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Price Bell Named Mill Ridge Farm General Manager

Mill Ridge Farm is pleased to announce the appointment of Price Bell Jr. as its general manager.

Upon completing his MBA from Vanderbilt's Owen School in 2010, Price returned to Lexington and his life's passion, the Thoroughbred industry. With conviction for the sport and believing in the great opportunity to develop the industry's fan base, Price became actively involved with the founding of Horse Country, while assisting as a bloodstock agent for the Mill Ridge affiliate, Nicoma Bloodstock. He serves on the boards of the KTA-KTOB, TOBA, National Museum of Racing, Fayette Alliance, Amplify Horse Racing, and Horse Country.

Price said it is a tremendous honor to work with the team at Mill Ridge, many of whom worked with his grandmother and 2020 National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame inductee, Alice Chandler.

“In the summer of 1995, I began work at Mill Ridge Farm under the tutelage of the team responsible for raising generations of great Thoroughbreds. It is an honor to work with many team members from when I first started,” said Price.

His father, Headley Bell, will continue on as Mill Ridge Farm, managing partner, a role he has enjoyed since 2008, as well as enhancing its affiliate, Nicoma Bloodstock, which he founded in 1979.

Since 2000, Mill Ridge Farm has raised and/or sold 35 Grade 1 winners. The affiliate, Nicoma Bloodstock, has led its clients to reach the pinnacles of success by capturing countless Grade 1 races including: two Arc de Triomphes, two Kentucky Derbies, one Kentucky Oaks, four Breeders' Cup races and two Horse of the Year titles in 40 years of service.

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Catalog Online For 2020 Keeneland September Yearling Sale

The online catalog is now available for the 2020 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, featuring 4,272 horses on offer over 12 sessions.

This year's auction will commence with the select Book 1 on Sunday, Sept. 13 and Monday, Sept. 14, offering 225 horses per day.

The September sale's traditional “Dark Day” will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 15 between Books 1 and 2, and the sale will continue daily from Wednesday, Sept. 16 to Friday, Sept. 25.

Keeneland has enhanced its online catalog for buyers and sellers for the 2020 September Yearling Sale. Over the coming weeks, sellers will be submitting the following, which will be available for your review:

– Walking videos to provide virtual inspections for buyers no matter your location.
– Consignor comments featuring notes and key details on yearlings, as submitted by sellers.

Keeneland has also expanded its bidding options, delivering a world-class experience no matter your location. Keeneland's remote bidding options integrate directly with the live auction experience in real-time, just as if you were standing in the Sales Pavilion.

Online: Access and bid on the auction in real-time through our new online bidding service
By Phone: Expanded phone bidding will be available to buyers throughout the sale
On-Site: Additional bidding locations will be available to buyers on-site to allow for proper social distancing

To sign up for remote bidding, Keeneland encourage bidders to complete the following steps at least two weeks prior to the September Sale:

Register for an account in the Keeneland Sales Portal at portal.keeneland.com
Log in, once your account is set up
Request credit within the Keeneland Sales Portal for the upcoming September Sale
Ready to bid. Once your credit has been approved, you're set to participate. Log into the Keeneland Sales Portal during the sale to access your live online bidding dashboard or indicate that you'd like to bid by phone.

To view the online catalog, click here.

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Colonial Downs Cancels Tuesday, Wednesday Cards After McCarthy Tests Positive For COVID-19

Colonial Downs in New Kent, Va. has cancelled both its Tuesday and Wednesday cards this week after leading rider Trevor McCarthy tested positive for COVID-19, reports the Daily Racing Form.

McCarthy experienced symptoms on Saturday, and subsequently took off his mounts on Sunday and Monday. His agent, Scott Silver, reported that the rider got tested Tuesday although he was feeling better, and was later told he was positive.

The track will seek guidance from the Virginia Department of Health on how to proceed.

Travers Third Max Player Moved To Hall Of Famer Asmussen’s Barn

George Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbreds' Max Player, third in both the Travers and the Belmont Stakes, has been transferred to the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, according to the Daily Racing Form.

The 3-year-old son of Honor Code had been trained by Linda Rice, who saddled the colt to a record of two wins, a second, a two thirds from five starts for earnings of $373,500. Max Player won the G3 Withers Stakes to kick off his sophomore season, then finished third behind Tiz the Law in both the G1 Belmont and the G1 Travers to earn a total of 60 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Now, Max Player will be vanned from Rice's Belmont base to Asmussen's barn at Churchill Downs on Wednesday.

“I definitely wanted someone with experience and infrastructure at Churchill,” Hall told drf.com. “I wanted someone who could take the horse to Churchill right away and to spend some time with the horse prior to the race and give him his best shot at having a good race at that track.”