Predicting The Future Of The Bloodstock Market: The Back Ring, Keeneland January

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The latest issue of the Back Ring is now online, ahead of the Keeneland January Sale.

The Back Ring is the Paulick Report's bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of, and during, every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

Here is what's inside this issue…

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  • Lead Feature, presented by Gainesway: Bloodstock editor Joe Nevills makes five fearless predictions for the bloodstock market in 2022 in his “Making Claims” column.
  • Stallion Spotlight, presented by New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.: The New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. Stallion Season Auction is a crucial fundraiser for the breed organization each year, but the 2022 renewal reaches even further to help those recovering from the December tornadoes in Kentucky.
  • Ask Your Veterinarian, presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Dr. Craig Lesser of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital explains what horse owners should take into consideration to protect hooves during the winter months.
  • Pennsylvania Leaderboard, presented by Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: How Li'lbito'charm, a daughter of Smarty Jones, brought in six figures worth of Pennsylvania incentive earnings for her connections in 2021 without entering a single stakes race.
  • First-Crop Sire Watch: Stallions whose first crops of yearlings are represented in the Keeneland January Sale, including the number of horses cataloged and the farm where the stallion is currently advertised.

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Snowstorm Prompts Keeneland To Move January Sale Start To Tuesday, Jan. 11

Due to the winter storm and hazardous travel conditions in  Kentucky, Keeneland has shifted all operations related to its January Horses of All Ages Sale back one day and moved the start of the sale to Tuesday, Jan. 11. The sale will end Friday, Jan. 14. All sessions will begin at 10 a.m. ET.

The January Sale was previously scheduled to run Monday, Jan. 10 through Thursday, Jan. 13.

Keeneland announced Thursday that given transportation challenges and vanning and shipping cancellations due to the heavy snow, it was delaying the ship-in date for horses to arrive on the grounds from Friday to Saturday.

Preview days now will be held Sunday and Monday, Jan. 9-10.

“Our top priority is the safety of the horses and sales participants, and the delayed start to the sale will allow for their safe arrival and give consignors adequate time to show their horses,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “Our customers have been virtually unanimous in their recommendation to make this change.”

Keeneland has cataloged a total of 1,631 horses for the January Sale, which offers in-foal broodmares, broodmare prospects, newly turned yearlings, horses of racing age, stallions and stallion prospects. Click here for the online January Sale catalog.

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66 Horses, Including BC Winner Structor, Supplemented to KEEJAN

Keeneland has announced that 66 horses–including Breeders' Cup winner Structor (Palace Malice), Grade II winner Inthemidstofbiz (Fed Biz) and 2021 GI Spinaway S. third-place finisher Saucy Lady T (Tonalist)–have been supplemented to the 2022 January Horses of All Ages Sale, to be held Jan. 10-13. Supplemental entries have been accommodated at the end of each of the four sessions, and limited spots remain for select offerings.

The 4-year-old Structor won the first three races of his career, including the 2019 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. His dam, Miss Always Ready (More Than Ready) is a full sister to GII Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner More Than Real. Cataloged as a racing or stallion prospect, Structor is consigned by Indian Creek, agent.

Inthemidstofbiz, a seven-time winning 5-year-old out of stakes winner Midst (Closing Argument), captured the 2020 GII Thoroughbred Club of America S. at Keeneland. Buckland Sales, agent, consigns Inthemidstofbiz, who is cataloged as a broodmare prospect.

Saucy Lady T, a 2-year-old filly out of stakes winner Fila Primera (War Front), was also third in this year's GII Adirondack S. and GIII Schuylerville S. Consigned by Stuart Morris, agent, she is cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect.

Other supplements include:

· Courteous, a graded stakes-placed 5-year-old daughter of Midnight Lute in foal to American Pharoah. She is consigned by Four Star Sales, agent.

· Dontletsweetfoolya, a multiple stakes-winning 4-year-old daughter of Stay Thirsty cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect and consigned by Stuart Morris, agent.

· Flown, a 2021 multiple graded stakes-placed 3-year-old filly by Kitten's Joy cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect. She is consigned by ELiTE, agent.

· Grateful, a graded stakes-placed 7-year-old daughter of Hard Spun in foal to Uncle Mo. She is consigned by Lane's End, agent.

· Her World (Ire), a 2-year-old daughter of Caravaggio who was a six-length winner of the Tyro S. at Monmouth Park in her career debut. Cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect, she is consigned by Paramount Sales, agent.

· Marion Francis, a multiple stakes-placed 3-year-old filly by Constitution who won an allowance race during Keeneland's 2021 Fall Meet. ELiTE, agent, consigns the filly, who is cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect.

· Platinum Paynter, a 2021 multiple graded stakes-placed 5-year-old daughter of Paynter who is cataloged as a broodmare prospect. The half-sister to Grade I-placed stakes winner Midnight Pleasure is consigned by Buckland Sales, agent.

· Polyester, an 11-year-old daughter of Tiz Wonderful in foal to GI Kentucky Derby winner Authentic, the leading covering sire at the recent Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Dam of Grade III winner Harpers First Ride, she is consigned by James B. Keogh, agent.

· Risky Ride, a 5-year-old daughter of Candy Ride (Arg) who is a half-sister to 2021 GIII Withers S. winner Risk Taking. In foal to Risk Taking's sire, Medaglia d'Oro, she is consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

· Susie's Baby, a winning 9-year-old daughter of Giant's Causeway who is a half-sister to Group 1 winner and sire Caravaggio. Her first foal is 2021 Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon winner Family Way. Consigned by Gainesway, agent, Susie's Baby is in foal to Constitution.

For the January Sale, Keeneland again will offer online and phone bidding to accommodate buyers who cannot attend. For more information for prospective buyers, including accessing the Keeneland Sales Portal, click here. Click here for the online January Sale catalog.

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Fourteen Ramsey Horses Headed To January Sale Per Court Order In Ward Suit

A judge in Jessamine County Circuit Court has ordered 14 horses owned by Ken and Sarah Ramsey to head to auction as part of an ongoing lawsuit by the couple's longtime trainer, Wesley Ward. The horses are in Ward's possession at Turfway Park and are bound for the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, with the sale proceeds to be held in escrow until the lawsuit is resolved.

Ward brought suit against the Ramseys for unpaid bills in March of this year, claiming he was owed $974,790.40, which included training bills, purses, and interest. Around the same time, trainer Mike Maker also sued the couple for $905,357.29 in unpaid bills. Maker settled his case in September, with the terms of settlement undisclosed.

Ward had filed a motion last week seeking to be allowed to sell the horses, pointing out that he had filed agister's liens on them and obtained a warrant enforcing those liens. In March, Ward secured liens against a total of 44 Ramsey horses who contributed to the outstanding bills. According to court documents, Ward has sold a number of the horses who racked up the bills at public auction or via claiming and the 14 that remain are the only ones Ward still has in his barn.

Ward's motion from Dec. 1 indicated that at some point, Ramsey agreed to pay the trainer $100,000 per month until the bill was satisfied, but he only made one such payment after news of the case broke in the media.

Ward and Ramsey disagree about what has happened in the horses' management since the lawsuit was filed. Ward said he offered to race the horses with a deal to let them generate purses to pay off the debt, but Ramsey wouldn't let him race the horses.

Ramsey claims that Ward has not been training the horses in the intervening months, although he has been charging full day rates while simply boarding the horses. Ramsey filed an eight-count counterclaim against Ward Dec. 7 claiming conversion, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, among other charges. He also objected to Ward's motion regarding the sale of the horses, claiming the horses couldn't be sold to satisfy a debt until there was a judgment for that debt.

In one filing, Ramsey demanded Ward return the Jockey Club foal registration papers for the horses in his possession and said there was more than $500,000 being held in escrow for Ward after the November sales of several Ramsey horses. Further, Ramsey complained that Ward's unwillingness to have the horses in full training would hurt their value. In the couple's counterclaim, Ken Ramsey described himself as having “been a licensed trainer” and claims Ward still owes him for a breeding to Ramsey stallion Kitten's Joy in 2020.

(Ramsey does not appear to have a record in Equibase of saddling any starters as a trainer since the start of the company's digital database in 1976.)

Ward, for his part, told The Blood-Horse he has had the horses in training, but that Ramsey declined to allow him to run the horses and he didn't feel it was safe to have them in high speed work as they wait for the case to play out. He also said he had video recordings to support his training records. The two sides don't appear to agree on the amount of Ramsey's outstanding balance with Ward.

The horses include Artie's Princess, Bitten by Kitten, Casanova Kitten, Chasing Artie, Economic Hangover, Frosty Paws, Gambling Tzar, Parents Pride, Pillbox, Plan of the Day, Profit Hunter, Ramsey Solution, Royal Kitten, and Train to Artemus.

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