Family of Black Forza on Offer in Keeneland Flash Sale
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Harlee Honey, dam of Black Forza
Keeneland Sales will present an August Flash Sale featuring the Black Forza Collection Aug. 26-29 to offer Harlee Honey and Ocean Honey , dam of and half sister to, respectively, recent English group 2-winning juvenile Black Forza , by Complexity .
Online bidding will open Aug. 26 at 12 p.m. ET and close Aug. 29 at 3 p.m. ET. Details about each horse, including pedigree pages, walking videos, conformation photos, and repository information, are available at Keeneland.com/AugustFlash.
Consigned by Legacy Bloodstock, agent, Harlee Honey is a winning 11-year-old daughter of Harlan's Holiday who is in foal to Zandon . Out of the stakes-placed Carson City mare Absolute Nectar, she is a half sister to grade 2 stakes winner California Nectar .
Ocean Honey, consigned as a broodmare prospect by Paramount Sales, agent, is a winning 4-year-old filly by West Coast .
Ocean Honey, a West Coast half sister to Black Forza
Both Harlee Honey and Ocean Honey are available for in-person inspection in the Lexington area prior to or during the sale. To view Harlee Honey at Rosemont Farm near Lexington, contact Tommy Eastham. To see Ocean Honey at Dundrum Farm near Versailles, Ky., contact Lesley Campion.
"Keeneland is pleased to offer these two exciting individuals from the family of Black Forza, one of the most promising juveniles racing in the world today," Keeneland vice president of sales Tony Lacy said. "This unique collection and flash sale, along with the newly announced Keeneland Championship Sale at Del Mar prior to the Breeders' Cup World Championships, show Keeneland's commitment to providing our customers with tailored and innovative sales offerings while partnering with clients to craft sales experiences to meet emerging trends in our industry."
Black Forza, a 2-year-old son of Complexity, has won two of three races, scoring his first victory last month at Fairyhouse in Ireland before making a thrilling run to capture the six-furlong Richmond Stakes (G2) at Goodwood in England Aug. 1. Trained by Michael O'Callaghan, the colt is targeting the $1 million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Sprint Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs Sept. 1 as his next race prior to an expected start in the Breeders' Cup.