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Celebration Of Life For Herbener To Be Held At Fasig-Tipton

A celebration of life for Kentucky horseman James M. Herbener, Jr. will be held in Fasig-Tipton's Lexington, Ky., sales pavilion this coming Saturday, Oct. 23.

The celebration of life will begin at 5 p.m., and will be immediately followed by a reception in the pavilion's upstairs bar. All those that wish to celebrate the life of Jim are welcome to attend.

Those that cannot attend may view the service via livestream by following this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DuPA2Mkr3g.

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Consignor James Herbener Jr. Dies At Age 69

Consignor James Herbener Jr. died Sunday of an apparent heart attack at his home in Georgetown, Ky., Thoroughbred Daily News reports. He was 69.

A Virginia native, Herbener is best known in recent history as the consignor of Hot Rod Charlie, who he offered as a short yearling at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale and sold for $17,000. The Oxbow colt has gone on to become a Grade 2 winner and finish in the money in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.

Herbener's death came in the middle of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, where he had seven horses on offer over the course of the two-week sale. The remaining horses left to sell at the auction will be managed by his daughter Heather and longtime friend John Williams.

Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale Adds Five Supplemental Entries

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged an additional five supplemental entries to its 2021 Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale.

These entries are cataloged as hips 665-669 and may now be viewed online. Print versions of the supplemental catalog will be available on the sales grounds at sale time.

These latest entries include:

Babybel (Hip 665): Four-year-old filly is a half-sister to exciting 3-year-old colt Caddo River, a 10-plus length winner of the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn on Jan. 22. Caddo River will make his next anticipated start in Oaklawn's Grade 2 Rebel Stakes. A winner at two and three, she is offered as a broodmare prospect by James M. Herberner, Jr., agent.
Samandah (Hip 669): Five-year-old daughter of Pioneerof the Nile is a three-parts sister to Mnasek, who finished second in UAE 1000 Guineas at Meydan on Jan. 28. By Pioneerof the Nile, she is out of graded stakes winner and track record setter Washington Bridge. She is offered as a broodmare prospect by Paramount Sales, agent.

The Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale will be held on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 8-9, in Lexington, Ky. Sessions will begin each day at 10 a.m.

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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.