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Three Horses Lead Keeneland November’s Fourth Session At $300,000

Three horses – Quality Heat, Sex Symbol and a weanling colt from the first crop of Mendelssohn – each sold for $300,000 to top results of Thursday's fourth session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

Keeneland sold 227 horses for $13,153,000 on Thursday, for an average of $57,943 and a median of $42,000.

Cumulatively through four sessions of the 10-day auction, 748 horses grossed $115,681,000, for an average of $154,654 and a median of $90,000.

Bluewater Sales, agent, consigned Quality Heat and Sex Symbol.

Springbord Farm purchased Quality Heat, a stakes-placed 3-year-old filly by Quality Road. Cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect, she is a full sister to Grade 2 winner Frank Conversation and from the family of Grade 1 winners Unusual Suspect and Golden Doc A. Her dam is the stakes-placed Unusual Heat mare Rushen Heat.

Springbord, which also paid $55,000 for a weanling filly by Mastery consigned by Bluewater, was the session's leading buyer, spending $355,000 for two horses.

Green Lantern Stables/Patrick Masson, agent, acquired Sex Symbol, a 3-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo carrying her first foal by City of Light. Out of Grade 1 winner Icon Project, Sex Symbol is a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Fashion Business and from the family of Grade 1 winner La Gueriere and Grade 2 winners and sires Lasting Approval and Munnings.

The $300,000 Mendelssohn weanling sold to Larry Best's OXO Equine. Four Star Sales, agent, consigned the colt, who is out of Abuntia, by Olmodavor. He is from the family of champion Susan's Girl, multiple Grade 1 winner Copelan and multiple Grade 2 winner St. Joe Bay.

Spanish Star, a 6-year-old daughter of Blame who is a half-sister to Belmont Stakes winner Sir Winston and is in foal to Arrogate, brought the day's second-highest price of $275,000 from Crestwood Farm, agent. Consigned by Woods Edge Farm, agent, she is out of Grade 3 winner La Gran Bailadora and from the family of Canadian champion Woolloomooloo.

West Bloodstock, agent for Repole Stables, paid $270,000 for Bambalina, a 4-year-old daughter of Bernardini and champion Perfect Sting. She is carrying her first foal by Street Sense. Consigned by Hidden Brook, agent, Bambalina is a half-sister to Grade 3 winner Smart Sting.

The session's leading consignor was Lane's End, agent, which sold 35 horses for $2,113,000.

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Yearling Sales Season Concludes with Fasig-Tipton October

LEXINGTON, KY – The curtain comes down on a most unusual yearling sales season with the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Sale which begins its four-day run in Lexington Monday at 10 a.m. The auction will be following up on a record-setting 2019 renewal which saw new high marks for average and–from its largest-ever catalogue–gross, and will be held over four days for the fourth straight year as it continues to build its reputation as a must-attend auction for both buyers and sellers.

“This sale has been so good to us almost since we’ve been doing business here,” said consignor Peter O’Callaghan of Woods Edge Farm. “It’s a great savior for one that misses its window at Keeneland, whether it doesn’t quite make the cut at Keeneland and then does well in the meantime and comes back here, it can stand up well and get sold. For a horse that misses his date for some other reason, it’s proved to be a great outlet for them. So I love this sale. I absolutely have no fears of bringing any nice horse here, whether it be an expensive foal or a homebred.”

On a chilly, overcast day at Newtown Paddocks Sunday, O’Callaghan said traffic has been good at the barns through two days of showing.

“We had quite a good day here Saturday,” O’Callaghan said. “I think we had over 70 cards, which is pretty good for here, certainly on a Saturday. And we are tipping our way along quite nicely today. You always look to see some more faces that we haven’t seen yet, but they always seem to arrive here late, whether it’s today or tomorrow morning. You very much have to play it out until the last minute. A lot of the action happens at this sale at the last minute. There are a lot of horses to get around, so we don’t fully know where we stand yet.”

Of the make-up of the shoppers he has seen, O’Callaghan said, “There has been a mix of end-users and pinhookers. You’d always like to see more end-users, but there are a lot of pinhookers here. There are even some of the Irish pinhookers here, that will always be good for the sale.”

He continued, “But like most years here, the top 10% of this catalogue will sell very well and after that it will be touch and go as to what happens to the rest. It definitely trends that way every year. If you’re lucky enough to get one or two at the top end of what’s here, you’ve a good chance of doing well. And if you don’t, you might struggle a little bit.”

Watching the action from Denali Stud’s Barn 1 Sunday, Craig Bandoroff said he expects the prevailing polarization in the marketplace to continue this week in Lexington.

“I’m sure everybody is saying the same thing,” Bandoroff said. “They are going to look at 1,500 horses and decide which 150 they really want. I expect the polarization will be as severe as it’s been any time this year. That would be my guess. There was a period at Keeneland [September Yearling Sale] where it did pick back up and the middle market surfaced. But there was a period where there was none. It was either you got them sold at a price you were happy with or there was the bottom. There was nothing in between.”

Derek MacKenzie of Vinery Sales did find reasons to be optimistic about a potentially more competitive middle market at the October sale.

“I have been actually pleasantly surprised with the market this year,” MacKenzie said. “It’s better than I thought it would be. The depth of the domestic market was better than I thought it would ever be. Keeneland Books 5 and 6 were better than they’ve been in the last three or four years probably and Timonium was better than it had been, too.”

Buyers continue to be selective in their bidding, but sellers can be rewarded above expectations for yearlings who meet all the criteria.

“They have to do three things–and you’ve heard this a million times–they have to be by the right sire, they have to look great and they have to vet absolutely spotless,” MacKenzie said. “If you do hit those three things, you do great. And if you don’t have those three things, you’re in big trouble. You’re scratching and going racing or going to the 2-year-old sales or you’re just letting them go for what they bring.”

In all, 1,008 yearlings sold at the 2019 October sale for a total of $38,258,900. The average was $37,955 and the median was $13,000. A colt by Candy Ride (Arg) topped the auction when selling for $560,000. He was one of 13 yearlings to sell for $300,000 or over.

Last year’s renewal of the October sale has already produced Grade I-winning juveniles Gretzky the Great (Nyquist), who captured the GI Summer S., and Simply Ravishing (Laoban), victress of the GI Darley Alcibiades S.

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Steady Trade Produces $500,000 Karakontie Colt On Tuesday At Keeneland September Sale

Marsha Naify paid $500,000 for a colt by Karakontie to top a day of active commerce during Tuesday's ninth day of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale

Naify also acquired two fillies, one by Jimmy Creed for $35,000 and the other from the first crop of Gormley for $30,000. She the session's leading buyer with a total of three purchases for $565,000.

The $500,000 colt, consigned by Gainesway, agent, is the first foal out of the Speightstown mare Untouch, a half-sister to recent Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve third-place finisher Mr. Big News. The colt is from the family of Canadian Horse of the Year Glorious Song, Eclipse Award winner Devil's Bag and Grade 2 winner Saint Ballado.

Gainesway sold a total of 29 horses for $1,337,000 to lead consignors on Tuesday.

A total of 253 yearlings sold for $6,484,100 during the session, for an average of $25,629 and a median of $15,000. With three days remaining in the 12-day sale, Keeneland has sold a total of 1,773 horses for $230,574,800, for an average of $130,048 and a median of $60,000.

On Tuesday, Solis/Litt paid the session's second-highest price of $240,000 for a filly by Jimmy Creed out of the Malibu Moon mare On Reflection. Consigned by Woods Edge Farm, agent, she is from the family of Grade 1 winner Rutherienne and Grade 3 winners Adorable Micol, Adcat, Ruthenia and Oiseau de Feu.

D.J. Stables spent $240,000 on a colt by Speightster who is a half-brother to Grade 2 winner Hotshot Anna. Consigned by Beau Lane Bloodstock, agent for Paul Tackett, he is out of the winning, stakes-placed mare Avalos, by Holy Bull.

The September Sale continues Wednesday and runs through Friday with all sessions beginning at 10 a.m.

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Keeneland September Yearling Sale: $210,000 Ghostzapper Filly Highest Price On Sunday

C.J. Thoroughbreds acquired a filly by Ghostzapper for $210,000 to top Sunday's seventh session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale in Lexington, Ky.

Consigned by Woods Edge Farm, agent, the filly is out of stakes winner Saxet Heights, by Outflanker. She is a half-sister to stakes-placed winner Wolverette and from the family of Grade 3 winner Angelina County and stakes winners Holiday Ball and Ribbon Cane.

On Sunday, Keeneland sold 237 horses for $11,516,500, for an average of $48,593 and a median of $40,000. To date, 1,265 horses have grossed $212,267,200, for an average of $167,800 and a median of $100,000.

Two colts from the first crop of Unified and a son of Maclean's Music sold for $190,000 each.

Redwings purchased a son of Unified out of stakes winner Promise Me a Cat, by D'Wildcat. Consigned by Michael and Julia O'Quinn, agent, the colt is from the family of Grade 1 winner Private Persuasion and Grade 2 winner Sierra Sunset.

The second Unified colt to bring $190,000 is a half-brother to Canadian Grade 3 winner A. A. Azula's Arch and was purchased by Kenny McPeek, agent. The colt is out of the winning Unbridled's Song mare Song of Solomon, a full sister to multiple graded stakes winner Rockport Harbor. Legacy Bloodstock, agent for Two Hearts Farm II, consigned the colt.

Downstream Racing (Kirk Robinson) acquired the son of Maclean's Music, who was consigned by Summerfield, agent for Stonestreet Bred & Raised. Out of the stakes-placed Yes It's True mare Yes Liz, he is from the family of Grade 2 winner Chimes Band.

By spending $377,000 for four yearlings, Downstream was the session's leading buyer.

Two fillies sold for $170,000 apiece.

Walnut Stream Enterprises purchased the first, a daughter of Union Rags consigned by Runnymede Farm, agent. Out of Grade 2-placed winner Glory, by Tapit, she is from the family of such European highweights as Trusted Partner, Easy to Copy, Free Eagle, Search for a Song, Custom Cut and Sapphire.

John C. Oxley paid $170,000 for a filly from the first crop of Practical Joke consigned by Scott Mallory, agent. She is the first foal out of Tuvalu, by Smart Strike, and from the family of Grade 2 winner Sweet Vendetta.

Gainesway, agent, led consignors by selling 24 yearlings for $1.27 million.

The September Sale continues Monday and runs through Friday with all sessions beginning at 10 a.m.

The entire September Sale is being shown on the Watch TVG app, which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices. The Watch TVG App also features TVG, TVG2, Racebook, race track feeds and more.

The auction also is being is streamed live at Keeneland.com.

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