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Half-Sister To Knicks Go, Empire Maker Cold Added To Keeneland September Sale

Keeneland has announced that two yearlings – a half-sister to recent Whitney (G1) winner Knicks Go from the first crop of undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify and a colt by Empire Maker – have been supplemented to Keeneland's September Yearling Sale and are scheduled to sell Sept. 13-14.

Both yearlings are consigned by Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services, agent.

Click here for the catalog page for the half-sister to Knicks Go, who is Hip 399B selling on Sept. 14. The filly is out of stakes winner Kosmo's Buddy, by Outflanker. Knicks Go has earned more than $5.3 million with victories led by the Whitney, Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), and Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1) at Keeneland.

Click here for the catalog page for the colt by Empire Maker, who is Hip 199B and will sell on opening day, Sept. 13. He is out of Tacking, a daughter of Mizzen Mast, and from the family of multiple Grade 1 winner Paradise Woods, Grade/Group 3 winner Tajaaweed and successful stallions Mr. Greeley and champion and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Street Sense.

A total of 4,036 horses have been cataloged to the September Sale. Click here for the auction's enhanced online catalog, which will include walking videos of yearlings, comments from consignors about their yearlings and links to each consignor's website.

See theworldsyearlingsale.com for features about the importance of the September Sale and the success of sales graduates along with a Lexington destination guide presented by Keeneland and VisitLex with information about where to stay and eat while in town.

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Yearlings Supplemented to Keeneland September Sale

A half-sister by Triple Crown winner Justify to recent GI Whitney S. winner Knicks Go (Paynter) and a colt by Empire Maker, both consigned by Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services, have been supplemented to next month's Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

The colt, catalogued as hip 199B will sell during the auction's first session Sept. 13. He is out of the unraced Tacking (Mizzen Mast), a half-sister to group winner Tajaaweed (Dynaformer) and to the dam of multiple Grade I winner Paradise Woods (Union Rags).

The filly, catalogued as 399B, will be offered during the auction's second session.

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Adayar Co-Leader in Longines WBRR

G1 Cazoo Derby hero Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) has joined dual French Classic winner and G1 Coral-Eclipse hero St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) on top of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings. Both are now rated 127 after the Godolphin silksbearer won the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S.

Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}), third behind St Mark's Basilica and Addeybb (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) (121) in the Coral-Eclipse, moved up to a mark of 124 after running second to Adayar in the Goodwood feature. Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}) is in third at 125. Other horses ranked joined fourth with Mishriff are Australian sprinter Nature Strip (Aus) (Nicconi {Aus}) and GI Whitney S. hero Knicks Go (Paynter).

Four horses are a joint seventh at 122-triple Grade I winner Domestic Spending (GB) (Kingman {GB}), G1 Dubai World Cup scorer Mystic Guide (Ghostzapper), G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas and G1 St James's Palace S. victor Poetic Flare (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}) and the injured Group 1-winning stayer Subjectivist (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}). Another mover in the rankings is G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby hero Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), who added the G1 Grand Prix de Paris and is now up one point to 121. The well-hyped Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) entered the rankings at 120 after his 6 1/2-length win in the G3 Bonhams Thoroughbred S. Starman (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) is equal to that Shadwell colourbearer after a victory in the G1 Darley July Cup S., and improving filly Suesa (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) is also their equal after adding a group tally in the G2 King George Qatar S. For the full rankings, please visit www.ifhaonline.org.

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Knicks Go Moves Up To Fourth In LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings

Adayar [127], who bested his elders in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes (G1), has joined St Mark's Basilica [127] at the top of the ratings in the sixth edition of the LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2021.

LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings Leading Horses click here for complete rankings
Rank	Horse	Rating	Trained
1	ADAYAR (IRE)	127	GB
1	ST MARK'S BASILICA (FR)	127	IRE
3	PALACE PIER (GB)	125	GB
4	KNICKS GO (USA)	124	USA
4	MISHRIFF (IRE)	124	GB
4	NATURE STRIP (AUS)	124	AUS
7	DOMESTIC SPENDING (GB)	122	USA
7	MYSTIC GUIDE (USA)	122	USA
7	POETIC FLARE (IRE)	122	IRE
7	SUBJECTIVIST (GB)	122	GB

Making his first start since taking the Cazoo Derby (G1), Adayar defeated MISHRIFF [124] by 1 ¾ lengths to win the King George. As a result, Adayar improved his rating to 127 from 121 to take his place at the top alongside St Mark's Basilica, who had defeated Addeybb [121] and Mishriff in the Coral-Eclipse (G1) at the beginning of July to receive his rating.

Mishriff also improved his rating in the King George, which has gone up to 124 from 122. He now sits in the co-fourth position along with Knicks Go [124], who earned his rating after winning the Whitney Stakes (G1) by 4 ½ lengths. They share co-fourth with Australian sprinting star Nature Strip [124].

Meanwhile, Hurricane Lane [121] followed his victory in Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (G1) with a six-length romp in the Grand Prix de Paris (G1) to raise his rating to 121 from 120.

Additionally, several horses have joined the rankings at a rating of 120. Baaeed [120] earned his rating with a dominant 6 ½ length score in the Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (G3); Starman [120] is ranked following his victory in the Darley July Cup Stakes (G1) by 1 ¼ lengths; and Suesa [120] took the King George Qatar Stakes (G2) by three lengths to earn her spot.

The LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings are compiled by the LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings Committee and published by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA).

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