Keeneland Adds 11 Supplements for April HORA Sale

Eleven horses comprise the latest round of supplements to Keeneland's April Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be conducted at the Lexington oval April 29, closing day of the spring meet.

A total of 103 offerings, including a share in the stallion Upstart  , are currently cataloged for the sale, which is scheduled to begin at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET. Keeneland will continue to accept approved supplemental entries to the April Sale until the sale date.

Additional Supplements

Several recent Keeneland winners are among the 11 supplements announced April 26. They are:

• Atras , a 3-year-old gelding by Astern   who scored a 2 1/2-length victory at Keeneland April 23. He is consigned by Oliver Racing Stable, agent.
• B Dawk , a 3-year-old colt by Gormley   who won at Keeneland by 11 1/4 lengths April 24, earning a 9 Ragozin. Consigned by Bluewater Sales, agent, B Dawk is from the family of grade 1 winner Bullards Alley , grade 2 winner Karibu Gardens , and grade 3 winner Nessy . (B Dawk's catalog page will be online April 27)
• Brody's Jessica , a 3-year-old winning, stakes-placed filly by Brody's Cause   consigned by Buckland Sales, agent. 
• Frageelay, a 3-year-old daughter of Union Rags   from the family of multiple grade 1 winner Paradise Woods  and grade 3 winner Tajaaweed . She is consigned by Buckland Sales, agent.
• Ibrim , an undefeated 3-year-old colt by Cairo Prince   out of stakes winner Strut the Canary , by Mineshaft. Hunter Valley Farm, agent, consigns Ibrim, who is from the family of multiple grade 1 winner Island Fashion . He captured races March 2 at Turfway Park and April 17 at Woodbine.
• Mine for Passion , a 4-year-old daughter of Mineshaft consigned by Paramount Sales, agent. Out of the Not For Love mare For Passion, she is a half sister to stakes winner Soul Driver  and from the family of grade 1 winner Victor's Cry .
• Niceno , a 5-year-old winning daughter of Karakontie   consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent. A half sister to grade 2 winner Hillhouse High , she is out of the stakes-placed Coronado's Quest mare Pleasant Laughter .
• Shannon , a 3-year-old Nyquist   filly who won at Keeneland April 22. Consigned by I.C. Racing, agent, she is a half sister to stakes winner Fact Finding  out of the stakes-winning, grade 2-placed Sweet Belle  by Deputy Commander.
• Speaks for Itself , a 4-year-old Malibu Moon  filly who won her April 14 debut at Aqueduct Racetrack by 5 /2 lengths to earn a 9 3/4 Ragozin. Consigned by ELiTE, agent, Speaks for Itself is out of the Giant's Causeway mare Una Mac Cool and from the family of grade 1 winners Secret Status  and Dunbar Road  along with grade 2 winner Private Mission .
• Stay Restless , a 3-year-old Empire Maker colt consigned by ELiTE, agent. Out of the Salt Lake mare Saltendipity, Stay Restless is from the family of grade 1 winners Fantastic Look  and Designed for Luck, as well as grade 2 winner Macho Macho .
• Winward Flo , a 4-year-old two-time winning daughter of Verrazano . Consigned by Foundations Farm, Winward Flo is out of multiple-stakes winner Wind Flow , by Indian Charlie.

Spring Meet Winners

The April Sale catalog includes these additional winners during Keeneland's 2022 Spring Meet:

• Emerald, a 3-year-old filly by Union Rags  , who scored her first win April 23. She is consigned by Four Star Sales, agent.
• Mystic Night, a 5-year-old Into Mischief   gelding, who scored a 2-length victory in an April 15 allowance optional claiming race for his second consecutive win. He is consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
• Rational Choice, a 4-year-old colt by Candy Ride  , who won an April 16 allowance race by 2 3/4 lengths and has won two races in a row. He is consigned by ELiTE, agent.

The April Sale will be conducted as an integrated event, with live auctioneers at Keeneland and with horses presented for sale both physically at Keeneland and at off-site locations. Online and phone bidding are available for buyers who wish to participate remotely. On Friday, post time for Keeneland's first race is 12:30 p.m. to accommodate 10 races, led by the featured Bewitch Stakes (G3T). The final race will go off at approximately 5:09 p.m., and the April Sale will begin around 6:30 p.m. 

Of the horses consigned by Steve Asmussen, agent, Halo Again  and Whiskey Double  will be at Keeneland. The others will be selling remotely: Concept , Tenfold , and Totalizer are stabled at Oaklawn Park, and Mesabi is at Lone Star Park.

The auction will be live-streamed on Keeneland.com, while TVG2 will have live coverage of the April Sale from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Print catalogs are available at Keeneland's welcome center, racing office, and stable office. Concessions will be available in the sales pavilion.

Click here for comprehensive Daily Racing Form Past Performances of sale horses.