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Stakes winner Ocean Safari (Temple City) (Hip 2451) led the proceedings with a $190,000 final bid from Hugo Merry Bloodstock during Tuesday's seventh session of the Keeneland November Sale in Lexington. Purchased on behalf of Blue Diamond Stud, the 4-year-old, who was offered as a racing or broodmare prospect, was consigned by Taylor Made Sales, also the session's leading consignor with sales of $1,374,000 for 38 horses.

A daughter of Media Access (Devil's Bag), the dark bay is a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Access to Charlie (Indian Charlie) and SW Bear Access (Gators N Bears). Media Access is also related to a bevy of Midlantic black-type winners, including half-siblings Foufa's Warrior (Jade Hunter), Maryland Moon (Al Mamoon), Full Brush (Broad Brush) and Certantee (Known Fact).

Also during the Book 4 finale, Woods Edge Farm purchased Carats and Cake (Bernardini) (Hip 2666), in foal to Good Magic, for $155,000. From the family of Grade I winner Wild Rush and MGSW Lewis Bay, the daughter of Wild Summer (Unbridled's Song) also offers GSWs Summer Raven, Misconnect, Winslow Homer and Lost Raven on her page.

Heading the weanlings Tuesday, a colt by Tacitus (Hip 2714) realized a $125,000 final bid from ELC Investments. Offered by Sally Thomas, the colt out of Dreamed to Dream (Deputy Wild Cat) is a half-brother to SWs Dreamalildreamofu and Dream Central.

During Tuesday's session, a total of 272 head sold for $7,067,000, a 24.4% decline from the comparable session last year when 279 horses grossed $9,349,400. The average of $25,985 was 22.46% below $33,510 in 2022, while the median of $19,000 dipped 5% from $20,000.

Cumulative figures through seven days of selling weighed in at $170,860,000 for 1,615 horses sold, while averaging $105,796. The median for the sale so far is $50,000. The gross was 15.16% lower than the same period last year when 1,566 horses sold for $201,383,300. The average declined 17.73% from $128,597 last year, while the median is 16.67% below $60,000.

The sale continues Wednesday, beginning at 10 a.m. ET.

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Ginger Brew S. placegetters Ocean Safari (Temple City) and Opalina (Optimizer) face off yet again in the GIII Sweetest Chant S. Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

Owned by Soldi Stable and Ohana Racing, Ocean Safari looked home free in the stretch after coming in four wide, but was out-kicked late by Alittleloveandluck (Arrogate) to miss by a half- length in the Ginger Brew Jan. 1. She graduated at second asking in a local turf test in September and was third next out in an optional claimer on the synthetic in October.

Romping by 12 lengths to earn her diploma at third asking in a state-bred event over a yielding course here in September, Opalina rallied from well back to be fifth in Keeneland's GII Jessamine S. Oct. 13 and completed the trifecta in the Ginger Brew.

“She was kind of too anxious, a little too nervous in the receiving barn,” trainer Roderick Rodriguez said of the filly's last effort. “That was the first time she did that and I think that's what did her in. She was a little flat at the end, but she ran OK. The main thing is, she came out of it good and is doing very good. I think she'll be fitter this time.”

Ambitieuse (Medaglia d'Oro) closed well to be third first-out Nov. 19 on a firm Aqueduct turf course. Graduating on Gulfstream Park's all-weather track Dec. 29 at 8 1/2 furlongs, the Graham Motion trainee will make her 2022 bow in this first stakes try.

“She's a horse that we've always liked. We wanted to get her going earlier than we did, but she broke her jaw and it took time to get over that. It was a freak thing, and she's perfect now,” Motion said. “I thought her first race was good and then she ran another good race on the Tapeta to break her maiden. She's had a bit of time since then and we're excited to get her going.”

Breaking from the rail, Nostalgic (Medaglia d'Oro) stormed home to a 7 3/4-length graduation in her career bow on the dirt at Belmont Oct. 22 and was last seen finishing fourth in the GII Demoiselle S. Dec. 4 on the main track at Aqueduct. Trained by Bill Mott, who won last year's Sweetest Chant, the Godolphin homebred will be making her first start on turf in this contest.

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