Cupid Colt Tops Keeneland Book 5-6 Pinhook Prospects
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Cupid at Ashford Stud
A colt from the first crop of Cupid offered by St George Sales, agent, is the top-priced pinhook prospect remaining to be offered in Books 5 and 6 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
The chestnut was bred in Ontario by William Graham out of the Three Wonders mare No Wonder. He is a half brother to Woodbine stakes winner Muskoka Wonder, and his dam is a half sister to multiple grade 1 winner Weemissfrankie,grade 2-placed Stop Smiling, stakes-placed Mia d'Oro, and to the dam of stakes winner Piece of my Heart.
One More Time Bloodstock bought the colt for $77,000 from the consignment of Four Star Sales, agent, at the Keeneland November sale.
The colt's third dam, stakes-placed Lite a Star, is the dam of stakes winner Program Pick, who produced Spinaway Stakes (G1) winner Stormy Pick.
"He's a big, strong, athletic, quality colt," consignor Archie St George said.
A grade 1-winning son of Tapit , Cupid stands at Ashford Stud, where his 2020 fee was $10,000.
Book 5 consists of sessions 9-10 on Sept. 22-23, with Hips 2813-3572 on offer. The Book 6 offerings, comprising Hips 3573-4272, sell Sept. 24-25.
A previous version of this story listed the top pinhook prospect in Book 5 as a Munnings filly out of Just Jenda that has been withdrawn from the Keeneland sale and is cataloged by Bluewater Sales, agent, as Hip 172 at Fasig-Tipton's Selected Yearling Showcase on Sept. 9.