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Sunday Insights: $1.25m Keeneland Yearling Grad By Into Mischief Debuts

5th-CD, $120K, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 2:45 p.m.
PUMPKIN SCONE (Into Mischief), a $1.25-million Keeneland September Yearling purchase by Spendthrift Farm, debuts for Brad Cox from the outside gate on Sunday. Bred in Kentucky by the China Horse Club, the bay filly is out of Embellish the Lace (Super Saver), who has also produced three-time winner and fellow $1.25-million KEESEP graduate Tap the Faith (Tapit). Pumpkin Scone hails from a female family which includes GI Travers S. hero Afleet Express (Afleet Alex) and MGISP My Miss Sophia (Unbridled's Song), the dam of GISW Annapolis (War Front). She will face a pair of debuting homebreds in Juddmonte's Call Again (Arrogate) and Winchell Thoroughbreds's Absinthe (Gun Runner). TJCIS PPS

1st-BEL, $75K, Msw, (S), 2yo, 5f, 1:00 p.m.
A 2-year-old maiden special weight for New York-breds kicks off Belmont's Sunday card. Trained by Mike Maker, the rail-drawn THE WINE STEWARD (Vino Rosso) hails from the first crop of Vino Rosso, who is represented by one winner from five starters. The $340,000 OBS March buy's dam Call to Service (To Honor and Serve) counts MGSW Isotherm (Lonhro {Aus}) as a half-brother and the unraced half-sister Adande (Bwana Charlie), who is responsible for GSW Skelly (Practical Joke). TJCIS PPS

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Son Of Justify, Rebellious Stage Unfazed In Debut At Pimlico

3rd-Pimlico, $52,600, Msw, 5-13, 3yo, 6f, 1:12.92, ft, 7 lengths.
REBELLIOUS STAGE (c, 3, Justify–Spark {MSP, $119,443}, by Speightstown) debuted with Lasix as the 4-5 favorite and allowed first-time gelding Donegal Danny (Maclean's Music) to take over the lead down the backstretch. The chestnut colt launched his bid on the turn for home, collared the pacesetter from there and ran on nicely in the stretch to declare victory over that rival by a comfortable seven lengths. Derby champion Monarchos (Maria's Mon) is a full-brother to the winner's second dam Mon Belle (Maria's Mon), who is the granddam of GISW Silver State (Hard Spun). Rebellious Stage has a 2-year-old half-sister named Launch (Omaha Beach), who was purchased for $50,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling sale by Robson Aguiar and placed in her first start in Ireland last week. He also has a yearling half Dynamite (Authentic), and his dam was bred back to Justify last year. Sales History: $400,000 RNA Wlg '20 FTKNOV; $450,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $31,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Spendthrift Farm LLC, Steve Landers LLC, Martin S. Schwartz, Michael Dubb, Ten Strike Racing, Jim Bakke, Titletown Racing, LLC, Kueber Racing, LLC, Big Easy Racing LLC, Winners Win & Michael J. Caruso; B-Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY); T-Brittany T. Russell.

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American Pharoah’s Window Shopping Runs Away in Maiden Breaking Score

10th-Santa Anita, $68,000, Msw, 3-17, 3yo, f, 1m (off turf), 1:37.95, ft, 16 1/2 lengths.
WINDOW SHOPPING (f, 3, American Pharoah–Delightful Joy {GSW, $179,200}, by Tapit), last seen sandwiched at the start and bravely making up ground to take sixth in her Nov. 13 juvenile unveiling at Del Mar–a race yielding SW Broadway Girls (Army Mule), showed a new dimension here in this off-turf contest. Leaving the blocks at 3-5 and stalking from cover early in fourth, she moved up to press the leaders at the half-way point and dueled into the far bend as a 1:10.74 split popped up. Given her cue and taking over at the three-eighths pole, she left her rivals behind as her advantage widened to an eye-catching 16 1/2 lengths on the wire. Tea Tree Bay (GB) (Tasleet {GB}) bested the field for the minor awards. Out of GIII Monmouth Oaks victress Delightful Joy, Window Shopping commanded $700,000 at KEESEP from her connections via agent Steven Young. Her dam is herself a daughter of GISP & MGSW Graeme Six (Graeme Hall), making her a half-sister to SW Seymourdini (Bernardini). This is the female family of no less than eight other black-type earners. Sales history: $700,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $40,700. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Perry R. Bass II and Ramona S. Bass; B-International Equities Holding, Inc. (KY); T-Richard E. Mandella.

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Lord Nelson Filly Tops Penultimate Session of Keeneland September

A filly by the late Lord Nelson brought $125,000 from agent Michael Wallace, acting on behalf of St. Elias Stables, to top Friday's 11th of 12 sessions of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Vinnie Viola's operation has purchased a total of 48 head throughout the sale, either alone or in partnership, for gross receipts of $18,815,000 and an average of $391,979.

Consigned by Legacy Bloodstock, agent for breeder Spendthrift Farm, as Hip 3709, Friday's topper is a full sister to 2022 GII Saratoga Special S. third-place finisher and recent runaway Pimlico optional claiming winner Super Chow.

Out of the unraced Warrior's Reward mare Bonita Mia, she is from the family of Grade/Group 1 winners Miss Match (Arg) (Indygo Shiner), Carina Mia (Malibu Moon) and Miss Linda (Arg) (Southern Halo).

Canuck Racing Club paid $70,000 for the session's second highest seller, Curlquest, a colt by Exaggerator out of a daughter of champion Blind Luck (Pollard's Vision). Consigned by Castle Park Farm (Noel Murphy), agent, he is out of I'm the Reason (Bernardini). He was bred in Ontario by Langcrest Farm.

With one day remaining in the Keeneland September Sale, a total of 2,663 yearlings have sold through the ring for $402,977,700, for an average of $151,325 and a median of $80,000. The average price is up 14.56% from $132,091 in 2021, while the median is 23.08% above $65,000 last year.

The gross of this year's sale is a record for a Keeneland auction. The mark officially was passed Thursday.

On Friday, Keeneland recorded sales of $3,037,700 for 175 yearlings, for an average of $17,358 and a median of $15,000. The total is below the corresponding session in 2021 when 243 horses sold for $3,930,000. This year's average price increased 7.33% from $16,173 in 2021, while the median was 25% higher than $12,000 last year.

Friday session's leading consignor was Taylor Made Sales Agency, which sold 20 horses for $413,500. Wallace, agent for St. Elias, was the session's leading buyer.

The 12th and final session of the September Sale begins Saturday at 10 a.m. ET. The auction will be streamed live at Keeneland.com.

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