101 yearlings sold for a gross of $1,690,600 and an average of $16,739 and a median of $10,000. There were 19 RNAs. Three weanlings sold for a gross of $20,000 and an average of $6,667. One horse of racing age sold for $7,000 and nine broodmares sold for a gross of $67,800 and an average of $7,530. The gross for the overall sale was $1,785,400.

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Blazing Sevens Becomes First Grade I Winner For Good Magic in Champagne

'TDN Rising Star' Blazing Sevens (Good Magic), dismissed at 85-10 off a third-place run in Saratoga's GI Hopeful S. Sept. 5 over similarly sloppy conditions, splashed past his foes in the lane to become the first highest-level winner for his freshman sire (by Curlin). In the process, he earned an automatic spot in the starting gate for the Nov. 4 GI Fanduel Breeders' Cup Juvenile–a race his sire won handily in 2017 while still a maiden and coming off a close second in the Champagne. Well-regarded and well-bred Verifying (Justify) settled for the runner-up spot in his second career outing, 3 1/4 lengths behind the winner.

Blazing Sevens was a 6 1/4-length debut scorer at the Spa July 24, and was further flattered when the winner of that event came back to graduate by eight lengths. He was beaten 12 lengths in the Hopeful by 'Rising Star' Forte (Violence), and nine by re-opposing favorite Gulfport (Uncle Mo).

As one of very few signed on Saturday with a proven off-the-pace style, Blazing Sevens was reined in to sit last early while kept well off the fence as speedy New York-bred stakes winner Andiamo a Firenze (Speightstown) showed the way. He snuck inside and inched closer after a :47.09 half, and sliced back out into the clear pointing for home as Verifying and Gulfport tag-teamed the pacesetter. Blazing Sevens responded willingly when set down in earnest by Flavien Prat, and he scampered past the favorites with ease in the late stages.

“He had a good trip,” said Prat, who was riding Blazing Sevens for the first time after Manny Franco had piloted him in his first two tries. “He broke well and he got himself into the race. I was traveling really well on the backside and decided to drop myself in and try to save some ground a bit. He was traveling really well all the way around and when I tipped him out and he changed leads, he really changed gears as well.

“We really felt the horse would like the distance. We were hoping for some solid pace and hopefully it would come back for him today to make a run, and that's what happened. The pace was pretty fair. I think he jumped well getting himself into the race without me rushing him, so I think that was key today.”

Trainer Chad Brown, who also took last year's Champagne with 'Rising Star' Jack Christopher (Munnings) and now owns four titles in the prestigious event overall, said, “It's such a reward because [Good Magic] was unlucky in the Champagne himself. I thought he was very unlucky, actually. It was some good karma for us today that his son was able to get his head in front in the Champagne and win like he did. He's been a wonderful horse to get along with. He's all class. I want to thank Pete Bradley for picking him out and John and Carla Capek, the owners. This is their second year in owning horses and they're lovely people, very deserving. If he comes out healthy, it's on to the Breeders' Cup.”

Brown did admit that he had some concerns with the track conditions: “I was worried. After the Hopeful, I told the owners I was planning on going to the Breeders' Futurity [at Keeneland one week later] and I called an audible last week after his work. I felt like he was doing so well and a legit Breeders' Cup candidate. I was dying to get him around two turns, but I would rather have the five weeks' rest and not four. So I decided to ship him here and, sure enough, the hurricane came north and I was sick over it the last two days. I was already committed here, so I stuck with it and, thankfully, he handled the mud here today. Maybe it was a Saratoga thing last time, I'm not really sure. He didn't run bad last time, he just wasn't himself. Today, he was moving through perfectly.”

Saturday, Belmont The Big A
CHAMPAGNE S.-GI, $500,000, Belmont The Big A, 10-1, 2yo, 1m, 1:37.07, sy.
1–BLAZING SEVENS, 122, c, 2, by Good Magic
                1st Dam: Trophy Girl, by Warrior's Reward
                2nd Dam: Storm West, by Gone West
                3rd Dam: Storm Attack, by Storm Bird
'TDN Rising Star'. 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES
WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. ($140,000 Ylg '21 KEEJAN; $225,000
Ylg '21 FTSAUG). O-Rodeo Creek Racing, LLC; B-Tracy Farmer
(KY); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Flavien Prat. $275,000. Lifetime
Record: 3-2-0-1, $368,750. Werk Nick Rating: A.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the
free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Verifying, 122, c, 2, Justify–Diva Delite, by Repent.
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1 BLACK
TYPE. ($775,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Jonathan Poulin,
Westerberg, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith & Michael B.
Tabor; B-Hunter Valley & Mountmellick Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brad
Cox. $100,000.
3–Gulfport, 122, c, 2, Uncle Mo–Fame and Fortune, by
Unbridled's Song. 'TDN Rising Star'. ($275,000 Ylg '21 FTKJUL).
O-L. William & Corinne Heiligbrodt, Jackpot Farm, Whispering
Oaks Farm LLC & Coolmore Stud; B-Diamond Creek Farm (KY);
T-Steven M. Asmussen. $60,000.
Margins: 3 1/4, 1HF, 7 3/4. Odds: 8.50, 2.25, 1.55.
Also Ran: Andiamo a Firenze, Champions Dream, Top Recruit.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs.

Pedigree Notes:

The graded racing deities have smiled upon Hill 'n' Dale's freshman sire Good Magic, liberally endowing him with three graded winners to kickstart his stallion career. In addition to the success of Blazing Sevens, Good Magic's Vegas Magic won the GII Sorrento S. and Curly Jack captured the GIII Iroquois S., all since mid-August. This first crop for 2017's champion 2-year-old also includes at least 14 winners. He is the first American freshman of the year with a Grade I winner to his credit and only fellow first-crop stallion Justify matches him with three individual graded winners of 2022 thus far.

Trophy Girl, unraced at two and a dual winner at four, has a yearling filly by Constitution and an Apr. 15 filly by Goldencents. She was bred back to Essential Quality for next term. The daughter of Warrior's Reward–who now has seven stakes winners out of his daughters–is a half-sister to 2012 GI Jamaica H. winner King David (Hat Trick {Jpn}), who is now a sire in Turkey. Tracy Farmer bought Trophy Girl for $62,000 as a Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall weanling. While Trophy Girl's dam and granddam were unraced, her third dam was Hortensia (Fr) (Luthier {Fr}), a MGSW in France and producer of Glacial Storm (Arctic Tern), a MGSW in England and France, as well as runner-up in the 1988 G1 Epsom Derby and third in that year's G1 Irish Derby.

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Keeneland September Establishes All-Time Record Gross

At the conclusion of Thursday's 10th session, the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale became the highest-grossing auction in Keeneland's history with total sales weighing in at $399,940,000. The previous record of $399,791,800 was set during the 2006 September Sale.

With two sessions remaining, a total of 2,488 yearlings (through the ring) have sold for $399,940,000, an increase of 14.63% over the same period last year when 2,428 horses sold grossed $348,885,500. Average price of $160,748 is up 11.87% from $143,693, while the median of $85,000 is 13.33% above $75,000 in 2021. RNA rate was down a tick from 20.21% to 19.32%.

Heading yesterday's action, a colt by red-hot young sire Girvin (Hip 3504), who has his first runners this year, topped the second of two Book 5 sessions of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Thursday when hammering for $290,000. Bred and consigned by Brookdale Sales, he was bought my Mick Wallace, agent for St. Elias Stables.

The Seitz family purchased Hip 3504's dam, SP Into Summer (Into Mischief), for $60,000 at last year's Keeneland January Sale with this colt in utero.

“He has developed really well,” said Brookdale's Joe Seitz. “My brother Freddy [Seitz] bought that mare down at OBS carrying this colt and brought her back home, so that is why he is a Kentucky-bred. He has been really nice all along. Girvin started to take off here with his 2-year-olds, which was nice. It was great watching him develop all summer and fill out just as those horses were running. The sire moved up to Kentucky, which gave the yearling even more profile. When we got up here, he stood out. People on the sales grounds started talking, word spread and everyone came for him.”

The horseman continued, “He was very exciting. He had a whole lot of vetting. He was shown 92 times in one day of showing. In Book 5, that is incredible. He handled it like a champ. He walked really great and covered a lot of ground. He never got tired.”

Keeneland ringman DeJuan Smith, profiled in Thursday's TDN, successfully pinhooked his $23,000 Palace Malice colt for $50,000 (Hip 3452).

For Thursday's session, 308 yearlings summoned $10,335,000 compared to the equivalent 2021 session when 303 youngsters grossed $9,194,000. Average was up from $30,343 to $33,555 and median was up from $23,000 to $25,000. RNA rate was about even at 12.75% compared to 12.17% in 2021.

“It has been non-stop at the barn,” Seitz said. “When I go up to the ring with a horse, all of the people in the back ring are all over me for information. It feels good.”

The two-day Book 6 begins Friday at 10 a.m.

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Violence Colt Tops Book 5 Opener

The topper of Wednesday's opening session of Book 5 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale came in the last few hips as Hip 3181, a son of Violence, summoned $220,000 from James Zahler. The bay was picked up by Bolter Bloodstock for $20,000 and consigned by Peter O'Callaghan's Woods Edge Farm.

A colt by Army Mule brought the second-highest price of $200,000 from Manfred and Penny Conrad, the owners of champion female sprinter Shamrock Rose (First Dude). Hip 3152 was consigned by Denali stud on behalf of Ontario breeder Yvonne Schwabe.

“This colt was a very nice profiled horse and good mover,” said Denali's Conrad Bandoroff. “He came in and showed himself well. He is owned by a dear friend and client in Yvonne Schwabe and we are thrilled for her to get this kind of result. It's always great to have a session topper and even better when you can do it for a really nice person”

The session totals remained on par with last year with 329 head bringing $12,969,000 Wednesday with an average of $39,419 and median of $30,000. The median is equal to the same session last year and average less than 1% higher than the 2021 average of $39,783. During last term's Book 5 opener 325 yearlings grossed $12,929,500. The RNA rates were also pretty equal at 9.2% last year and 9.8% this term.

The cumulative numbers were up with 2180 yearlings selling thus far for $389,605,000 compared to last year when 2125 youngsters brought $339,691,500. Average increased 11.8% from $159,855 to $178,718 and median was up 11.1% from $90,000 to $100,000. The RNA rate was down slightly from 21.2% to 20.18%.

“I think the trade today still remains competitive,” Bandoroff said. “If you came in here with realistic expectations and a willingness to set a reasonable reserve and put your horse on the market, there was a lot of turnover. We had a very good clearance rate today. It is great to see the back ring full and people having an appetite to try and buy horses.”

Gainesway was Wednesday's leading seller by gross with 23 yearlings bringing $1.166 million. Grassroots Training & Sales led all buyers, taking home 10 head for $375,000. Meanwhile, Kantharos led all sires for the session with 11 of his offspring summoning $472,500.

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