Delightful Flame Among 10 Added to Keeneland Sale

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Delightful Flame wins an allowance race at Ellis Park

Keeneland has supplemented 10 horses, including two-time winning juvenile Delightful Flame , to its Horses of Racing Age Sale being held Nov. 14. A total of 221 horses have been cataloged to the single-session auction, which will start at noon ET.

Most horses will be stabled at Keeneland in Barns 18-26 with some horses offered remotely from their training locations.

Additional supplements will be considered until the day of the sale.

Delightful Flame is a 2-year-old daughter of Flameaway   out of 2010 Canadian juvenile champion filly Delightful Mary , by Limehouse. Consigned by Grovendale Sales as agent, she captured a maiden special weight race during the Belmont at the Big A meet by nine lengths then turned in a 1 1/2-length victory in an allowance race at Ellis Park for owner/breeder John Oxley and trainer Wesley Ward. Delightful Flame is from the immediate family of grade 1 winner The Chosen Vron , and grade 1-placed, grade 2 winner Delightful Kiss , who is a track record-setting Kissin Kris half brother to Delightful Mary.

Also supplemented are these winners:

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  • Eglise , a 3-year-old colt by Frosted   who won an Oct. 5 maiden special weight race at Keeneland by a length. Out of grade 2 winner Ahh Chocolate , by Candy Ride  , and from the family of grade 3 winners Rahystrada and Lone Star Sky, he is consigned by Highgate Sales as agent.
  • Hopper , a 5-year-old son of Declaration of War , won the 2022 Affirmed Stakes (G3) by 5 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita Park at 3, and then at 4 captured the Oaklawn Mile Stakes (G3) and was second in the San Pasqual Stakes (G2). He is out of the multiple group 1 winner and millionaire Irridescence, by Caesour, who was honored as South African champion 3-year-old filly for 2005. Irridescence is a full sister to Perfect Promise, who won group 1 stakes in South Africa and Australia. Hopper is consigned by Grovendale Sales as agent.

The remaining supplements are by Awesome Slew  , Catholic Boy  , City of Light  , Into Mischief  , Mitole  , Quality Road  , and Speightstown.

The online catalog for the November Horses of Racing Age Sale features Daily Racing Form and Equibase past performances along with Thoro-graph and Ragozin sheets, race replays and more.

A print catalog for the auction with Equibase past performances for the entrants will be available for pickup at Keeneland as early as Oct. 31.

See past performances and other information to assist with pre-sale shortlisting.

Internet and phone bidding will be available.