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Mating Plans, Presented by Spendthrift: Mt. Brilliant Farm

With the 2022 breeding season underway, we continue to feature a series of breeders' mating plans. Today we have Cooper Sawyer, farm manager of Mt. Brilliant Farm.

MORENA (PER) (m, 18, Privately Held–Charytin {Per}, by Summing) to be bred to Liam's Map

This mare had a really nice Justify filly that we sold at the [Keeneland] September Sale last year ($375,000 to Japanese trainer Hideyuki Mori). This year she has a Constitution filly.

We are going back to Liam's Map with her this year. Morena herself was a champion in Peru and she's also the dam of Creator (Tapit), who won the 2016 GI Belmont S. We were thinking that Liam's Map, with the Unbridled's Song, would give her a little bit more turn of foot, which she needs.

We're big supporters of Liam's Map. We like the quality horse that he gets you and he's doing some really good things. She's also a really big mare, so he will hopefully tidy her up a bit. I think the biggest thing with this mating is that you'll get the natural speed from his pedigree.

SECRET SOMEONE (m, 11, A. P. Indy–Private Gift, by Unbridled) to be bred to Uncle Mo

Secret Someone was bred and raced by [farm owner] Mr. Greg Goodman, so she's a farm favorite. We kept her first filly by Candy Ride (Arg) and then last year we sold her Into Mischief colt to Mike Ryan for $1 million [at KEESEP].

Her dam Private Gift is one of our foundation mares. We have kept a lot of her fillies and raced them ourselves. We've tried to give this mare the absolute best chance we could. When she raced for us, she was third in the GIII Modesty H. and she won the Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf S.

This mare really hits home on a lot of levels for us, so we've tried to give her a big shot. She gives us beautiful foals. We were over the moon with her Into Mischief colt. I've been keeping up with him and he looks very fast. They're very excited about him.

Secret Someone had a Quality Road colt this year and she will be going to Uncle Mo. The Private Gift family works with so many different sire lines. We gave her Quality Road last year to hit on the line of GISW Dunbar Road (Quality Road) [out of a half-sister to Secret Someone] and the Into Mischief is the same line as MGSW Private Mission (Into Mischief) [half-sister to Secret Someone]. So we decided to go a little different route this year with Uncle Mo. He's a wonderful sire and we've done very well with him. He gives her a little bit of that brilliance you can always expect from him.

PRIVATE GIFT (m, 20, Unbridled–Private Status, by Alydar) to be bred to Into Mischief

Private Gift had a foal later in the season last year so we were not able to get her bred back. This year she is going back to Into Mischief. We were so excited with MGSW Private Mission (Into Mischief), who she foaled in 2018. She was such a beautiful filly. We sent her up to Saratoga and Donato Lanni fell in love with her.

URSULA (m, 5, Tapit–Debonnaire {GB}, by Anabaa) to be bred to Munnings

Ursula is a half-sister to G1P Hartnell (Authorized). We actually sent her dam Debonnaire back to Australia a few years ago. We had gotten several foals out of her here and we decided to keep Ursula. We did put her through a sale but we put a high reserve on her because we liked her so much, so we ended up racing her. She was very talented and ran against some top-class fillies. She ran second in two stakes at Fair Grounds.

She has a Medaglia d'Oro yearling filly and this year she had a stunning Into Mischief filly. We are sending her to Munnings this year. Ursula was talented and has some very nice foals, but we wanted to give her a bit more speed. With her international pedigree, we wanted to give her pure dirt without losing sight of her international flare as a half-sister to Hartnell. She was strictly dirt, but we wanted to give the opportunity for turf to still come through with the Speightstown line.

FAMOUS (Ire) (m, 15, Danehil Dancer {Ire}–Starlight Dreams, by Black Tie Affair {Ire}) to be bred to Tapit

Famous is a full-sister to champion Mastercraftsman (Ire). She was bred to Galileo a lot early and we bred her colt II Paradiso (Galileo) who was third in the G1 Melbourne Cup. We went away from Galileo and bred her to Bernardini, which produced stakes-placed Love Beach who is also in our broodmare band.

Famous was Group 1-placed and she has produced Classic-distance horses everywhere. This is a family we're trying to stay in. We were the underbidders on her daughter Sherbet Lemon (Lemon Drop Kid) at Tattersalls last year. There are all kinds of fillies coming up in this family so we're trying to give it a very good shot.

Famous has a Tapit yearling filly and this year she had a Quality Road filly. We have her going back to Tapit. Her yearling by Tapit is really nice so we wanted to repeat that. Tapit is a universal sire and we've done really well with him. We always say that if you're going to breed to Tapit, just get out of Tapit's way. She's a mare that has been somewhat unlucky in that she's been knocking on the door of being a superb broodmare, so we're giving her every chance we can by sending her to Tapit. We have a lot of confidence in her.

Into Mischief colt out of Superioritycomplex (Ire) sells for $1.35 million at the 2021 Keeneland September Sale | Keeneland

SUPERIORITYCOMPLEX (Ire) (m, 8, Hard Spun – Justlookdonttouch (Ire), by Galileo) to be bred to Tapit

This mare and her sister SW Abingdon (Street Cry {Ire}), who we purchased at Newmarket, are exactly what we're looking for in our program. They're mares that have older American families that have gone on to be successful in Europe and we try to bring them back here. We want to be able to take these types of mares and throw some good, old-fashioned dirt back into them and make them great American families again. This is a family that we think is knocking on the door to being a great American family.

We actually raced this mare here in America. She was fourth in a stakes at Arlington.

We first bred her to Into Mischief and got a $1.35-million colt purchased by Winchell Thoroughbreds last year. Unfortunately, she lost her Justify last year. She is now in foal to Tapit and then she will be going back to Tapit. We've been lucky with Tapit and figured it was a great opportunity to use him again. We want to breed to Tapit every chance we can get. We couldn't have been happier with the result from the Into Mischief and we have very high hopes for this mare as a producer.

LOOK ME OVER (m, 5, Hard Spun–Wasted Tears, by Najran) to be bred to Quality Road

As the half-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Corniche (Quality Road), we figured we would take a flyer and send her to Quality Road. It's a pretty obvious mating. We bought her last year at the Keeneland November Sale. We love Corniche and think he has a very bright future. We've been using Quality Road a lot and really like him. The trend is your friend, so we're not going to go against it.

Look Me Over is in foal to Kitten's Joy this year and we're really excited to see that foal and then send her to Quality Road.

SKY GIRL (m, 12, Sky Mesa–Vargas Girl, by Deputy Minister) to be bred to Maclean's Music

This is the half-sister to champion Abel Tasman (Quality Road). We have done very well with her in the auction ring. We sold a Quality Road yearling for $775,000 to David Ingordo last year. She has an Uncle Mo yearling filly who is a big, Indian Charlie-looking filly and then this year, she is in foal to Nyquist.

This year she is going to Maclean's Music. We have been using him for a while. We wanted to give this mare as much speed as possible. Maclean's Music is no secret anymore and his one start was, as everyone says, jaw-dropping. We figured that the A. P. Indy coming from Pulpit with her is a really good cross with him. We've used Maclean's Music a lot recently. We like what we are seeing out of his foals, so we believe in him enough to throw this kind of mare at him.

ITHINKISAWAPUDYCAT (m, 13, Bluegrass Cat – Unbridled Run, by Unbridled) to be bred to Curlin

This is an awesome mare; she's been very good to us. She's the dam of GISW Sweet Loretta (Tapit). We have had very nice-looking foals out of her and have raced almost everything out of her. We have her Tapit colt Predicted who is doing well and is in training now. We sold her Uncle Mo filly last year and this year we have a Quality Road yearling filly who is exceptional. She has a lot of leg and she's very classy and forward-looking. We can't wait to show her to the team at Fasig-Tipton for Saratoga.

I think if we were going to be critical of this mare, she doesn't put as much substance into her foals. They're all very athletic but they're medium-sized. This year we are sending her to Curlin, who I think will give her more substance to get that top-class, superior racehorse.

We put a lot of thought into our matings with Greg, Hutton and Bo Goodman, Marette Farrell and myself. We go through so many different things. It takes a lot for us to breed to an unproven stallion. We almost always go proven. We don't care who everyone else is breeding to. We try to breed the best athlete we can to get the best racehorse. Putting that in mind, Curlin jumped out at us this year. We've used him in the past and I think he's what we're looking for to get a bit more substance out of this mare.

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Lights Out at Keeneland November

by Jessica Martini, Brian DiDonato, and Christie DeBernardis

LEXINGTON, KY – The Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale saved its best to almost last Wednesday with Paris Lights (Curlin) capping a day of solid trade when bringing a final bid of $3.1 million from Spendthrift Farm. The racing or broodmare prospect was one of seven to top the million-dollar mark during the one-session Book 1 section of the 10-day Keeneland November sale.

“It was a good, steady, strong session,” Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said Wednesday night. “We felt great about the way today went.”

In all, 118 horses sold for $50,634,000 Wednesday at Keeneland for an average of $429,102–up 10.35% from the 2020 Book 1–and the median was up 17.86% to $330,000. With 48 horses reported not sold, the buy-back rate was 28.92%. It was 27.68% a year ago.

“The 18% increase in median, I think was encouraging,” said Keeneland's Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy. “The money is spread across the board a lot more. I think overall, it was a very honest, fair and encouraging session as we move forward.”

During the first session of last year's November sale, 135 head sold for $52,942,000. The average was $392,163 and the median was $280,000. Concrete Rose topped the session when selling for $1,950,000 and the filly was one of nine to bring seven figures on the day.

Japanese buyers, who were so active during Fasig-Tipton November sale Tuesday night, continued to be a major presence at Keeneland Wednesday, taking home two of the top seven lots, but the domestic buying bench was responsible for five of the day's seven million-dollar mares.

“As we welcome back more and more travelers from around the world–I think we saw a far more diverse group–they are active and they are going to be active into Books 2 and 3,” said Lacy. “I think that's really encouraging as we step forward into the next year or two.”

Arvin added, “It was nice to have the international folks back. Definitely we saw internet bidding go down because there were so many international folks who were able to be here, which was great to see. And the domestic buying bench stayed very strong and steady as well, as it was in September.”

Matt Dorman's D. Hatman Thoroughbreds purchased the session's top-priced weanling when going to $800,000 to acquire a filly by Frankel (GB) from the Four Star Sales consignment.

“It's strong for any kind of quality,” Four Stars' John Greathouse said of the market. “You go up there and whatever you think you can pay, just add at least 50% to it. If you've got a quality horse here, I think you will do well.”

Greathouse continued, “I think there is a lot of money floating around right now. Purse money is good and people are wanting to race. There is a hunger for racehorses. That's translated into the sales, which has been nice. Breeders are finally getting rewarded, so you can buy a mare and do ok. It's a nice change. I hope it stays.”

The Keeneland November sale continues through Nov. 19 with sessions beginning daily at 10 a.m.

Paris 'Lights' Up Keeneland
Grade I winner Paris Lights (Curlin) (Hip 224D), a late supplement to the sale, lit up the ring just three hips from the end of the Book 1 session, bringing the day's top price of

$3.1 million from Spendthrift Farm. Offered by Elite on behalf of WinStar, the 4-year-old filly sold as a racing or broodmare prospect.

“She is going to Into Mischief and comes from as good a family as we have in the stud book, so there is not much more you can ask for,” Spendthrift's Ned Toffey said after signing the ticket. “It is very competitive. We tried on one earlier and didn't get it. We are happy to get this one and this is very much what we thought we had to pay.”

WinStar purchased Paris Lights dam Paris Bikini (Bernardini) from Bobby Flay for $425,000 at the 2016 KEEJAN sale. She is a daughter of SP Lacadena (Fasliyev) and a half-sister to Flay's GSW & MGISP America (A.P. Indy), who produced Grade III-winning 'TDN Rising Star' and $1.5-million FTSAUG co-topper First Captain (Curlin). Paris Bikini summoned $1.95 million from Japan's Katsumi Yoshida carrying a foal by Uncle Mo at the 2020 FTKNOV sale.

Paris Lights RNA'd for $200,000 at KEESEP and was place into the WinStar Stablemates Racing program. Entrusted her to Hall of Famer Bill Mott, she captured Saratoga's prestigious GI CCA Oaks last season and was shelved for the rest of the year. The bay returned a winner in the GIII Distaff H. in April and was last seen in a Belmont optional claimer in September. Paris Lights retires with a record of 9-4-0-3 and earnings of $403,842.

“It was a unique opportunity and we're very grateful,” said Elite's Brad Weisbord. “WinStar doesn't generally sell this type, so we really appreciate Elliott Walden, Dave Hanley and the Trout family for trusting Elite to consign Paris Lights. This is the product of an Eclipse Award-winning breeder producing a top class racehorse and clearly they were rewarded. Bill Mott had her looking extremely well coming off the track and it all came together for an excellent result. She is going to a great home in Spendthrift Farm, who is establishing a powerhouse breeding operation themselves.”

Paris Lights was one of just two purchases for Spendthrift Wednesday, the other being the $120,000 mare Hrasky (Speightstown) (Hip 128). They also purchased four mares at Fasig Tuesday, topped by the $3.4 million champion Vequist (Nyquist).

Last year the late B. Wayne Hughes' operation dominated the November market, purchasing nine mares at Fasig for over $24 million, including $9.5-million dual Eclipse winner Monomoy Girl (Tapizar), and another three during the opening session of KEENOV, topped by $1.5 million Holy Helena (Ghostzapper).

When asked about the decline in purchases this term, Toffey said, “We are pretty happy with where our broodmare band is right now. You always have to add to the top and keep culling. We are trying to add really select mares.”

Both Monomoy Girl and MGISW Got Stormy (Get Stormy), a $2.75 million FTKNOV buy last term, returned to training following their purchase, but are now retired to the Spendthrift broodmare band.

“Monomoy Girl will go to Into Mischief and Got Stormy we are still thinking about,” Toffey said. —@CDeBernardisTDN

Tapit Mares Reward Rosen & Beck
Pink Sands (Hip 183) was one of two Tapit mares owned by Andrew Rosen and Gainesway's Antony Beck to summon seven figures Wednesday at Keeneland, bringing $2.3 million from Masahiro Miki while carrying her first foal by the red-hot Into Mischief. The Japanese horseman was also active at Fasig-Tipton Tuesday, buying a pair of $3-million mares in GradeI/Group 1 winners Brave Anna (War Front) and Aunt Pearl (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}).

“She is named after our favorite spot, the Pink Sands [Resort] in Harbour Island [Bahamas],” said Rosen while standing alongside Beck. “That's been good to us and the mare has been good to us. She was a good race mare and I am happy to own her with Antony. You just have to sell one once in a while. Sometimes it's nice just to get a good sale. The racing ix exciting, the breeding is exciting, but the sales ring is also exciting.”

The CEO of Theory, Inc., added, “Into Mischief was a great choice for the mare and is probably the best sire America has. You have to have one to compete in either the sales ring or the racetrack.”

A $625,000 FTSAUG purchase, Pink Sands is out of Grade I winner Her Smile (Include). The Shug McGaughey pupil captured the 2019 GIII Rampart S. and 2020 GII Inside Information S. She retired at the end of her 2020 season with a record of 21-3-6-4 and earnings of $490,800. Pink Sands' 5-year-old full-brother Timing Now is already in Japan. He was third in a Hanshin allowance on the dirt Oct. 17 and second in a similar spot Oct. 31.

“I think the market is very strong for the right type of horse,” said Beck, whose operation consigned the 6-year-old mare. “Pink Sands was a great racemare and Shug McGaughey did an outstanding training job. We are very happy with the price.”

About 15 hips prior, another Tapit mare Mind Out (Hip 168), owned by Beck and Rosen in partnership with the Roth family's LNJ Focwoods, realized $1.2 million from Dana Bernhard.

“I think the Tapit mares are pretty special,” Rosen said. “We had another filly that we owned together with LNJ, who brought $1.2 million just before. So it has been a very good day for Tapit.”

Beck added, “We are very happy to have him. He has been an absolutely outstanding stallion for Gainesway.”–@CDeBernardisTDN

Sams Strikes Early
Bernie Sams was the first to sign a seven-figure ticket at Keeneland Wednesday when the Claiborne Farm Bloodstock Manager went to $1.4 million to land the well-bred Satin and Silk (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) on behalf of an undisclosed client. The 4-year-old, offered in foal to young Triple Crown winner Justify, was consigned by Eaton Sales as hip 13.

“It was for a farm client,” said Sams. “We tried to buy a couple mares last night [at Fasig-Tipton], and got outbid, but we liked her and we've got a couple others we like today, so we'll see. [Half-sister] My Miss Sophia's at the farm, and we know the family well, so we'll keep our fingers crossed.”

A 900,000gns Tattersalls October yearling purchase by Coolmore's M.V. Magnier in 2018, Satin and Silk was off the board in six tries for Aidan O'Brien. She is a half to GI Besilu Stables Florida Derby winner Materiality (Afleet Alex) and GSW and GI Kentucky Oaks runner-up My Miss Sophia (Unbridled's Song), who fetched $4 million in foal to Claiborne's War Front at the 2018 renewal of this sale. The War Front colt My Miss Sophia was carrying at the time has blossomed into two-for-two 'TDN Rising Star' Annapolis, winner of the GII Pilgrim S. at Belmont

“It probably helped,” Sams said when asked how much Annapolis's exploits might've impacted the price, adding of the Justify cover, “If she has a good colt, we'll see what happens.”–@BDiDonatoTDN

Bernhards Building Broodmare Band
Louisianians Dana and Jim Bernhard made their first foray into the Thoroughbred bloodstock market at this year's yearling sales with five purchases total including a $1-million War Front colt (click for more), and they began to build their broodmare band Wednesday with the help of Matt Weinmann of Equine Analysis Systems.

The Bernhards kicked things off with the $700,000 Glitter and Gold (Bodemeister) (hip 122)–a half to champion Swiss Skydiver (Daredevil) in foal to Curlin and consigned by Hill 'n' Dale–and then went to $1.2 million to secure hot broodmare prospect Mind Out (Tapit) from Gainesway as hip 168.

“She's a beautiful Tapit filly, 'TDN Rising Star', showed a lot of talent on the track,” said Weinmann of Mind Out as the Bernhards headed back to the barn to see their new purchase. “It's a really nice family. We've played with a few horses in that family. We're really excited about her. The Bernhards are just getting their broodmare band going, and she's going to be one of our standout broodmares at the farm.”

An $850,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling, Mind Out was a debut-winning juvenile at Del Mar for Gainesway, LNJ Foxwoods, Andrew Rosen and trainer Simon Callaghan. She hit the board in both the Surfer Girl S. and California Oaks.

Glitter and Gold was a $10,000 KEESEP yearling and had last changed hands publicly for $2,500 in an Emerald Downs claimer. The two-time winner's genes obviously grew significantly more valuable after Swiss Skydiver's exploits over the past two seasons, which included the 2020 GI Preakness S. en route to the Eclipse Award for champion 3-year-old filly. Swiss Skydiver sold for $4.7 million to Katsumi Yoshida at Tuesday evening's Night of the Stars. —@BDiDonatoTDN

Maxim Rate to Japan
Grade I winner Maxim Rate (Exchange Rate) (hip 191) will be heading to Japan after selling for $1.2 million to the bid of Ken Mishima, who was acting on behalf of an undisclosed client, Wednesday at Keeneland.

“The plan will be to send her to Japan and breed her,” Mishima said after signing the ticket on the 5-year-old mare.

Of the seven-figure price tag, Mishima added, “It's high, but she's a very nice mare.”

Maxim Rate, campaigned by Slam Dunk Racing, Stable Currency and James Branham, captured this year's GI Gamely S., as well as the 2020 GII Goldikova S. and 2019 GIII Senorita S. She was second in last year's GI Rodeo Drive S.

The mare was consigned by Eaton Sales.

“I actually thought it was the best bargain of the last two days,” Eaton's Reiley McDonald said. “She is stunningly beautiful and she won graded stakes at three, four and five. And in this market, I really thought she would have brought more, but she sold and I am happy for those guys. They got a really nice mare. At the high end, the sale just doesn't seem to have the pop that it did last night. But we came to sell her and we did. You can't quibble with seven figures. From that standpoint, it was a very nice sale.” @JessMartiniTDN

Goodman Gets His Top Pick Late
Greg Goodman of Mt. Brilliant Farm struck during the supplemental section of offerings Wednesday at Keeneland to take home Look Me Over (Hard Spun), a half-sister to last week's GI TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance winner Corniche (Quality Road). The final price was $1.2 million for the 4-year-old, who won a Churchill maiden special weight and Ellis allowance earlier this year while in foal to Kitten's Joy. She was last seen on the track missing third by a neck in Ellis's Kentucky Downs TVG Preview Ladies Mile S. Hunter Valley consigned the chestnut as hip 223 on behalf of Qatar Racing.

“We had three horses all day that we loved, including this last one that we couldn't afford, the one we bought and one other,” said Goodman after coming up short on session-topping Paris Lights. “We loved her. She was our first choice all day and we're just happy to get her.”

Goodman had a bit of added insight in his corner, as his advisor Marette Farrell bought Corniche for a sale-topping $1.5 million at OBS April on behalf of Speedway Stables. Corniche, who earned 'TDN Rising Star'-dom for a sharp Del Mar debut, also annexed Santa Anita's GI American Pharoah S. Oct. 1.

“Marette bought Corniche, so she kept up with him,” Goodman noted. “Obviously, we all know now after Friday that he's a great horse and maybe a Derby horse, so we're really happy to get her. She's beautiful and she's literally one of three mares who we were even interested in at all.”

Look Me Over, who was a $235,000 KEESEP yearling, is out of MGSW and GISP Wasted Tears (Najran). —@BDiDonatoTDN

No 'Downside' for Black Ridge
Bill and Will Daugherty and Bill Barr's BlackRidge Stables cashed out on a shrewd buy Wednesday when their Downside Scenario (Scat Daddy) garnered a winning bid of $1.15 million from Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings. The 8-year-old mare was consigned by Taylor Made Sales as hip 101 and is in foal to Into Mischief.

BlackRidge paid $250,000 for Downside Scenario–a winning half-sister to Dubai MGSW Cool Cowboy (Kodiak Kowboy)–while she was carrying her first foal by Into Mischief at the 2018 Keeneland January sale. The resulting colt was sold to Shadwell for $425,000 that November, and grew up to be 'TDN Rising Star' Mutasaabeq, the impressive last-to-first winner of the 2020 GII Bourbon S. at Keeneland and winner of the Mucho Macho Man S. as a freshly turned sophomore.

Downside Scenario, a $290,000 KEESEP yearling, was claimed for $40,000 out of her final start. Her subsequent produce is a current 2-year-old filly by California Chrome who was a $17,000 KEESEP RNA and $22,000 OBSAPR juvenile; a yearling colt by Uncle Mo who brought $400,000 from Suehiro Racing; and a foal colt by Audible.

“That was a little above expectations,” said Will Daugherty. “We bought this mare in 2018 for $250,000, and obviously had a great success right off the bat with Mutsaabeq. And she just kept delivering for us all the way through the end. We had a great partner in Randy Hill on her from start to finish. We're glad to see her move on.”

The BlackRidge partners' first-ever equine investment was in California Chrome before he took the 2016 G1 Dubai World Cup, and they also bought into Cathryn Sophia right before she won that same year's GI Kentucky Oaks.

BlackRidge's first broodmare buy was Laffina (Arch), who they acquired at the 2016 Keeneland November sale after she RNA'd for $290,000 carrying future MGISW juvenile Bast (Uncle Mo). BlackRidge sold Bast for $200,000 as a KEENOV weanling and Laffina for $1.5 million while in foal to Ghostzapper at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton November sale.

“We had a little piece of GSW and MGISP Estilo Talentoso (Maclean's Music) [who sold for $600,000] and RNA'd an Uncle Mo filly as well, so we'll take her on to the next level and look to pick up one or two more this week,” Daugherty said when asked if BlackRidge had done any business on Tuesday at Fasig. “We'll use some of this to cycle back into the market hopefully.” —@BDiDonatoTDN

Frankel Filly to Dorman
Matt Dorman purchased a weanling filly by Frankel (GB) (hip 144) for $800,000 under the name of his D Hatman Thoroughbreds racing division Wednesday at Keeneland, but admitted the long-term goal will be for the filly to join his Determined Stud broodmare band.

“We have horses that run, so she will be in the racing program and hopefully improve her page and go from there,” Dorman said. “She's long-term for us.”

Bred by Stephen Sullivan and consigned by Four Star Sales, the weanling is out of Lady Ederle (English Channel) and is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Nay Lady Nay (Ire) (No Nay Never) and multiple Grade I placed Arizona (Ire) (No Nay Never).

“Obviously, it's Frankel and it's a great page, a great family, and she has great conformation,” Dorman said of the filly's appeal. “She checked all the boxes.”

Four Star Sales' John Greathouse said the team was pleased with Wednesday's result.

“She was a foal share with Juddmonte and Stephen Sullivan and I think she exceeded expectations for both of them,” Greathouse said. “We got her in midsummer and she was always a really nice horse. We were proud of how she did, how she shipped in. And she really acted nice down there and everybody seemed to like her.”

Juddmonte purchased the weanling's half-sister Nay Lady Nay for $1.7 million at Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton November sale.

Dorman's Determined Stud made its first appearance as a seller at the Fasig November sale. The operation sold a filly by Uncle Mo (hip 64) for $400,000 to Glen Hill Farm, while RNA'ing two other weanlings.

“I was very happy selling one for $400,000. He's a great horse, but we are breeding to sell,” Dorman said. “The other two, we put prices on them that we think are good and we can bring them back and sell them as yearlings.”

Determined Stud was also active buying broodmares. The team went to $350,000 to acquire Hard to Resist (Johanesburg) (hip 264)–dam of Going to Vegas (Goldencents)–at Fasig-Tipton and to $300,000 to take home Sociable (Run Away and Hide) (hip 23)–dam of Keeper ofthe Stars (Midnight Lute)–at Keeneland Wednesday.

“We were looking for ones that had either won graded stakes or had been graded stakes producers,” Dorman said. “So we got one Grade I producer last night and another one today.” @JessMartiniTDN

Lanni Scoops Up Quality Colt for Chus
Donato Lanni fended off all comers to win a prolonged bidding war on Hip 111, a $600,000 son of Quality Road. He was acting on behalf of Susan and Charlie Chu's Baoma Corp.

“Obviously, Quality Road had a good weekend in the Breeders' Cup,” Lanni said. “This colt is the type of horse that I think is going to grow up to be a really strong, athletic horse. We will send him to [Hill 'n' Dale at] Xalapa and then race him.”

He continued, “It is really tough to get a good colt in September, so I thought if we could find one here, let's buy him. Last year we brought a Justify colt here for the same price and we kept him.”

It is not unusual to see Lanni buying expensive horses for the Chus, though typically they focus on fillies.

“They like to buy one colt a year just to have that hope that they have a [GI Kentucky] Derby horse on their hands and can run in those big colt races,” the bloodstock agent said. “Bob [Baffert] has done a great job for them and they are great, lucky people. That helps a lot.”

Lanni continued, “They have three stallions at Bridlewood and she supports all three, but hopefully we will have one standing in Kentucky.”

Consigned by Bedouin Bloodstock, Hip 111 was bred by SF Bloodstock, which also sold his dam Exotic Notion (Lemon Drop Kid) (Hip 110) to Avenue Bloodstock for $800,000 carrying this colt's full-sibling one hip earlier. Exotic Notion is a half-sister to MGISW and popular young stallion City of Light (Quality Road).

“It is always a great compliment when Donato Lanni buys from your program,” said SF's Tom Ryan. “He is a beautiful colt. He is one of those colts who was stunning from the day he was born and everything went according to plan. He presented himself as a November candidate early on. The mare is a half-sister to, possibly to date, Quality Road's best son. It felt like the right move to present him here in November.”

As for Exotic Notion, who is stakes placed in Argentina, Ryan said, “The mare also sold very well. It was great to be able to put her foal on display beside her and she was carrying a foal sibling. It was a very intriguing package for anyone to put in their broodmare band.”

Yearlings from the first crop of City of Light were extremely well received at Keeneland September. A colt by the Lane's End stallion topped the premiere auction at $1.7 million and another one of his sons brought $1.05 million. His top sire and barnmate Quality Road was right behind him with the auction's second-most expensive offering, a $1.6 million colt, and had another son bring $1.15 million.

As Lanni mentioned, Quality Road had a stellar Breeders' Cup weekend with his unbeaten and soon-to-be champion son Corniche winning the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile and his daughter Dunbar Road was a very close second in the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff.

“City of Light is a stunning physical and the yearlings that were presented in Saratoga and September were amazing,” Ryan said. “Quality Road has really risen to an elite status in the last couple of years and it really feels like he will continue to maintain that status for years to come. He is breeding the best mares in the country now. He is a great stallion to produce a sales horses and on top of that he produces brilliant racehorses.” —@CDeBernardisTDN

Mattress Mack In It For the Long Haul With Into Mischief Filly
James McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” not only plans to keep the $510,000 weanling filly by Into Mischief (Hip 48) he purchased Wednesday for racing, but he already has her future mate picked out. No surprise…it's his champion sprinter Runhappy.

“I like Into Mischief,” McIngvale said, while sporting a 2021 World Series sweatshirt featuring his beloved Houston Astros. “I like the filly. My sister-in-law Laura Wohlers, who is the trainer, liked her. I think she will make a good mate one of these days, after she runs some races, for the great Runhappy. I am glad to have her.”

Consigned by Paramount Sales for breeders Drumkenny Farm, American Equistock and Dromoland Farm, Hip 48 is out of a half-sister to Grade I-winning sire Latent Heat (Maria;s Mon), MGSW Art Master (Royal Academy) and GSW Indian Flare (Cherokee Run).

Given the filly's sire and physique, McIngvale said he was not surprised by the price.

“I thought it would be about that,” he said. “The auctioneer said if you go to $510,000 he will quit, so I did. [Buying as a weanling], you get a lower price, but obviously there is more risk. I have never been afraid of risk. I love to gamble and I am gambling today.”

McIngvale is well known in the racing world for his creative promotions for his young stallion Runhappy and is famous nationwide for his massive bets on the Astros. He has brought his two passions together at the November Sale by bringing a new owner into the game.

“My friend Alex Bregman, who plays third base for the Houston Astros, is here and he is buying horses, so I brought some new people to the horse business,” McIngvale said. “I am glad to have Alex getting in the horse game. It is a great sport and we do everything we can to help racing through the advertising and promotion of Runhappy.”

“I have to show you guys this,” McIngvale said to the group of reporters and he reached in his pocket for a folded piece of paper. He opened it to reveal Wednesday's TDN Sire List, which featured Leading Second-Crop Dirt Sires by Black-Type Winners.

“See, there he is,” McIngvale said, pointing to Runhappy's name at the top of the list. “I am always promoting. I am a salesman.” —@CDeBernardisTDN

Bregmans Have Long-Term Racing Goals
With the World Series in the rearview mirror, Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman was enjoying some down time at the Keeneland November sale Wednesday. Bregman and wife Reagan recently began building a racing stable, buying a handful of yearlings, as well as a weanling, this fall.

“Growing up in New Mexico, I always used to go to the track with my grandfather,” Bregman said of his initial interest in racing. “My dad is on the racing commission in New Mexico. So we have always had a strong love for horse racing in our family. And my wife grew up with hunter/jumpers, so she's always loved horses.”

With the encouragement of the Astros number one fan Jim McIngvale, the Bregmans made their initial racing investments this year and while their plans remain flexible, their interest is for the long-term.

“This is the first year that we actually got involved in the business,” Bregman confirmed. “I'm looking forward to it. I would like to do a lot of things in the business. First and foremost, I want to win races.”

The Bregmans, assisted by bloodstock agent Mike Akers, purchased three yearlings at the Keeneland September sale, led by a $150,000 son of Medaglia d'Oro (hip 1314) and another two at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall sale–a $67,000 daughter of Kantharos (hip 135) and a $65,000 filly by Goldencents (hip 499). They acquired a weanling daughter of Practical Joke (hip 131) for $45,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Sale.

“We bought a few yearlings and we have one weanling. We are looking to race them and we have two fillies that we are hoping will be good broodmares down the road,” Bregman said. “We are thinking long-term. We want to run from within. We haven't completely nailed down everything we want to do yet. But we want to be in the horse racing business for a long time.”

He continued, “Right now, four of the yearlings are down in Ocala with Ciaran Dunne and two of our yearlings are here over with Laura [Wohlers] and Mack.”

Bregman was at the November sale fresh off a trip to Del Mar for the Breeders' Cup last weekend.

“It was a lot of fun,” Bregman said of his first Breeders' Cup experience. “We had the whole family there, it was a blast. I actually own a half-share of Runhappy, so it was awesome to go see Following Sea [run third in the GI Qatar Breeders' Cup Sprint. I thought he looked great. And honestly, I look forward to Runhappy do really well. I think he's on the rise and he'll be a great stallion.”

Bregman's off-season plans start with healing a broken hand and also includes spending time with his new racing prospects.

“I'll be enjoying the time off, going to see the horses with the wife and watching them grow up and hopefully grow into some winners,” Bregman said. “Being with the horses, healing the broken hand and also just training and getting ready for next season.” @JessMartiniTDN

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Into Mischief, Street Sense Colts Hit Million-Dollar Mark In Keeneland’s Fourth Session

Two million-dollar colts – a son of Into Mischief from the family of Grade 1 winner Dunbar Road and a son of Street Sense from the family of champion Forever Unbridled – led Thursday's fourth day of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale in Lexington, Ky. The session marked the final day of a buoyant Week 1 of the auction, which generated gross sales exceeding $200 million and recorded 15 horses sold for $1 million and more.

Keeneland sold 201 yearlings Thursday for $48,801,000, an average of $242,791 and a median of $200,000. Cumulatively, 620 horses sold through the ring brought a total of $200,419,000, for an average of $323,256 and a median of $250,000.

“Excellent,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “The session started strong and finished strong. There were flat spots in the middle when it got a little quiet, but that might be because people were at the barns looking at Book 3 horses. It was a little bit of an anomaly from that standpoint, but the median and average are up. This week has been extremely strong and extremely deep. It has been a powerhouse Week 1.”

“Going forward, I am optimistic,” Lacy added. “There are a lot of people, especially pinhookers, who have not had their hands up yet. When you have buyers getting pushed into the second week that says a lot about the strength of the market. We are encouraged. We think it will incentivize breeders to invest in horses offered at the November Breeding Stock Sale. It is the optimism that the industry needs.”

The September Sale was structured so a critical mass of yearlings would be presented to buyers during four consecutive days that covered Books 1 and 2 before the auction took a one-day hiatus.

“I think a lot of people love the format.” Keeneland Director of Sales Operations Cormac Breathnach said. “It's speaking for itself in terms of the results. The format has been a part of that, and it has been rewarding. It has kept the buyers in town and kept them engaged. People are really aggressive about trying to fill orders. And there's a wave of buyers that are yet to come in or that are just getting started, so we feel really good about the seven sessions to come.”

Mike Ryan, agent, purchased Thursday's seven-figure Into Mischief colt, who was consigned by Mt. Brilliant Farm. Out of Grade 3-placed stakes winner Secret Someone, by A.P. Indy, he is from the family of the aforementioned Dunbar Road as well as Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Secret Status, Grade 1 winner Fair Maiden and multiple Grade 3 winner Alumni Hall.

Ryan, who said he bought the colt for a partnership, is familiar with the yearling's family. Ryan purchased Dunbar Road's dam, the Bernardini mare Gift List, at Keeneland's 2016 January Horses of All Ages Sale when she was carrying Dunbar Road.

“He reminded me an awful lot of Practical Joke,” Ryan said about the purchase, comparing the colt to the Grade 1-winning son of Into Mischief, “If he runs to his pedigree – top and bottom, sire and female line – he's got terrific stallion potential. He looks like a horse that hopefully would run at Saratoga next summer and strike out from there. I thought he was a special colt. He's got a lot of upside, and hopefully, he'll turn out lucky.”

“We loved his family,” Mt. Brilliant owner Greg Goodman said. “(Second dam) Private Gift is the first really expensive horse I ever bought. I have sold a lot of the family and kept a lot of the daughters. He could not be in better hands, and I am so happy about it.”

The $1 million Street Sense colt sold to BSW/Crow Colts Group, a new partnership for colts to be trained by Brad Cox. Out of the winning Aptitude mare Critikal Reason, he is a half-brother to stakes winner Bajan, and from the family of Forever Unbridled as well as Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Lemons Forever and Grade 1 winner Unbridled Forever.

BSW/Crow Colts Group purchased four yearlings Thursday. In addition to the Street Sense colt the others were Justice, a $450,000 son of Justify consigned by Bridie Harrison, agent for Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds; a $325,000 son of Good Magic consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, and a $250,000 son of Maclean's Music consigned by Paramount Sales, agent.

Altogether in Week 1, BSW/Crow Colts Group has purchased 17 colts for $5.98 million.

“It's a stallion-making group,” Brad Weisbord, speaking for the partnership, said. “We want to have fun along the way, but Brad Cox's goal is to make a stallion to make this whole thing make sense. We want to return some capital to the partners.”

Cox left the sale to saddle a horse at Churchill Downs. Weisbord said the trainer called after watching the Street Sense colt sell.

“He said, 'We didn't get this one.' I said, ''No, buddy, we did.' He was giddy. Everyone's excited. I know Brad was really excited to get this group off the ground. We weren't expecting to spend a million dollars; that wasn't the goal of the venture. But this was the goal horse today and the goal horse of Book 2.”

Farfellow Farms consigned the Street Sense colt.

“He just kept getting better and better,” Kip Knelman of Farfellow said about the consignor's lone offering in Week 1 and the first of seven yearlings Farfellow has consigned to the September Sale.

“Our farm manager and staff at the farm did a marvelous job,” Knelman added. “We handle our horses all the time from the time they are babies. He was a real gentleman the whole time. Our reserve was considerably lower, but we had a pretty good understanding of who was interested. It was all the right people. We felt comfortable our reserve would be met.

“We are very pleased and very blessed. This horse business can be tough so sometimes when you get a little luck like this, it brings it back so we can do it again.”

“Seeing family farms like Mt. Brilliant and Farfellow do so well makes us proud,” Lacy said. “They are very proud of the product they bring to the market. That is what breeders hope for. People can relate to those good stories this week.”

“For Tony and me, having primarily been sellers for the last 20 or so years each, it's exciting to be able to help provide that platform for people like the Knelmans and Mt. Brilliant over the course of Week 1,” Breathnach said. “They've really had a chance to excel and show their product off and get payed for it so well. It's something that we take a lot of pride in. There are a lot of happy people, and that's our main goal.”

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West Bloodstock, agent for Repole Stable and St. Elias, paid $950,000 for a colt by Violence who is a half-brother to Grade 1-placed stakes winner Standard Deviation. Consigned by KatieRich Farms, he is out of the A.P. Indy mare False Impression and from the family of Grade 1 winner Believe You Can, Grade 2 winner Classic Elegance and Grade 3 winner Chorwon.

Jacob West said trainer Todd Pletcher told him the colt reminded him of Violence. Pletcher trained Violence.

“What's selling well right now is that two-turn dirt horse, and that's what we felt he was,” West said. “He's got family behind him and an incredible physical, and now we just hope he runs as good as he looks. The number that we had thrown out prior was about half of that (the purchase price), but as the sale goes on with momentum it's no shocker.

“We've been the underbidder on plenty today. Today feels very strong. I think for both parties that were bidding on that horse there was a little bit of frustration with not getting what we wanted early in the day. I think they kind of just let their hair down and let it go. That happens in public auctions, and KatieRich benefited from that.”

West Bloodstock, agent for Repole Stable and St. Elias, was the session's leading buyer, spending $2,765,000 for seven yearlings. During Week 1 of the September Sale, the group acquired 24 horses for $11,325,000.

Into Mischief also sired a colt sold to Courtlandt Farm for $850,000. Consigned by Indian Creek, agent, the colt is from the family of Grade 1 winner Off the Tracks and Grade 2 winner Concord Point.

“We loved the colt, felt like he had a lot of stretch to him and looks like a colt that will fit our program,” Courtlandt's Ernie Retamoza said. “We are excited to have him and to get him at that number. He looks like he will go two turns and has a lot of quality.”

Indian Creek owner Shack Parrish praised the colt.

“He did everything right at the farm,” Parrish said. “He is very mild-mannered. He just keeps developing. He's beautiful now, but he will be even more beautiful this time next year.”

Retamoza said the Courtlandt team had its eye on several additional yearlings during the session.

“Everyone is on these horses that have quality,” Retamoza said. “You have to step up if you want to own them.”

Mayberry Farm paid $775,000 for a filly by Quality Road and from the family of champion Abel Tasman also consigned by Mt. Brilliant. Out of Grade 3 winner Sky Girl, by Sky Mesa, she also is from the family of Grade 1 winner Bevo, Grade 2 winners Wilburn and Beethoven and Grade 3 winners Moonlight Sonata and Moonlight d'Oro.

“I've seen a lot of good Quality Road fillies, and she reminds me of all the good ones,” David Ingordo, who signed the ticket,” said. “(She has) plenty of leg, a great shoulder, a beautiful outlook on her. Good Quality Roads tend to be big, scopey and have good bodies. She has a ton of presence.”

Selling two of the day's highest-priced yearlings was gratifying to Goodman.

“(My farm crew) are the ones who do everything,” he said. “I just go around and look. We have a great staff. Ninety percent of the guys on the farm have been there 15 to 20 years. Everything we have done over the 26 years is because we have great people.”

Talla Racing went to $750,000 for a colt by Practical Joke whose dam, Gal Factor, by The Factor, is a half-sister to 2021 Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Super Stock. He was consigned by St George Sales, agent.

Leading all consignors Thursday was Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, which sold 25 yearlings for $5,648,000.

Friday marks a “dark day” at the September Sale when no session will be held. The sale will resume Saturday, Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. ET and continue every day through Sept. 24.

The entire September Sale is streamed live at Keeneland.com.

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Grade 1 Winner Echo Zulu’s $1.4 Million Half Sister Tops Keeneland September Sale’s Opening Session

A daughter of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah whose undefeated half-sister Echo Zulu captured Saratoga's Spinaway (G1) eight days ago, sold for $1.4 million to Northshore Bloodstock, agent, to top Monday's opening session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale in Lexington, Ky.

During the first of two sessions of the prestigious Book 1 catalog, Keeneland sold 95 yearlings for a total of $38,172,000, for an average of $401,811 and a median of $325,000. Totals include six horses sold via online bidding for $2,605,000. Three horses brought seven figures.

In addition to the 95 sold, 61 yearlings failed to exceed their reserve price, 39.1% of the 156 through the ring (compared to 36.3% RNA's from the opening session in 2020). Combined with the 45 lots withdrawn, there were 106 yearlings from the 201 catalogued (52.7%) that did not sell.

Keeneland amped up the atmosphere in the Sales Pavilion to kick off the September Sale to create excitement and showcase the best of what the Bluegrass has to offer.

“The sale should be a fun environment,” Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said. “It is exciting that we are here, that we are all back together and that we have these phenomenal horses on offer in Book 1. We had complimentary cocktails being passed and brunch being served, a Bluegrass band playing 'My Old Kentucky Home' on the auction stage right before the sale started. We worked hard to create that environment, and we got a lot of positive feedback. Book 1 at Keeneland's September Sale is special, and it deserves to feel that way.”

“Trade was really strong today,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “There was confidence, and the money was spread out over more horses. The energy on the grounds was very strong. I have not seen the Sales Pavilion this full in a long time.”

Betz Thoroughbreds, agent, consigned Monday's top-priced yearling, who also is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Echo Town and Grade 3 winner J Boys Echo. They are out of Grade 2 winner Letgomyecho, by Menifee.

Alan Quartucci of Northshore purchased the filly for owner Joe Allen and said she most likely will go to trainer Shug McGaughey.

“She looks like a real runner,” Quartucci said. “She has a fantastic pedigree that's still going forward every day. The filly who won in Saratoga (Echo Zulu) was amazing. (The yearling) was the whole package.”

Consigned by Mt. Brilliant Farm, a colt by Into Mischief from the family of North American champion and English and Irish highweight Islington (IRE) sold to Ron Winchell's Winchell Thoroughbreds for $1.35 million. He will be trained by Steve Asmussen.

“He's probably an Into Mischief who doesn't look like an Into Mischief,” Winchell said, “and I've had Into Mischiefs that look like Into Mischiefs and I can't seem to find the winner's circle with them, so I figured I would go a different direction. I knew he might be expensive.”

“He has always been outstanding,” said Mt. Brilliant owner Greg Goodman, who purchased the colt's dam, the Hard Spun mare Superioritycomplex (IRE), as a 3-year-old in England. “He's always done everything right. A calm horse, smart; we're really happy with him and we're really happy Mr. Winchell got him and that he's going to a good home.”

A filly by Uncle Mo out of the winning Forestry mare Nikki's Choice sold for $1.1 million to Don Adam's Courtlandt Farm.

Paramount Sales, agent, consigned the filly, who is from the family of Canadian champion Charlie Barley, Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Success Express and Grade 1 winner Greenwood Lake.

“She's an April foal, but you can see that she's still a little high behind and see she's gonna develop still,” Courtlandt's Ernie Retamoza said. “A real athletic, type-y filly, young mare, fits our program to a T. Not sure where we'll send her, but we'll get her home and break her. She acts like she's gonna be the right type of filly that we're looking for. Had to stretch, obviously, to get her, but Mr. Adam looked at her this morning and loved her – we all loved her – and we felt like she was a filly worth stretching for.”

“She was a beauty,” Pat Costello of Paramount said. “She didn't put a foot wrong from the day she was here, and we could see with the way the vetting was going, everybody was on her. She deserved to bring the kind of money she brought because she's just stunning. She came from a client of ours and she was always nice, very much so. We were delighted with the price. It was a little bit more than we thought she would bring.”

During the session, Courtlandt acquired five yearlings for $2.6 million to lead buyers.

Three yearlings on Monday sold for $950,000 apiece.

M.V. Magnier paid the amount for a colt by Quality Road whose dam is a half-sister to champion Rushing Fall. Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for WinStar Bred & Raised, consigned the colt, who is out of stakes winner Milam, by Street Sense.

“He is a lovely colt and he has done well his whole life,” Elliott Walden, WinStar's President, CEO and Racing Manager, said. “We are very proud of him and that Coolmore got him and wish him nothing but the best.”

Walden said he is confident in the market at this point of the yearling sales season.

“There are six race tracks with maiden races for over $100,000,” he said. “When I trained 15 years ago, we were running for $30,000. It is amazing. Purses have caught up and gives a person a chance to make money on the race track. I think that will translate all the way through. I don't know about you, but I have never seen so many people on Day 1 in there sitting down (in the Sales Pavilion).”

Taylor Made Sales Agency sold 14 yearlings for $5,782,000 to lead consignors during the session.

Donato Lanni, agent, spent $950,000 for a Medaglia d'Oro filly consigned by Claiborne Farm, agent. She is the first foal of the Distorted Humor mare Naples Princess, a full sister to stakes winner Banker's Buy, and from the family of champion Mitole and 2021 Grade 2 winner and Belmont (G1) runner-up Hot Rod Charlie.

Lanni bought the filly as agent for Michael Lund Petersen and Willow Grace Farm, owners of recent TVG Del Mar Debutante (G1) winner Grace Adler.

“She wasn't a hard one to find – she had everything,” Lanni said. “He's (Medaglia d'Oro) just a proven sire over and over. He's got good fillies, colts. (She has a) great female family. She's an athlete, she's classy and she's got pedigree. I hate to say it: She just checked all the boxes.”

Lanni said the market has “really been strong all year. There's a big appetite for really good horses out there and it's nice to see us get back to some kind of normalcy.”

A colt from the first crop of Triple Crown winner Justify who is a half-brother to multiple Grade 2 winner Pretty N Cool sold for $950,000 to Hideyuki Mori of Japan. Consigned by Baccari Bloodstock, agent, he is out of the Rockport Harbor mare Stayclassysandiego and from the family of Grade 1 winner Sean Avery.

Seven horses in Tuesday's RNA Reoffer
Seven horses who did not meet their reserves during Monday's session have been entered in the RNA Reoffer, a new program at this year's September Sale that will begin immediately following the final hip of Tuesday's second session. They are:

Hip 6 – Into Mischief-Indian Rush colt consigned by Paramount Sales, agent;
Hip 70 – First Samurai-Miss Singhsix (IRE) filly consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent;
Hip 72 – Justify-Mo Chuisle filly consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent;
Hip 111 – More Than Ready-Polish a Diamond colt consigned by Four Star Sales, agent for Westbury Stables;
Hip 179 – American Pharoah-Sweater Weather colt consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent;
Hip 195 – Uncle Mo-Terrific Treasure filly consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent; and
Hip 197 – Nyquist-Thank You Marylou colt consigned by Ramsey Farm, agent.

“The RNA Reoffer is a mechanism for free trade,” Lacy said. “It has been well received. We have some people who feel that the market didn't treat them the way they expected. This program allows them to come back (with the horse) and maybe have a better reception tomorrow. This gives people a safeguard.”

To participate in the RNA Reoffer, sellers were required to inform the Sales office in writing no later than 30 minutes following the sale of the final hip of today's session.

A reserve must be placed and approved on reoffered horses, and must be within 15 percent above or below the initial hammer price. (Click here for information about the RNA Reoffer.)

The second session of the September Sale starts tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET. TVG2 will have live coverage of the session from 1-7:30 p.m. The entire sale is streamed live at Keeneland.com.

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