Maximus Aurelius Tops Keeneland August Digital Sale
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Maximus Aurelius
Maximus Aurelius , a 3-year-old colt by Tapit out of champion Closed Hatches, sold for $40,000 to Pewter Stable to lead the Aug. 31 Keeneland August Digital Sale, held as part of Keeneland's Digital Sales Ring platform.
Consigned as Hip 5 by Juddmonte as a racing or stallion prospect, Maximus Aurelius is a full brother to multiple graded stakes winner Tacitus . Lightly raced with three starts to date, the Juddmonte homebred finished unplaced in his last start against maiden special weight company at Ellis Park July 24 for trainer Bill Mott. He put in an easy work at Juddmonte Farm Aug. 24 going three-eighths on the turf in :38 1/5.
Captain Ginny B , a 4-year-old filly by Uncle Mo , brought the sale's second-highest price of $12,000 from JBS Stable. Consigned as Hip 11 by Winchester Equine, agent for Michael Scardina, Captain Ginny B is out of the stakes-winning Big Brown mare Red Sashay and hails from the family of graded stakes winners Halory Hunter and Van Nistelrooy .
The second dam of Captain Ginny B, Sashay Away , out-produced her race record, producing 10 winners from 13 foals including grade 2-placed stakes winner New Edition , group 3 winner Shamaal Nibras , and Red Sashay.
Captain Ginny B was unplaced in her last start, a maiden special weight contest Aug. 4 at Belterra Park, for trainer Barbara Riley.
The one-day mixed August Digital Sale grossed $96,000 for nine horses.