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Taking Stock: New Kentucky Stallions at $10,000

Back in March of 2009, in the Werk Thoroughbred Consultants blog, the late Jack Werk recounted a wager we'd made years earlier. This is what he wrote:

“The year that Elusive Quality went to stud, pedigree expert Sid Fernando and I had a small side bet: Who was the best sleeper or long shot from that crop? Sid picked Distorted Humor, standing for $12,500, a pretty astute choice at the time. I, of course, picked Elusive Quality, who also went to stud very cheap–$10,000.

“As it turns out, we both picked wisely! The top two sires by progeny earnings through the first two months of 2009 are Distorted Humor and Elusive Quality, and both have sired a Kentucky Derby winner. For a while it looked like Sid's pick was going to blow my choice away–Distorted Humor is one of the best stallions in the country and stands for $150,000–but Elusive Quality has made a strong 'stretch run' to narrow the gap, much like his son Raven's Pass's amazing move in the Breeders' Cup Classic last fall.”

Distorted Humor and Elusive Quality aren't the only stallions to enter stud for fees of between $10,000 and $15,000 that later ballooned into six-figures. More recent examples include three of the best stallions now at stud: Into Mischief, who began for $12,500 in 2009 at Spendthrift; Tapit, who started for $15,000 at Gainesway in 2005; and War Front, whose initial fee at Claiborne was $12,500 in 2007.

It's never easy predicting sire success, but what these examples illustrate is that some top-tier stallions are not necessarily the best-raced champions, and it could well pay to scrutinize those horses that enter stud for between $10,000 and $15,000.

So far, in 2022 there will be at least eight new stallions in Kentucky in that price range (they are all entering stud for $10,000), and perhaps one or two of them will turn into a top-class stallion like those mentioned above. Below are some brief notes on each, listed alphabetically.

Code of Honor (Noble Mission {GB}–Reunited, by Dixie Union) at Lane's End: Bred and raced by Lane's End's W.S. Farish, Code of Honor was sired by an exported ex-Lane's End son of Galileo (Ire) who is a full brother to Frankel (GB). Code of Honor is an anomaly as a Grade l winner on dirt for a sire line known for high performance on turf. The great Galileo, for instance, has yet to sire a top-level winner on dirt, and neither has Frankel, his heir apparent. Perhaps Code of Honor will be the conduit for dirt success for the Galileo branch of Sadler's Wells, just as El Prado (Ire) was for Sadler's Wells himself? A $70,000 RNA at Keeneland September, Code of Honor is trained by Shug McGaughey and has won seven of 19 starts, earning almost $3 million, and he may yet make another start before he starts stud duty. He won his debut at two and was forward enough to finish second next out to Complexity in the Gl Champagne S. At three, he was second in the Gl Kentucky Derby and won both the Gl Travers and Gl Jockey Club Gold Cup at 10 furlongs–his metier. His dam was a Grade lll winner by the deceased Lane's End sire Dixie Union, and she produced the Grade ll-placed Big League (Speightstown) in addition to Code of Honor. The extended family includes Grade or Group 1 winners Juno, Fiesta Lady, Thorn Song, and Ali Bey, as well as the current Grade lll winner Dr. Post (Quality Road).

The skinny: A Grade l winner with lots of classic-distance form for the fee, plus the Galileo-sire line.

Independence Hall (Constitution–Kalahari Cat, by Cape Town) at WinStar: Bred by Woodford Thoroughbreds, Independence Hall was a $100,000 Keeneland September yearling. Racing for a partnership including Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Twin Creeks, and WinStar among others, Independence Hall most recently won the Gll Hagyard Fayette S. at Keeneland Oct. 30 for trainer Michael McCarthy, and altogether he's a winner of five of 13 starts and has earnings of $874,000. He'd won both his starts at two, including the Glll Nashua, and was once considered a highly promising Classics prospect for trainer Michael Trombetta but never lived up to that initial hype, and after a fifth-place finish in the Gl Florida Derby, the colt was transferred to McCarthy on the west coast with the year-end Gl Malibu S. as a target–a race in which he also finished fifth. At four this year, the colt did run third to Knicks Go in the Gl Pegasus World Cup Invitational, but he was subsequently unplaced in both the Gl Santa Anita H. and the Gl TVG Pacific Classic before his most recent win. He's from a dam who has two other black-type winners to her credit, including a Grade lll winner. His extended family has had plenty of top-level success, including White Moonstone, Desert Stormer, Better Lucky, Speedy Dollar, Tidal Light, Camp David, Media Sensation, Dorabella, and Insouciant.

The skinny: A Grade ll winner by a top son of Tapit, which makes him ideal for American dirt racing. Has plenty of pedigree, too.

Known Agenda (Curlin–Byrama {GB}, by Byron {GB}) at Spendthrift: Bred and raced by St. Elias Stable and trained by Todd Pletcher–who has trained a boatload of successful stallions–Known Agenda was put through the ring at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga but was a $135,000 RNA. He won three of eight starts, earning $640,000, most of that from winning the Gl Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa–the farm where Curlin, one of the best stallions in the country, stands. Known Agenda's dam is a Grade l winner, and the extended family includes a number of Group 1 or Grade l winners, including Commander Collins, Lit de Justice, North America, Gourmet Girl, Trebrook, Paradisus, Soviet Star, The Very One, Right Con, Fly Till Dawn and Melyno.

The skinny: He's by a top-Classic sire who has already had two sons sire Grade l winners in their first crops, his dam is a Grade l winner, his trainer has a knack for making stallions, and he won the Grade l race that's become the best indicator for future sire success.

Lexitonian (Speightstown–Riviera Romper, by Tapit) at Lane's End: Bred and raced by Calumet and trained by Jack Sisterson, Lexitonian was a late developer like many top-level sons and daughters of his sire. A winner of five of 21 starts and almost $720,000, Lexitonian won the Gl Alfred G. Vanderbilt this year at five, though he gave notice last year that he was a legit high-level sprinter when he wanted to run, with narrow seconds in the Gl Bing Crosby (by a nose) and Gl Churchill Downs S. (by a head). His winning dam was produced from Grade l winner Swap Fliparoo. The pedigree isn't particularly strong, though fourth dam Flip's Pleasure was a Grade l winner, and the extended family also includes top-level winner Big Macher.

The skinny: A Grade l winner by Speightstown, whose son Munnings, a Grade ll winner of four of 14 starts, began for $12,500 and will stand for $85,000 in 2022.

Modernist (Uncle Mo–Symbolic Gesture, by Bernardini) at Darby Dan: Bred and raced by Pam and Marty Wygod and trained by Bill Mott, Modernist was on the Triple Crown trail after winning the Gll Risen Star S., but after a third-place finish in his next start, in the Gll Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby, the colt was held out of the Kentucky Derby and Gl Preakness for the Gl Belmont S., a race in which he finished seventh of 10. He won the Glll Excelsior S. earlier this year at four and enters stud with a record of three wins from 11 starts and earnings of almost $600,000. What he lacks in top-class race form, he makes up in pedigree. His sire is one of the best young stallions in the country, and his dam is by the best young broodmare sire in N. America. The immediate family includes Grade l winner and champion Sweet Catomine as well as Grade l winner Life Is Sweet–both by Storm Cat–and the extended family includes such as Grade l winners Pirate's Revenge, Cherokee Run, and champion Midnight Bisou.

The skinny: A Grade ll winner, he's by a stallion whose first sons at stud–Nyquist, Laoban, and Outwork–are making an impact, and he's got a family and broodmare sire that add to his resume appeal. He will also appeal to Storm Cat-line mares, with whom both his sire and family have succeeded.

Raging Bull (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}–Rosa Bonheur, by Mr. Greeley) at Gainesway: Bred by the Wildenstein family's Dayton Investments and raced by Peter Brant with trainer Chad Brown, Raging Bull sold for the equivalent of $101,000 as a yearling at Goffs Orby. He's been part of a trend of European-sourced yearling purchases to make good for Brown in N. America, winning Grade l turf races at three, five, and six (this year), and all told, he has a record of seven wins from 22 starts and earnings of $1.7 million. Brant is introducing vibrant European sire lines to N. America with him and Demarchelier (GB) at Claiborne, but Demarchelier is by Dubawi (Ire), whose Seeking the Gold sire line is more familiar to American breeders. Raging Bull is from the European-based Northern Dancer line that's known for its specialist sprinter attributes through the sequence Royal Applause (GB)/Acclamation (GB)/Dark Angel, and this could be an important reintroduction of a branch of Northern Dancer to N. America that's been specific to Europe for decades. Raging Bull stayed farther here than typical members of this line do in Europe, but at the end of the day, the line is all about speed. The immediate pedigree isn't particularly strong, but the extended family includes such as top-level winners Shahtoush, Declan's Moon, Montmartre, Kalaglow, Thundering Star, Flying Duel, Dancing Duel, Ramonti, Zabrasive, and Kings Island.

Watch Raging Bull at Gainesway:

The skinny: Grade l winner and a member of an excellent sire line based on a foundation of speed that will introduce some diversity to the breed.

Rock Your World (Candy Ride {Arg}–Charm the Maker, by Empire Maker) at Spendthrift: Bred by Ron and Deborah McAnally and raced by Hronis Racing and Talla Racing with trainer John Sadler, Rock Your World was by far the most expensive yearling of this group, selling for $650,000 at Keeneland September. A winner of three of seven starts and $600,000, he thrust himself into the Triple Crown picture earlier this spring with an impressive front-running score in the Gl Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, defeating eventual Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit by four-plus lengths. I discussed his pedigree in depth in April in this space, and you can read it here.

The skinny: A spring 3-year-old Grade l winner, he's by Candy Ride, whose son Gun Runner is carving up all freshman sires this year. That alone adds heft to his profile, but he's got speed, racing class, and pedigree, too.

Tacitus (Tapit–Close Hatches, by First Defence) at Taylor Made: A Juddmonte homebred trained by Bill Mott, Tacitus has the best pedigree of this group by a mile. His sire is one of the best in the country and has a top-class son in Constitution, and his dam is champion and Grade l winner Close Hatches, who descends from blue hen Best in Show–one of the most influential mares in the Stud Book and the ancestress of too many high-class winners to name here. A winner of four of 17 starts and $3.7 million, Tacitus began his career as if he'd become one of the most expensive young horses to enter stud, winning three of his first four starts, including the Gll Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby and the Gll Wood Memorial S. Presented by NYRA Bets. In fact, he was the favorite in the 2019 Kentucky Derby, but he ran third, and soon thereafter the pattern emerged that he was never quite good or lucky enough to get that Grade l race on his resume, though he tried mightily, hitting the board in such Grade l races as the Belmont S., Travers, Jockey Club Gold Cup (twice), and Woodward.

The skinny: Grade ll winner by the sire of Constitution with so much family that his good-enough race record takes a back seat.

Watch Tacitus at Taylor Made:

Sid Fernando is president and CEO of Werk Thoroughbred Consultants, Inc., originator of the Werk Nick Rating and eNicks.

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Lexington’s Thoroughbred Community Makes Town Branch Park a Reality

Urban parks are well-loved destinations in America's most developed and highly-populated cities. Of course Central Park is the first that comes to mind, as well as perhaps Lincoln Park in Chicago or Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. These beautifully-designed pieces of landscape architecture serve as gathering places for the city's community and are often stopping points for those visiting a bustling metropolis.

In a few years Lexington, Kentucky, with a population of less than 400,000, will get a state-of-the-art park of its own in the heart of downtown. Ground is set to break next year to transform over nine acres of asphalt parking lot adjacent to Lexington's Convention Center into a green oasis that will be called Town Branch Park.

The idea for the park was born 10 years ago as Lexington was in the midst of a major downtown revitalization project within the hospitality sector. Town Branch Park would be unique in that it would be privately funded by the community. While the city had raised $10 million or even $15 million for projects before, this one would require over $30 million in funding.

It was a lofty goal, but today the fundraising target is already well on its way to being met thanks in large part to Lexington's equine community.

Kip Cornett is the Vice President for External Affairs for the Town Branch Park project and is also on the executive community. He explained how Lexington's signature industry has stepped up to turn the park vision into a reality.

“At this point, 26% of all the dollars that we have raised have come from the equine industry and it's really been in an unprecedented way,” he said. “The industry has always been benevolent both within the industry and locally, but this is taking it to another level. It's a really good cross section of farms, individuals and organizations with donations that range from $10,000 to $3 million. We've had people who are willing to step up because they see the vision the same way that we do.”

When plans for the park were first laid out, a key goal was to focus on bringing the Bluegrass countryside into downtown. That concept resonated with Spendthrift's Eric Gustavson, who has been a prominent supporter of the project.

“One of the things we were drawn to is the beautiful nature aspect of it in the middle of downtown–a big, sprawling park,”

Gustavson explained. “We were also drawn to the ability for our team at Spendthrift to be proud of being a part of the amazing project. I think it's going to be a crown jewel for the city. For tourists, the bourbon industry and Thoroughbred industry are big draws, but I think someday on their itineraries, you'll see people wanting to visit Town Branch Park.”

Imagery courtesy Town Branch Park

Spendthrift Farm has already committed to sponsoring the Great Lawn, a sprawling green space in the middle of the park that will resemble the rolling topography of Bluegrass horse pastures.

“Sponsoring the Great Lawn made sense to us,” Gustavson said. “With our racing and breeding industry being so related to the turf, we thought there was no better way to make that connection than to sponsor the Great Lawn.”

The Great Lawn, which will seat over 5,000 people, will be located next to the largest amphitheater in Central Kentucky called The Stage, which will be designed to host everything from local art organization and after-school programs to national touring acts.

“We wanted to make sure the park was very active and not just something that's pretty and is there for people to look at,” Cornett said. “There will be a reading room where folks can enjoy some quiet time as well as a café, a large children's playground and a dog park. It will be a highly-active nine and a half acres that we'll be able to do a lot of things with.”

Programs will include Zumba and yoga classes, author readings and book clubs, acapella groups and dancing lessons, movie nights and trivia nights, cooking classes, farmers' markets and more.

“We wanted the park to be very inclusive,” Cornett explained. “We see families, college students and senior citizens visiting. The overwhelming majority of the programming will be low cost or no cost. We want to make sure that there is a lot of different options for everybody. The folks behind the park have done a really good job of talking to people to make it their park. This is not 10 people who have gone into a room and said this is what it should look like. We've gotten a tremendous amount of feedback so people can tell us what they want to see.”

Lane's End's Bill Farish is a member of the Board of Directors for the park and said he is looking forward to the positive effects the project will have on the entire Lexington community.

“I've always been aware of private parks that have been built in other cities and how successful they've been at keeping them a lot cleaner and better policed than [public] parks,” Farish said. “What's great about it is that we have a blueprint from other cities that have done the same thing and we're able to find out what has worked and what hasn't. It's something that has had tremendously-positive effects on real estate values around other parks, which lifts everything up.”

To ensure that the park is welcoming to all community members, the Town Branch Board formed the Town Branch Park Partners, a diverse group of 29 community leaders that would reflect the greater Lexington community through their roles with universities, neighborhood groups, transit, urban design, safety and more to ensure that the park was safe and accessible for all.

“We want to make sure that the park is first class in how it's built, but also in how it's maintained,” Cornett said. “Once we've raised the money to build the park, we will set up a significant endowment and multi-year operating budget because we want this park to be looked on in five years exactly how it looks when we welcome the first visitors. ”

The park's name originates from the historic Town Branch stream, which was once integral to the founding of the city. The waterway will be cleaned and exposed and will run through the heart of the park along the amphitheater.

Upon completion, Town Branch Park will serve as the trailhead between the Town Branch Trail and the Legacy Trail, connecting over 22 miles of protected bike and pedestrian trails throughout downtown and into the countryside and ultimately leading to the Kentucky Horse Park.

“The Town Branch Park was really the last piece of the puzzle,” Cornett said. “We think it will be enjoyable for people whether they're here every day or they're visiting. A lot of visitors stay downtown and now they're going to have a world-class park in their backyard.”

He continued, “With our fundraising, we're not finished. But without the Thoroughbred industry we would be so far from our goal that it might be difficult to reach. I think it's a very positive sign that numerous farm owners are not just people who have lived here all their lives, but people who have only lived here a few years. They've said, 'This is my city and we're a very important industry within it so we need to step up and do this.'”

“My wife and I moved to Lexington four years ago and we're proud of our new town,” Gustavson said. “We love living on the farm and we thought there was no better way to show our support for our new city than to get involved with the Town Branch project. I'm so thankful for the people who have been so committed to making this a part of our city.”

“The whole revitalization of downtown that has happened over the last 20 years has been remarkable,” Farish added. “This project would just give it so much more momentum and would be such a positive thing for downtown. Lane's End is interested in anything that's a positive for the local community. We think it will enhance everyone's appreciation for downtown and for Lexington so we're very happy to be able to throw our support behind it. It's obviously taking a lot of support from a lot of people so we're very happy to do anything we can to help further the idea. It's a community-wide effort that I think benefits everybody.”

Town Branch Commons, composed of Town Branch Park and Town Branch Trail, connects with the Legacy Trail to provide over 22 miles of uninterrupted bike and pedestrian trails. | courtesy Town Branch Park

As funds continue to pour in, the team behind the Town Branch Park aims to welcome the first visitors by the end of 2024. Cornett said that, along with Spendthrift and Lane's End, over 20 Thoroughbred organizations have already shown their support for the project including Godolphin U.S.A President Jimmy Bell, who is also a Town Branch board member.

“It's wonderful to see so many in our industry step up to support this project, whether it's to help honor Mr. [Ted] Bassett or to ensure that this wonderful park becomes a reality for the community,” he said. “Many in our industry either come from or visit cities where parks like Town Branch already exist. I think they recognize the impact those parks have there and they want to provide Lexington the same opportunity through Town Branch. Anticipating the hundreds of programs and special events to be offered yearly to our community truly adds to the vibrant atmosphere this park will provide for one and all to enjoy. This Park will be transformational for Lexington and I'm very honored to be involved.”

“There's no question that sometimes people don't fully recognize what an economic engine the equine industry is in Central Kentucky,” Cornett said. “It's really the brand of the city. For the Thoroughbred industry to step up with a project of this magnitude is a great story. I think [their support] is two-fold. They see the vision of bringing the countryside into downtown and they see it as an opportunity for Lexington to continue on its path of becoming an even greater city.”

Over $7.7 million has been raised by the equine community alone, including the following donors:

Spendthrift Farm

Mt. Brilliant Family Foundation

Coolmore

Keeneland

Bill Justice – Equine Realty

Mary K. Oxley Foundation (Jack and Debbie Oxley)

Everett and Jeanetta Dobson

Ann Bakhaus

Orrin Ingram

Bill Farish/William Stamps Farish Fund

Headley and Nancy Bell

Mandy Pope

Frank and Rita Penn

Unanimous Donor

John and Beth Phillips

James G. “Jimmy” Bell

Helen Alexander

Sarah Stipanowich

Robert Clay

The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire

Reilly McDonald

D.G. Van Clief

Craig Bandoroff

For more information, contact Allison Lankford (Allison@townbranchpark.org) or Ben Shaffar (Ben@townbranchpark.org) or visit https://www.townbranchpark.org.

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Weanling Justify Colt Sells For $625,000 To Headline Day Two Of Keeneland November Sale

Coolmore's M.V. Magnier spent $625,000 for Just Before Dawn, a weanling colt by undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify who is a half-brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Moonshine Memories, to lead Thursday's second session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Steady trade during the day generated healthy increases over 2020 results.

Keeneland sold 226 horses today for $37,866,000, for an average of $167,549 and a median of $130,000. During the second session of the 2020 November Sale, 197 horses sold for $27,690,000, for an average of $140,558 and a median of $100,000.

Through two sessions, 344 horses have grossed $88,500,000, for an average of $257,267 and a median of $185,000. The cumulative gross after two days of the 2020 November Sale was $77,465,000 for 325 horses, for an average of $238,354 and a median of $135,000.

“Incredible; it was a vibrant market again with a lot of the energy we saw in September,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “A lot of frustrated pinhookers (were outbid.) A lot of end-users participated in the market today for foals. Young mares, well-bred on an early cover to a popular stallion were highly prized. People were frustrated with buying, but we had a lot of happy sellers.

“It is a really encouraging market as we move forward,” Lacy said. “The buy-back rate (22 percent) was really healthy. Median and average were well up. A lot of the matrix we look at are beating the last four years, and 2018 and 2019 were really strong. That bodes well for the rest of the sale.”

“The September market was so strong that it really validated commercial breeders, validated their purpose and gave them equity to reinvest,” Keeneland Director of Sales Operations Cormac Breathnach said. “Sometimes there were large amounts of money spent on yearlings out of older mares and mares that maybe hadn't been that 'A list' type, and we saw that strength carry through the last days of the September Sale. People can reinvest some of that money and buy with confidence that this is going to continue for a while.”

Consigned by Lane's End, agent, Just Before Dawn is out of the winning Unbridled's Song mare Unenchantedevening and also is a half-brother to stakes winner Indian Evening. He is from the family of Horse of the Year Favorite Trick and Grade 1 winner Tiz the Law. Coolmore stands Justify and Tiz the Law.

“He's a really nice horse,” Magnier said about the weanling, adding, “Jane Lyon and everyone at Summer Wind Farm are very good breeders. This horse is very well-bred, and we have had a lot of luck with the family before. We have 11 or 12 Justifys going to Ballydoyle (training center in Ireland) next year.”

Magnier said the weanling “is by one of the best horses we have seen in America for a long time.”

“(The Justify offspring) look like they are a very special group of horses,” Magnier said. “Everybody seems to be very high on them. They are a very exciting bunch of horses. The pedigrees, the physiques and everything about them and the way Justify was such a good racehorse, we have a huge amount of faith in them. Justify is making super strong horses. All seem to be good movers and everything. The lads at home say (the Justify yearlings) are simple to deal with.”

With sales of $6,302,000 for 27 horses, Lane's End, agent, was the session's leading consignor.

Lane's End, agent, also sold March X Press, a 6-year-old stakes-winning daughter of Shanghai Bobby in foal to Quality Road, for $560,000. Parks Investment Group bought March X Press, a half-sister to stakes winner Harlan's Honor out of the stakes-placed Indian Charlie mare Indian Rush.

Bloodstock agent David Ingordo signed the ticket for March X Press.

“I was underbidder on her yearling, and I thought her yearling was one of the best yearlings I did not get,” Ingordo said. “When I saw the mare in foal to Quality Road, I figured that would work for me.”

Mares carrying the first foals by 2020 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner and Horse of the Year Authentic recorded three of the session's highest prices.

Aaron and Marie Jones LLC paid $620,000 for the 6-year-old stakes-winning, Grade 2-placed mare Streak of Luck, a daughter of Old Fashioned carrying her first foal by Authentic.

“She checked all the boxes for us,” buyer Frank Taylor of Taylor Made Sales Agency, who signed the ticket, said. “She is a great physical. She looks like (paternal grandsire) Unbridled's Song (who stood at Taylor Made Farm), and we love Unbridled's Song. We raised Old Fashioned on the farm, so that was a plus for me. She was a good race mare. She is in foal to a Kentucky Derby winner for a January foal. She is what we were looking for.”

Consigned by James B. Keogh, agent, Streak of Luck is out of the winning Elusive Quality mare Valeria and from the family of Grade 3 winner Lindsay Jean.

Keogh was extremely pleased with the sale.

“I campaigned her as a racehorse – she won a stakes for me – so she is pretty special to me,” Keogh said. “Carrie Brogden and I owned her together (in partnership with breeder Roncelli Family Trust). Carrie found her in California, and in two seconds I made the decision to take half of her.”

Gary Broad/Walmac Farm purchased Jennifer's Dream, a 5-year-old winning, stakes-placed daughter of Medaglia d'Oro in foal to Authentic, for $525,000. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, Jennifer's Dream is out of Grade 1 winner Joyful Victory, by Tapit.

Silesia Farm paid $500,000 for Impeccable Style, a winning, Grade 3-placed 4-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo also carrying her first foal by Authentic. Four Star Sales, agent, consigned Impeccable Style, whose dam is the Candy Ride (ARG) mare Deb's Candy Girl. She is from the family of stakes winners Bisbee's Prospect, Affordable Price, Stopshoppingdebbie, Shampoo, Blueberry Smoothie, Finallygotabentley and Starship Nterprise.

The session's leading buyer was Woodford Thoroughbreds, which spent $1,245,000 to acquire five in-foal broodmares.

The November Sale resumes Friday with the second session of the two-day Book 2. The auction continues through Friday, Nov. 19 with all sessions beginning at 10 a.m. ET.

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Lane’s End Surfboard Auction Raises $50,000 For Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund

Lane's End, one of the world's premier Thoroughbred farms, raised almost $50,000 for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund with the auction of 20 handcrafted surfboards.

Created in partnership with ad agency CORNETT (Lexington, Ky.) and Chilli Surfboards (Torrance, Ca.), the boards were individually designed to highlight the entire 2021 Lane's End roster of world-class stallions. Before being auctioned to the highest bidders, they were on public display at Breeders' Cup partner hotels in the Del Mar area, as well as Del Mar Racetrack, during this year's world championships of racing.

Renowned jockeys John Velazquez, Mike Smith, Drayden Van Dyke and Victor Espinoza were on hand at the event to help promote the one-of-a-kind surfboards. And Anne Von Rosen, a former jockey and current PDJF beneficiary who suffered a catastrophic racing injury, met with Bill Farish and family of Lane's End Farm.

“Our sincere thanks to everyone who made this auction such a success,” said Farish. “From our project partners to the bidders, we truly appreciate all the hard work and generosity that will ultimately benefit such a worthy cause.”

Nancy LaSala, President of the PDJF, expressed her gratitude for the donation.

“Lane's End has been a remarkable partner,” said LaSala. “Their commitment to supporting the often-forgotten jockeys who risk their lives for our entertainment and the business of horse racing is second to none and greatly appreciated.”

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