Nicoma Bloodstock Scores Munnings Mare for $335,000

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Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Zia in the ring at the Keeneland January Sale

Nicoma Bloodstock struck during the early afternoon of the Jan. 12 opening session of the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale for Zia, a $335,000 Munnings  mare offered in foal to Into Mischief 

Consigned as Hip 117 by Ballysax Bloodstock, agent, the 8-year-old bay was bred in Ontario by William D. Graham and William Werner and produced from an active, young female family. Out of the Sadler's Wells mare Faux Pas, a half sister to English champion filly NegligentZia is a half sister to Canadian stakes winner Sans Souci Island, dam of Grey Stakes (G3) winner River Sevenand to Uniformly Yours, the dam of grade 2 winner Selflessly and multiple stakes winner Enchanted Ghost.


"She's a nice mare, a young mare, and there are seven fillies in production underneath her," said Nicoma's Price Bell Jr. "Into Mischief is tough to find so we're very excited to give it a shot."

Zia's 2018 filly by Into Mischief was sold at last year's Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $285,000. The mare was purchased by Geoff Nixon for $100,000 from Denali Stud at the 2016 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

Bell said he bought the mare on behalf of a new client he declined to name, noting that the price was in line with what he thought it would be.

"It felt like a fair market for January," he said. "There is quite a bit more depth to come so we tried to strike early."

"I think it was a fair price for the mare and we were happy with that," said Carl McEntee of Ballysax Bloodstock. "We bought a bunch of mares in November and sold one for $1.6 million, so it looked like the right time to put her into the marketplace."

Carl McEntee with Ballysax. Hip 117 Zia in foal to Into Mischief from Ballysax and purchased by Price Headley Jan. 13, 2020 Keeneland in Lexington, KY.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Carl McEntee of Ballysax Bloodstock at the Keeneland January Sale