Dams of Nest, Mo Donegal on Offer at Keeneland November

Keeneland announced Aug. 25 that Marion Ravenwood, dam of multiple grade 1 winner Nest , who is the highest-rated 3-year-old on the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, and Callingmissbrown, dam of 2022 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) winner Mo Donegal , have been entered in Keeneland's November Breeding Stock Sale to sell on opening day, Nov. 7, during the prestigious Book 1. Marion Ravenwood is in foal to Curlin   with a full sibling to Nest while Callingmissbrown is in foal to Uncle Mo   with a full sibling to the Belmont winner. Ashview Farm, agent, consigns both mares. 

"Marion Ravenwood and Callingmissbrown are both beautiful, top-quality proven mares, and it is our honor to offer them in November." Ashview's Gray Lyster said.

"These two mares represent active families competing at the highest level of racing. Nest is responsible for some of the most dominating performances of the season," said Keeneland vice president of sales Tony Lacy, noting Nest's Aug. 20 win in the Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course by 4 1/4 lengths. "The fact that Mo Donegal and Nest ran 1-2 in the Belmont speaks to their quality. We are proud that both Nest and Mo Donegal are graduates of Keeneland's September Yearling Sale and excited to offer their dams, who are carrying full siblings to these grade 1 winners, at the November Sale." 

Nest's talent was immediately apparent at 2 when she won her career debut at Belmont Park by five lengths and captured the Demoiselle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack. She debuted this season with a win in the Suncoast Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs before taking Keeneland's Central Bank Ashland Stakes (G1) by 8 1/4 lengths. Runner-up in the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1), she was second to Mo Donegal in the Belmont before winning two of Saratoga's premier stakes for sophomore fillies: the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) by 12 1/4 lengths and the Alabama.

Nest is out of Marion Ravenwood, a stakes winner by A.P. Indy, whose dam is grade 2 winner Andujar, by Quiet American. A half sister to stakes winner and grade 3-placed Abstraction, Marion Ravenwood is from the family of grade 3 winner Big Invasion , the winner of five consecutive stakes races in 2022.

Marion Ravenwood also is the dam of 2021 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) winner Idol , who set Churchill Downs' 1 3/16-mile track record in 2020, and Lost Ark , a 5 1/2-length maiden winner in his career debut in July at Belmont. Lost Ark is entered in the Aug. 27 Sapling Stakes at Monmouth Park.

Callingmissbrown, a winning daughter of Pulpit, is out of grade 1 winner and Kentucky Oaks runner-up Island Sand, by Tabasco Cat. Callingmissbrown is a half sister to grade 1-placed winner Maya Malibu and stakes-placed winner Midnite Poppa. 

In addition to his Belmont victory, Mo Donegal won the Wood Memorial Stakes Presented by Resorts World Casino (G2) over eventual Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Early Voting . 

Callingmissbrown also is the dam of the impressive 2-year-old filly Prank , who earned a 91 Equibase Speed Figure in her career debut.