$3M Into Mischief Colt Becomes New Sale Topper

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Hip 261, an Into Mischief colt, sells for $3 million at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale

The second session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Sept. 12, took no time to see fireworks, setting a new top price after Terry Finley signaled a final bid of $3 million for an Into Mischief   colt for the partnership of Chuck Sonson, Woodford Racing, and West Point Thoroughbreds, L.E.B. agent.

Lane's End consigned the bay bred in Kentucky by Repole Stable as Hip 261.


"When you bring an individual like him to this sale, you hope to be rewarded, and that's what happened today," said Allaire Ryan, sales director for Lane's End. "Over the past decade, of the horses we've raised at the farm, he is right up there. He's always been a forward individual from Day 1. He's been a special horse for us."

The colt is out of Frizette Stakes (G1) placed Nonna Mia , producer of Wood Memorial Stakes (G1) winner Outwork   and the stakes-placed Nonna's Boy . Under the second dam Holy Bubbette is her Pioneerof the Nile son Cairo Prince  , a sire and a multiple grade 2 winner.

"All the top players you think would be interested in a future stallion prospect like him," Ryan said. "I'm just thrilled for everybody on the farm. To be entrusted with a mare like this for Mr. Repole means a lot in and of itself, but raising a horse and bringing him to an auction is rewarding for everybody."

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Finley and Sonson were situated inside the pavilion to watch the colt sell Tuesday afternoon.

"Beautiful colt," Finley said. "He was always in the hands (of) Lane's End, so we knew a little about his upbringing. We are excited and have a new group of partners who are in on him. We will try to get to the Derby in 2025."

The group picked up two yearlings on Day 1, a $325,000 Gun Runner   filly and the $1.35M Uncle Mo   colt out of Diva Delite , dam of champion Midnight Bisou . Tuesday, they scored a Candy Ride   colt and a Quality Road   colt, each for $800,000, before the session leader purchase.

"I thought he would bring a significant amount of money, but you never know after they get past ($1.5 million)," said Finley. "I am just glad we got to where I thought it was a reasonable amount—if you can say $3 million is a reasonable amount of money for a racehorse that has never had a saddle on his back."