Keeneland November Sale Adds 11 Supplemental Entries

Keeneland has announced that 11 horses have been supplemented to the horses of racing age portion during the 78th November Breeding Stock Sale, to be held Nov. 10-19. In addition, a weanling colt by Liam's Map has been supplemented to Book 1 on the sale's opening day.

Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, the weanling colt is out of the Street Cry mare Amen Sista, a full sister to Grade 3 winner Southdale, and from the family of Grade 3 winner Plainsman.

Keeneland will accept supplements to Book 1 until the November Sale begins and continue to accept supplements to the horses of racing age portion through mid-November.

The horses of racing age section of the November Sale on Nov. 19 includes this latest round of supplements:

 – Ali Alley, a 2-year-old daughter of Quality Road out of stakes winner Madame Pele, by Salt Lake. She is consigned by Denali Stud, agent.

– Crowded Trade, a 3-year-old colt by More Than Ready who this year was second in the Grade 3 Gotham, was third in the G2 Wood Memorial Presented by Resorts World Casino and G2 Amsterdam and competed in the Preakness Stakes. Consigned by ELiTE, agent, he is out of stakes winner and Grade 3-placed Maude S, by Jump Start.

– Federalist Papers, a winning 3-year-old filly by More Than Ready out of the Galileo mare Infamous. From the family of European champion 2-year-old colt Mastercraftsman, she is consigned by ELiTE, agent.

– Made In Italy, a winning, Group 2-placed 4-year-old filly by Mukhadram consigned by ELiTE, agent.

– Piece of My Heart, a 4-year-old daughter of Flat Out who won the 2020 Gardenia Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Her dam, Intheriver, by Sunriver, is a full sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Weemissfrankie, third in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. Eaton Sales, agent, consigns Piece of My Heart.

– School of Thought, a 3-year-old Empire Maker filly out of the A.P. Indy mare Sequel, a full sister to Grade 1 winner A. P. Adventure. She is consigned by ELiTE, agent.

– Take Joy, a 3-year-old daughter of Empire Maker out of the Grade 2-placed Harlan's Holiday mare Duff One. Denali Stud, agent, consigns the filly, who is from the family of Grade/Group 2 winners Rabbit Run and Rainha Da Bateria and Grade/Group 3 winners Asakusa Genki, Assateague and Kindergarden Kid.

– The Peninsula, a winning 2-year-old gelding by Fed Biz from the family of champion Riboletta consigned by Keith Dickey.

– Three Technique, a Grade 2-placed winning 4-year-old colt by Mr Speaker. The half-brother to multiple stakes winner Stan the Man is consigned by Blackwood Stables, agent.

– Tuggle, a Grade 2-placed winning 4-year-old colt by Point of Entry consigned by Blackwood Stables, agent. He is from the family of champion Heavenly Prize, Grade 1 winners Oh What a Windfall and Dancing Forever and Grade 3 winner Carrumba.

– With Cause, a 2-year-old filly by Creative Cause whose dam, Withhold, by Tiznow, is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Cafe Pharoah, Grade 2 winner Regal Glory and Grade 3 winner Night Prowler. She is consigned by Paramount Sales, agent.

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British Trainer Botti: Prize Money Situation Has My Horses Leaving For America

Group 1-winning trainer Marco Botti says low levels of prize money in Britain are beginning to impact his career after three more of his horses left the yard to race abroad.

The 104-rated Count Of Amazonia, winner of three out of six for the Newmarket trainer, plus 2020 Oaks D'Italia third Made In Italy and maiden Brown Delivers moved on this week, all headed to new stables in the USA.

Botti, 44, made his name with champion miler Excelebration and has won top prizes around the world, landing the Beverly D Stakes at Arlington with Euro Charline, the Canadian International with Joshua Tree and Prix Royal-Oak with Tac de Boistron. However, the Italian's most recent Group-race winner in Britain was Dylan Mouth in 2018.

Last year Botti's best horse Malotru was sold to Hong Kong after his owner received an offer that was too good to refuse and the increasing trend has become a serious concern for the trainer.

“Down the line it is affecting my career a little bit because when owners are looking at my stats and point out I haven't had a Group winner last year, I say it's because we are selling all the time,” he said. “I have to run a business but unfortunately once the horse has gone you get the money, but you don't get the success.”

Count Of Amazonia, Made In Italy, and Brown Delivers had won just over £50,000 ($70,584) combined from 22 starts in Britain and Botti has other examples of horses who have had to be sold or were moved on.

“We bought Count Of Amazonia last year and were planning to campaign him a bit more abroad this year to get better prize-money,” he said. “But an offer came in and the owner said it made no sense to run in a Listed race here for £20,000 ($28,233) so we were forced to accept the offer. He is going to America but Kulbir Sohi has kept a share.

“It was the same story with Made In Italy. We sold her before she ran at Kempton in a Listed race to American clients with a view to running her again before she headed to America. But because they knew the equivalent of a 20k Listed race is worth £60-70,000 ($84,700 to $98,817) over there they decided to send her there sooner rather than later.

“Brown Delivers is owned by Team Valor. He ran a couple of times this year and was unlucky at Kempton and then in a handicap. They said if he went to America he could run in a £30-40,000 ($42,350 to $56,467) maiden in America, rather than for £2,500 ($3,529) here.

“I had another horse, Endured, who won a maiden. His owner was based in Hong Kong and he said he couldn't keep him in England because he was running for no prize money whereas if you win a race in Hong Kong it pays for a couple of seasons.

“That's the way it is. It's frustrating. We are all living in hope something will change but when it's going to happen, who knows? A yard like mine has no Maktoum family or Juddmonte owners so we have to rely a bit on the market as well. It happens all the time where I lose nice horses for the same reason.”

Botti backs his track record, including most recently with the Sohi-owned Felix, who was bought out of Sir Michael Stoute's yard for 24,000gns. He is to be targeted at Royal Ascot's Wolferton Stakes and the Arlington Million.

“Felix was second in the Winter Derby and Winter Derby Trial,” said the trainer. “In two races he won £20,000 ($28,233), then the same horse went to Dubai, okay it was World Cup night, and won nearly £300,000 ($423,504) in one race for finishing third! The gap is huge.

“We have all been complaining. I don't know if anyone is listening to us but I personally think it makes no sense when valuable horses run for less than £3,000 ($4,235).

“I don't want to criticise the BHA or whoever is in charge but there is no way we can survive with the current system. It is going to be a big struggle. I know it has been like this for a long time but something needs to be done.”

This story was originally published by Horse Racing Planet and is reprinted here with permission.

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