By Jessica Martini & Christie DeBernardis
LEXINGTON, KY – The Keeneland November Breeding Inventory Sale continued with sturdy demand throughout a full of life session of bidding Thursday in Lexington. The public sale’s first of two E-book 2 periods concluded with each common and median up and the buy-back fee down from the corresponding session in 2020.
“Unbelievable,” Keeneland’s Vice President of Gross sales Tony Lacy stated of Thursday’s motion. “It was a very vibrant market once more at present. I believe individuals had been just a little pissed off in shopping for, however we had numerous blissful sellers. I believe it’s a actually encouraging market as we transfer ahead.”
Throughout Thursday’s first E-book 2 session, 344 head bought for $88,500,000. The session common was $167,549–up 19.2% from the corresponding 2020 determine–whereas the median of $130,000 was up 30%. The buy-back fee was 24.56%, down from 29.04% a yr in the past.
“The RNA fee was actually wholesome,” Lacy stated. “The median and common had been properly up. We’re extraordinarily blissful and it bodes properly for the remainder of the sale as we transfer into the center market.”
A weanling colt by Justify (Hip 305) introduced the highest value of Thursday’s session when promoting to Coolmore’s M.V. Magnier for $625,000. Streak of Luck (Outdated Original) was the day’s top-priced mare, promoting for $620,000 to Aaron and Marie Jones, LLC.
There have been 5 choices to promote for $500,000 or over in the course of the session, matching the determine from the public sale’s first E-book 2 part a yr in the past.
“Foals had been extremely sturdy,” Lacy stated. “There have been numerous pissed off pinhookers on the market attempting to purchase. There have been numerous finish customers collaborating available in the market at present for foals. Younger mares bred on an early cowl to a well-liked sire had been extraordinarily in style.”
The aggressive November outcomes will be traced again to the sturdy yearling market, in line with Hunter Simms of Warrendale Gross sales.
“It is sturdy, promoting and shopping for,” Simms stated of the November market. “You lead one up right here and assume you realize what it will deliver, however you’re paying a premium it doesn’t matter what. It occurred throughout city, it is occurring right here. I believe September led into it just a little bit. Breeders must spend that cash earlier than the top of the yr for tax functions.”
The September sale additionally gave breeders the boldness to reinvest in mares, Keeneland’s Director of Gross sales Operations Cormac Breathnach stated.
“The September market was so sturdy that it actually validated industrial breeders and gave them, in numerous circumstances, the power to reinvest,” Breathnach stated. “ typically there have been massive quantities of cash spent on yearlings out of older mares or mares that had not been the A-list kind. We noticed the energy of the yearling market right through the final day. Even E-book 4 mares had been worthwhile in some circumstances this yr. [Breeders] should buy with a bit extra confidence.”
Tom Ryan of SF Bloodstock was seeing energy in any respect ranges of the November market.
“It’s fantastic to see,” Ryan stated. “There may be vibrance from prime to backside. There isn’t any comfortable spot on this market. It’s super. It began out extremely sturdy at Fasig-Tipton and it has continued into Keeneland.”
The Keeneland November sale continues via Nov. 19 with periods starting each day at 10 a.m.
Coolmore Strikes For Regally Bred Justify Colt
When Hip 305 stepped into the ring, it was like a miniature model of his sire, undefeated Triple Crown hero Justify. These attractiveness mixed along with his equally beautiful pedigree impressed a quick and livid spherical of bidding and when the hammer fell, it was no shock to search out Coolmore’s M.V. Magnier left holding the $625,000 ticket. Consigned by Lane’s Finish, the weanling colt was bred by Jane Lyon’s Summer Wind Farm.
“He’s a very nice horse,” Magnier stated. “In equity to Jane Lyon and everybody at Summer season Wind, they’re superb breeders. We’ve got had numerous luck with the household earlier than. I believe we’ve about 11 or 12 Justifys going into Ballydoyle subsequent yr. They seem like they’re a really particular group of horses. All people appears to be very excessive on them from Paul Shanahan to Dermot Ryan to Aidan O’Brien. They’re only a very thrilling bunch of horses to look ahead to subsequent yr. The pedigrees they’ve, the physiques they’ve, simply every little thing about them.”
The flashy chestnut colt was the costliest horse bought throughout Thursday’s session and the costliest weanling colt of the sale to date, following Wednesday’s $800,000 Frankel (GB) filly.
“He’s by among the finest horses we’ve seen in America for a really very long time after which has Moonshine Reminiscences and every little thing [on the bottom side],” Magnier stated when requested if the ultimate value was what he anticipated. “A horse bred like that and with the physique he has deserved to make [that money].”
Hip 305, who was given the identify Simply Earlier than Daybreak by his breeder, is from the second crop of Justify, whose progeny has been properly obtained at auctions over the previous two years. The Coolmore stallion was represented by a $1.55 million colt on the Keeneland September Sale and has had 4 weanlings promote to date at November for $1.33 million.
“Justify was such an excellent racehorse,” stated Magnier. “We’ve got an enormous quantity of religion in him. He’s making tremendous sturdy horses they usually all appear to be good movers. The lads at residence are simply breaking them in now they usually all appear to be simple to take care of, so it will be a really thrilling yr subsequent yr.”
Lyon privately bought the colt’s second dam, SW Evil Elaine (Medieval Man) the day earlier than her son Favourite Trick (Telephone Trick) received the 1997 GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, clinching an Eclipse Award and Horse of the 12 months honors within the course of. Hip 305’s dam Unenchantedevening (Unbridled’s Music) was the ultimate foal out of Evil Elaine and joined Lyon’s broodmare band after making seven begins, which included a maiden win.
Unenchantedevening’s first foal was SW & GSP Indian Night (Indian Charlie) and some foals later she produced SP Mo for the Cash (Uncle Mo). She adopted that colt along with her most vital produce thus far, ‘TDN Rising Star‘ Moonshine Reminiscences (Malibu Moon). Acquired by Coolmore and Bridlewood Farm for $650,000 at FTSAUG, Moonshine Reminiscences grew to become the primary Grade I winner bred by Summer season Wind with a victory within the GI Del Mar Debtutante S. and adopted that with a win within the GI Chandelier S. The bay summoned $3.4 million from West Bloodstock carrying a foal by Into Mischief at Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton November Sale.
Lyon retained Moonshine Reminiscences’ now-3-year-old full-sister Extra Moonshine, who was tabbed a ‘TDN Rising Star’ after a powerful debut at Saratoga in July. Their dam is anticipating a Tapit foal in 2022.
“Jane has owned that household for fairly a while and he or she may be very a fan of it,” stated Bobby Spalding, supervisor of Summer season Wind Farm. “This colt has been fairly particular since day one. In reality, we had him entered within the sale, however we weren’t even going to deliver him up right here. However, a pair days earlier than the sale, we determined to deliver him and the horse hadn’t even been prepped for the sale. What you noticed was all pure. He was a pleasant horse by the correct sire and out of a pleasant household. It is rather particular to Jane.”
Summer season Wind is understood for promoting well-bred and infrequently costly yearlings, resembling $1-million FTSAUG purchase and now undefeated ‘TDN Rising Star‘ Flightline (Tapit), however it is extremely uncommon for Lyon’s operation to supply a weanling at public sale.
When requested about this deviation, Spalding stated, “That was all Jane’s thought. She had stated again in early August that she thought he can be a pleasant weanling to promote. She made a remark that it wasn’t one thing she usually did, however she actually favored him and thought he would promote properly. I used to be the one attempting to persuade her to maintain him out of the sale, so all credit score goes to Jane.” —@CDeBernardisTDN
Taylor Secures Streak of Luck For Joneses
Streak of Luck (Outdated Original) (Hip 265) sparked the day’s first fireworks, bringing $620,000 from Taylor Made’s Frank Taylor, who was appearing on behalf of Aaron and Marie Jones. Consigned by James Keogh, the 6-year-old is carrying her first foal by Horse of the 12 months Genuine.
“She checked all of the bins for us,” Taylor stated. “She had an ideal bodily. She seems to be like Unbridled’s Music and we love Unbridled’s Music. We raised Outdated Original on the farm, in order that was type of a plus to me. She was an excellent racemare and is in foal to a Derby winner, having a January foal. That’s what we’re in search of.”
As for the worth, Taylor stated, “I noticed one [Wednesday] that was corresponding to her and he or she introduced $700,000. That was a bid or two previous the place we needed to go, however we needed to get her.”
Carrie Brogden, Keogh and the mare’s breeder Roncelli Household Belief raced Streak of Luck in partnership. She received six of her 30 begins and positioned in a number of graded stakes.–@CDeBernardisTDN
Silesia Farm Snags ‘Impeccable’ Mare
GSP Impeccable Model (Uncle Mo) (Hip 486) proved in style at Keeneland Thursday, bringing $500,000 from Warrendale’s Kitty Taylor and Hunter Simms, who had been appearing on behalf of Silesia Farm.
“They’re truly the identical group we purchased the dam of [‘TDN Rising Star”] Messier (Empire Maker) for final yr, Checkered Previous, and he’s working within the [GIII] Bob Hope this weekend,” Simms stated after signing the ticket beside Taylor. “They’re very loyal shoppers of ours. We bought a bunch for them in September this yr. That they had an excellent gross sales season and needed to reinvest into the market and improve their broodmare band.”
A $155,000 buy at this public sale again in 2017, Impeccable Model was third in final yr’s Bourbonette Oaks and was second within the GIII Indiana Oaks. Pete Bradley picked her up for $275,000 simply days later on the Fasig July Sale and he or she made simply two begins for her new connections earlier than being retired and bred to Horse of the 12 months Genuine.
“She is an attractive bodily and good physicals are promoting proper now, whether or not its mares, yearlings, foals,” Simms stated. “The Genuine may be very enticing to us and her race file. It was the entire package deal we’re in search of.” —@CDeBernardisTDN
Freedman Goes to Kentucky for Keep Inside
Michael Freedman, who alongside along with his brother Richard trains Group 1 winner Keep Inside (Aus) (Excessive Selection {Aus}), made a primary go to to the Kentucky November gross sales this week seeking mares to finally help the 2021 G1 Longines Golden Slipper hero at stud. After buying a pair of mares at Fasig-Tipton Tuesday, Freedman acquired a further two mares at Keeneland Thursday. He made his largest buy when going to $400,000 to accumulate Alnaseem (GB) (Shamardal) (hip 338) from the Timber City consignment. The 5-year-old stakes-winning mare bought as a racing or broodmare prospect and Freedman stated the plan might be to race her subsequent yr.
“She clearly has a little bit of racing upside, that was of curiosity, and I simply thought she regarded like a beautiful bodily kind,” Freedman defined. “She was a giant, spectacular mare. And the thought can be to take her again to Australia early within the new yr and put her again into coaching there again there earlier than finally making her technique to the breeding farm to be mated to Keep Inside, a horse that we received the Golden Slipper with earlier this yr, when he goes to stud.”
Additionally Thursday, Freedman bought the stakes-winning She’s So Particular (Hard Spun) (hip 244) for $250,000 from the Bluewater Gross sales consignment.
“That was the identical kind of deal,” Freedman stated. “She’s only a good outcross with a little bit of pace there, which is what we had been wanting to come back over to search out. Once more to race if potential, if not the plan is to breed to Keep Inside as properly.”
At Fasig-Tipton Tuesday, Freedman bought I’llhandlethecash (Level of Entry) (hip 191) for $220,000 and No Mo’ Spending (Uncle Mo) (hip 217) for $165,000.
Australia opened its borders per week earlier than the November gross sales and consumers from the nation have been very lively in Kentucky this week.
“We received overwhelmed on just a few and very often by different Australian consumers,” Freedman stated of the market. “It is actually been aggressive, however I’m very proud of those we have chosen and proud of those we had been in a position to purchase. We would attempt to get one or two extra earlier than the top of the sale if potential.”
Of his first journey to Keeneland, Freedman added, “It has been an ideal expertise and I will surely like to come back again once more at some stage, for the yearlings sale or for this sale subsequent yr. It is good to get out and journey once more.” @JessMartiniTDN
One other high quality 🇺🇸 mare books her ticket to 🇦🇺. She’s So Particular is simply that, she’s the Stakes successful daughter of Hard Spun. We will not wait to see her in Sydney. https://t.co/bqauBtS5nt
— Freedman Brothers (@Freedman_bros) November 11, 2021
Alnaseem Rewards Vaughan Once more
Ed Vaughan closed out his English secure final winter, and on his technique to America, the coach picked up the 4-year-old filly Alnaseem (GB) (Shamardal) (hip 338) for 88,000gns ($123,210). Now 5, the chestnut gave Vaughan his first stateside win and stakes win earlier than promoting for $400,000 to Australian trainers Richard and Michael Freedman Thursday at Keeneland.
“She went on quick floor and the stallion works right here–from the Big’s Causeway line,” Vaughan stated of the mare’s attraction final December as he ready to open a U.S. secure. “And I simply favored her races greater than something most likely. She all the time traveled nice via her races and that was it actually.”
Alnaseem opened her U.S. marketing campaign with a fourth-place effort in a Churchill allowance in April earlier than successful a Could allowance in Louisville.
“Her work was all the time superb,” Vaughan stated. “She ran at Churchill and he or she was simply away a bit slowly after which she was significantly better subsequent time. She improved from there on.”
Alnaseem was second within the Indiana Normal Meeting Distaff S. in June earlier than attempting graded firm with a sixth-place effort within the GII Dance Well S. in August. She concluded her time with Vaughan with a win within the H.B.P.A. S. at Presque Isle Oct. 18.
“There are all the time feelings–you are with them seven days per week,” Vaughan admitted of Thursday’s sale. “She was our first winner over right here. And she or he was our first stakes win, so we owe her a debt of gratitude. She’s going to Australia and he or she’ll go to an excellent residence. I am delighted with that end result.”
Vaughan at the moment has a dozen horses in coaching within the U.S., together with lately arrived Waliyak (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), who was fourth within the Oct. 17 GI E.P. Taylor S. He expects so as to add to that quantity when he goes purchasing once more on the Tattersalls December sale subsequent month.
“We’ll restock on the December sale and there might be some extra to come back,” he stated. “That is how I did it again in Europe. You have to get them to carry out and hopefully tee them up for no matter jurisdiction they will be greatest suited to, whether or not it is Hong Kong, America or Australia.” @JessMartiniTDN
March X Press Proves Even Extra Widespread This Time Round
Stakes winner March X Press (Shanghai Bobby) made her first look at Keeneland November in 2018, bringing $275,000 from Jackpot Farm, and summoned $330,000 from SF Bloodstock and Newgate Farm the next yr carrying her first foal by Tapit. Despatched via the KEENOV ring but once more Thursday in foal to Quality Road, the 6-year-old mare (Hip 540) realized $560,000 from David Ingordo, appearing on behalf of Parks Funding Group.
“I used to be the underbidder on her yearling and I assumed her yearling was among the finest yearlings I didn’t get,” Ingordo stated. “I do know he’s going into coaching with the SF group. Once I noticed the mare in foal to Quality Road, I figured that may work for me. We’re going to breed her to Honor A.P.”
The SF Bloodstock workforce favored March X Press’s yearling colt by Tapit a lot that the SF-led stallion-making group generally known as the Avengers bought him for $700,000 on the Fasig-Tipton October Sale.
“He’s an attractive Tapit colt with numerous class,” SF’s Tom Ryan stated. “We had been so enthusiastic about him that he has turn into a part of our SF racing partnership. He’s in coaching with Eddie Woods proper now and can go to Bob Baffert.”
As for March X Press, Ryan stated, “She was very properly set as much as commerce. She had produced what everybody knew was a shocking Tapit yearling and was in foal to an elite stallion in Quality Road. All of the components had been there. She had an excellent yearlings, was a younger stakes mare, she was lovely and was in foal to the correct stallion. The timing was proper.” —@CDeBernardisTDN
Spectacular Early Outcomes for Genuine
The primary mares in foal to Genuine have made a right away influence within the gross sales ring this week in Kentucky. Three mares bought in foal to the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Breeders’ Cup Basic winner on the Fasig-Tipton November sale Tuesday, with Tremendous Girlie (Closing Argument) (hip 243) main the way in which when promoting for $725,000. The outcomes continued to roll in Wednesday at Keeneland, with Achalaya (Bellamy Street) (hip 175) fetching a closing bid of $725,000; New and Improved (Cairo Prince) (hip 199) promoting for $700,000; and High quality Response (High quality Street) (hip 212) promoting for $510,000.
Three mares in foal to the Spendthrift stallion led the way in which via a lot of Thursday’s session of the Keeneland sale, with Streak of Luck (Outdated Original) (hip 265) bringing $620,000; Jennifer’s Dream (Medaglia d’Oro) (hip 499) promoting for $525,000 and Impeccable Model (Uncle Mo) (hip 486) attracting a closing bid of $500,000.
“He had a beautiful guide of mares, so that is actually what we might have hoped for on the gross sales,” stated Spendthrift’s Ned Toffey. “I do know when the mud settled after reserving all his mares–which occurred comparatively rapidly due to the recognition degree–we felt actually actually good in regards to the high quality of his guide final yr. And clearly the market feels the identical approach and is clearly wanting ahead to Genuine’s first foals. We could not be happier with the outcomes up to now.”
Via two periods of the Keeneland November sale, 13 mares have bought in foal to Genuine at a median of $438,077. The gross sales outcomes this week ought to set the stallion up for one more sturdy guide of mares in 2022, when he’ll stand for $70,000.
“The in-foal common is all the time essential,” Toffey stated. “Breeders are all the time that. And if you do not have that common, it might be just a little harder to promote seasons in yr two. So this could actually assist breeders really feel assured about breeding to him in yr two as a result of the market clearly appears to be receptive.” @JessMartiniTDN
Goodnight from Keeneland November! #KeeNov pic.twitter.com/v7ZLnrZccT
— Keeneland Gross sales (@keenelandsales) November 11, 2021
