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Shadwell at the Fore of Early Weanling Action with $500K Munnings Filly
Highlighting the early swath of weanlings on offer at Fasig-Tipton's November Sale Tuesday, Shadwell emerged at the forefront, purchasing a pair of fillies, including Hip 62, a daughter of Munnings for $500,000.
Consigned by St George Sales, the Ontario-bred foal–bred by Narola and Anderson Farm–is out of Grade III winner Summer in Saratoga (Hard Spun). Out of MSW Diversa (Tabasco Cat), the 7-year-old mare, a $630,000 purchased by Anderson Farms at Fasig-Tipton at this venue in 2021, is a daughter of GI Vanity S. heroine Love Theway Youare (Arch).
“She was just a beautiful Munnings, I have never seen a Munnings like that, so we are happy with her,” said Shadwell's Jonny Smyth. “I spoke Sheikha Hissa [Al Maktoum] and made some budget decisions, so we were happy to get her.”
Back in action later in the session, Smyth–bidding from inside the pavilion–extended to $400,000 for Hip 109, a filly by Gun Runner. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, the dark bay is a daughter of Classofsixtythree (Include). The 10-year-old mare is also responsible for GSW and GISP Gunmetal Gray (Exchange Rate) and Grade III-scorer Sixtythreecaliber (Gun Runner).
“She is a nice, leggy filly,” he said. “She was a beautiful mover as well.”
Offered at Keeneland January in 2019, Classofsixtythree had failed to meet her reserve at $385,000 while carrying Sixtythreecaliber.
Of Shadwell's purchases Tuesday, Smyth added, “Both are from beautiful families, so they have some nice residual value.”
Commenting on the overall quality of the weanlings on offer at Fasig-Tipton Tuesday, he said, “It's a nice group. Fasig has put together a nice group of weanlings. We've had a few on our list and we were very happy to get them.”
Active both in the sales arena and the racetrack both domestically and abroad this season, Smyth indicated there was also plenty to look forward to on the farm as well.
“It's been an exciting year. We have [Six-time Grade I winner] Malathaat [Curlin] on the farm and she is in foal to Into Mischief,” he said of the two-time champion. “We're looking forward to what she will produce. And it's also been a phenomenal year in Europe, so we're very happy with the entire program overall.”
Later in the session, a colt by Maxfield (Hip 213) and Hip 268-a colt by Into Mischief-also reached that mark. Both top weanling colts were consigned by Taylor Made Sales. The former was purchased by Cherry Knoll Farm and the latter was secured by Enfuego Stables.
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Munnings Colt Overcomes Torrid Trip To Graduate at Keeneland
8th-Keeneland, $100,000, Msw, 10-22, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:18.24, ft, 1 1/4 lengths.
AGOO (c, 2, Munnings–Grandacious {SW & GSP, $206,304}, by Grand Slam) was a strong second after leading late on his six-furlong Churchill debut Sept. 17 behind Stretch Ride (Street Sense), who validated that peformance with a 5 3/4-length allowance victory going two turns here Oct. 14, good for an 86 Beyer. One of the first to break the line from a double-digit gate, the $72,000 KEENOV weanling and $190,000 KEESEP yearling was forwardly placed, but was no better than five off the fence as there was plenty of speed underneath him. Ridden along and with no other option than to sacrifice ground with a four- and five-wide rally on the turn, Agoo went on the attack from that position on the swing for home as he set his sights on pacesetting debuter Mystik Dan (Goldencents). Maintaining a relentless gallop into the final furlong, Agoo finally edged to the front a sixteenth from home and prevailed by a hard-fought 1 1/4 lengths. Linebacker (Bolt d'Oro) also turned in a very promising first-out performance, settling well back in the field following a slow start before sustaining a long, wide rally to be third, beaten just two lengths. The winner's dam was purchased by Equus Farm for $15,000 at KEENOV in 2021 and foaled a Violence colt the following season. The mare was most recently covered by Mystic Guide. Sales history: $72,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV; $190,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $81,350. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Graham Grace Stable; B-Forging Oaks LLC (KY); T-D Whitworth Beckman.
(11) Agoo finishes strong in race 8 over (5) Mystik Dan. (9) Linebacker finishes third. pic.twitter.com/XzRamuJD9b
— Keeneland Racing (@keenelandracing) October 22, 2023
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Justify’s Fee Doubled at Ashford for 2024
Triple Crown winner Justify (Scat Daddy), currently North America's leading second-crop sire in stakes horses, will stand for a fee of $200,000, live foal, at Ashford Stud in Kentucky in 2024, Coolmore America announced on Tuesday. The 9-year-old's fee represents a jump of $100,000 from the figure of $100,000 that he stood for in 2023.
Justify's 2024 fee is the fourth-highest of the stallions announced so far for 2024, placing him behind perennial leading sires Into Mischief (Harlan's Holiday) and Curlin (Smart Strike), and third-crop standout Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}).
Veteran sire Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie) remains at $150,000 while 17-year-old Munnings (Speightstown) sits at $75,000.
Following the top three are American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) $50,000; Practical Joke (Into Mischief) $45,000; Epicenter (Not This Time), $40,000; Jack Christopher (Munnings) $40,000; Corniche (Quality Road) $25,000; Golden Pal (Uncle Mo) $25,000; Tiz The Law (Constitution) $20,000; Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy) $15,000; Maximum Security (New Year's Day) $7,500; Echo Town (Speightstown) $5,000; and Mo Town (Uncle Mo) $5,000.
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