Keeneland Sale Graduates Fare Well in Stakes

Keeneland sales graduates won more than half the graded stakes contested in North America this weekend, headlined by eight of the 13 races in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships held Nov. 4-5 at Santa Anita, among them the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) with Arrogate and $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) with Beholder.

Three Breeders’ Cup champions – TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner Drefong, 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner Champagne Room and Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) winner Finest City – sold as weanlings at Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock Sale.

2016 November Sale features siblings to Classic Empire, Champagne Room, Fair Point

Keeneland’s November Sale begins Tuesday, Nov. 8 and runs through Sunday, Nov. 20. Sessions for the sale’s premier Book 1, to be held Nov. 8-9, start at 11 a.m. ET.

Cataloged for the November Sale are siblings to Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Classic Empire and Juvenile Fillies winner Champagne Room. Uptown Twirl, a 4-year-old stakes-winning half-sister to Classic Empire, is consigned as Hip 2305 by Lane’s End, agent, as a racing or broodmare prospect. Denali Stud, agent, consigns as Hip 2150 a weanling half-sister to Champagne Room by Drosselmeyer.

Also cataloged for the November Sale are siblings to Fair Point, winner of the Senator Ken Maddy (G3) on the Breeders’ Cup undercard at Santa Anita on Saturday. A weanling half-brother by Congrats is consigned as Hip 2768 by James B. Keogh (Grovendale), agent, and a 3-year-old full brother, Fire Power, sells as Hip 2939 from the consignment of Lane’s End, agent.

KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES

ARROGATE, 3YO colt by Ubridled’s Song – Bubbler ($560,000, 2014 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Clearsky Farms, agent; Buyer- Juddmonte Farms) Won Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on 11/5 at Santa Anita (career 6-5-0-1, $4,084,600) O- Juddmonte Farms; B- Clearsky Farms (KY); T- Bob Baffert (Click here for sale ring video.)

BEHOLDER, 6YO mare by Henny Hughes – Leslie’s Lady ($180,000, 2011 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Clarkland Farm; Buyer- Spendthrift Farm) Won Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) on 11/4 at Santa Anita (career 26-18-6-0, $6,156,600) O- Spendthrift Farm; B- Clarkland Farm (KY); T- Richard Mandella  (Click here for sale ring video.)

CLASSIC EMPIRE, 2YO colt by Pioneerof the Nile – Sambuca Classica ($475,000, 2015 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Warrendale Sales, agent; Buyer- John C. Oxley) Won Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on 11/5 at Santa Anita (career 5-4-0-0, $1,485,920) O- John C. Oxley; B- Steven & Brandi Nicholson (KY); T- Mark Casse (Click here for sale ring video.)

CHAMPAGNE ROOM, 2YO filly by Broken Vow – Lucky to Be Me ($70,000, 2014 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent, Buyer- Summerfield Sales, agent; $55,000 RNA, 2015 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Summerfield, agent) Won 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) on 11/5 at Santa Anita (career 5-2-1-1, $1,286,600) O- S. Alesia, Ciaglia Racing or Exline-Border Racing et al; B- Respite Farm (KY); T- Peter Eurton (Click here for sale ring video.)

DREFONG, 3YO colt by Gio Ponti – Eltimaas ($200,000, 2013 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Blackburn Farm, Buyer- Woods Edge Farm; $450,000, 2014 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Woods Edge Farm, Buyer- Tanma Corp.) Won TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) on 11/5 at Santa Anita (career 6-5-0-0, $1,203,040) O- Charles Chu; B- Frederick Allor, Michael Barnett & Anthony Warrender; T- Bob Baffert (Click here for sale ring video.)

FINEST CITY, 4YO filly by City Zip – Be Envied ($50,000, 2012 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Hunter Valley Farm, agent, Buyer- Cobra Farm; $85,000, 2013 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Bluewater Sales, agent, Buyer- J. Eric Kruljac, agent for Seltzer Thoroughbreds) Won Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) on 11/5 at Santa Anita (career 14-4-4-2, $925,594) O- Seltzer Thoroughbreds; B- HnR Nothhaft Horseracing (PA); T- Ian Kruljac (Click here for sale ring video.)

Keeneland September Yearling Sale graduates finished 1-2 in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) on 11/4 at Santa Anita:

1- NEW MONEY HONEY, 2YO filly by Medaglia d’Oro – Weekend Whim ($450,000, 2015 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Mike Ryan, agent) (career 3-2-1-0, $686,600) O- eFive Racing; B- WinStar Farm (KY); T- Chad Brown

2- Coasted, 2YO filly by Tizway – Malibu Pier ($210,000, 2015 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Warrendale Sales, agent; Buyer- Jeff Treadway) O- Treadway Racing Stable; B- Spendthrift Farm (KY); T- Leah Gyarmati

TAMARKUZ, 6YO horse by Speightstown – Without You Baby ($325,000, 2011 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Glennwood Farm, agent; Buyer- Shadwell Estate Co Ltd) Won Las Vegas Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) on 11/4 at Santa Anita (career 20-8-4-0, $1,840,444) O- Shadwell Stables; B- John D. Gunther (KY); T- Kiaran McLaughlin

SCUBA, 5YO gelding by Tapit – Cuaba ($375,000, 2011 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Chanteclair Farm, agent for the complete dispersal of Palides Investments N.V. Inc. (Saud bin Khaled); Buyer- Ampad Investments; $105,000, 2014 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer-David A. Ross, agent) Won Marathon S. (G2) on 11/4 at Santa Anita (career 17-6-5-3, $547,091) O-DARRS Inc.; B- Palides Investments N.V. Inc. (KY); T- Brendan Walsh

ZINDAYA, 5YO mare by More Than Ready – Aristocratic Lady ($145,000 RNA, 2012 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Vinery Sales, agent; $550,000, 2015 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Three Chimneys Farm, agent, Buyer- Mike Ryan, agent) Won Goldikova S. (G2) on 11/6 at Santa Anita (career 15-6-4-3, $561,240) O- eFive Racing; B- Grapestock (KY); T- Chad Brown

Keeneland sales alumni ran 1-2 in the Chilukki S. (G2) on 11/5 at Churchill Downs:

1- KISS TO REMEMBER, 5YO mare by Big Brown – Taft Lil Queen ($15,000, 2012 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent; Buyer- Roy Sturgeon) (career 32-7-12-2, $756,191) O- Miller Racing; B- Big Brown Syndicate & Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGinnes (MD); T- Martin Wolfson

2- Birdatthewire, 4YO filly by Summer Bird – My Limit ($22,000 RNA, 2013 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Pauls Mill, agent) O- Forum Racing; B- Lynn Jones & Kathy Jones (KY); T- Dale Romans

ICE FESTIVAL, 4YO filly by Awesome Again – Phil’s Pill ($60,000 RNA, 2013 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Adena Springs) Won Maple Leaf S. (G3) on 11/5 at Woodbine (career 20-4-7-3, $302,822) O- Stronach Stables; B- Adena Springs (ON); T- Sid Attard

FAIR POINT, 4YO filly by Smart Strike – Fair Rose ($310,000, 2013 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent; Buyer- Niall Brennan, agent) Won Senator Ken Maddy S. (G3) on 11/5 at Santa Anita (career 14-5-7-1, $389,850) O- Stuart Janney III; B- WinStar Farm, M R Capital & Sam-Son Farm (KY); T- Shug McGaughey

APOLLO KENTUCKY, 4YO colt by Langfuhr – Dixiana Delight ($55,000, 2013 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Darby Dan Farm, agent; Buyer- Murayama Bloodstock) Won Miyako S. (G3) on 11/6 at Kyoto (career 17-7-3-2) O- Apollo Thoroughbred Club; B- Doug Branham; T- Kenji Yamauchi

DANON LEGEND, 6YO horse by Macho Uno – My Goodness ($90,000, 2011 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent; Buyer- W.D. North Thoroughbreds) Won JBC Sprint (L) on 11/3 at Kawasaki (career 30-14-4-3, ¥367,491,000) O- Danox Inc.; B- Colts Neck Stables; T- Akira Murayama

VANISH, 2YO colt by Algorithms – Elusive Hope ($19,000 RNA, 2015 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Kaizen Sales, agent) Won $150,000 Clarendon S. on 11/5 at Woodbine (career 2-1-1-0, $77,305) O- Gary Barber; B- Hope Stock Farm (ON); T- Mark Casse

SHELBYSMILE, 3YO filly by Smart Strike – Sultana ($110,000, 2014 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hunter Valley Farm, agent; Buyer- Marc Detampel) Won $102,800 River Memories S. on 11/5 at Woodbine (career 6-4-0-0, $113,166) O- Marc Detampel & Crystal Lane Racing; B- Rhinestone Bloodstock (KY); T- Brendan Walsh

IMPERATIVE, 6YO gelding by Bernardini – Call Her ($325,000, 2011 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent; Buyer- John Ferguson) Won $89,835 Big Bear S. on 11/3 at Santa Anita (career 34-4-8-3, $2,002,365) O- J K Racing Stable; B- Glencrest Farm & Darley (KY); T- Richard Baltas