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| Keeneland sales grounds Photo by Terri Cage |
Well, I’ve cut back slightly in
the amount of yearlings featured. For session one, because of the incredible
quality of book one, I highlighted 35 yearlings (a top 25 and 10 extras).
Session two, though not at the same level as session one, is full of high
quality yearlings as well and features a catalog of 305 yearlings rather than
132. So you can’t blame me for selecting 30 yearlings (25 top selections and 5
extras)!
Listed below are my top selections for session two, listed in hip number order (this session spans hips 133-437):
Hip #142: Sired by the distinguished Unbridled’s Song, this colt is out of a multiple graded stakes winner who has produced a multiple stakes winner. Consigned by Taylor Made.
Hip #145: By the Belmont Stakes (GI)-winning Lemon Drop Kid, this filly’s second dam is the dam of not only a graded stakes winner, but a multiple grade one winner. Consigned by Mulholland Springs.
Hip #149: Sired by the young Divine Park, this filly is a daughter of a stakes-winning half-sister to two grade one winners. Consigned by Brereton C. Jones/Airdrie Stud.
Hip #159: By the Belmont-winning Touch Gold, this filly is out of a graded stakes-winning producer of a grade one winner, a graded stakes winner, and two other black-type horses. Consigned by Three Chimneys.
Hip #184: Sired by the outstanding Distorted Humor, this filly’s granddam is the great racemare and producer Personal Ensign. Consigned by Mill Ridge.
Hip #203: A son of the multiple classic-winning Henrythenavigator, this colt is a half-brother to not only a multiple graded stakes winner, but an additional graded stakes winner and stakes-placed runner. Consigned by Brookdale Sales.
Hip #206: By the successful Tapit, this colt’s second dam is the champion Serena’s Song, dam of four graded stakes winners, including a group one winner. Consigned by Denali Stud.
Hip #212: Sired by the incredible Giant’s Causeway, this colt is a half-brother to two graded stakes winners. Consigned by Taylor Made.
Hip #213: Another son of Giant’s Causeway, this colt is a half-brother to the multiple grade one-winning Pomeroy. Consigned by Gainesway.
Hip #246: Sired by Distorted Humor, this filly is a half-sister to the multiple graded stakes-winning Rule. Notably, her second dam produced the dual classic-winning Funny Cide. Consigned by Denali Stud.
Hip #249: By In Excess, this filly is a full sister to not only a grade one winner, but a graded stakes winner. Consigned by Taylor Made.
Hip #261: Sharing the same sire as five champions in Bernstein, this filly is a half-sister to not only a graded stakes winner, but also a grade one winner. Consigned by Stone Farm.
Hip #270: By the late, great Dynaformer, this filly is a half-sister to a pair of graded stakes winners. Consigned by Three Chimneys.
Hip #273: A daughter of Henrythenavigator, this filly is a half-sister to two graded stakes winners, as well as a multiple grade one winner. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale.
Hip #280: Yet another offspring of Henrythenavigator, this colt’s graded stakes-winning dam is a half-sister to a champion, a grade one winner, and a black-type winner. Consigned by Lane’s End.
Hip #303: Sired by Wildcat Heir, this colt is a half-brother to a grade one winner, a brilliant graded stakes winner, and two black-type winners. Consigned by Denali Stud.
Hip #343: By Lemon Drop Kid, this colt’s second dam – a Canadian broodmare of the year – is the dam of two Canadian champions, a grade one winner, and a graded stakes winner. This colt is similarly bred to Citronnade. Property of Adena Springs.
Hip #349: Sired by Tiznow, this filly’s second dam produced three grade one winners – one of which is a champion – and a stakes winner. Consigned by Sweezey and Partners.
Hip #352: By Empire Maker, this filly is a half-sister to a stakes-placed runner. Her second dam produced multiple black-type horses, including a champion. Consigned by Maynard Farm.
Hip #376: Sired by the late Dixie Union, this colt’s second dam produced a graded stakes winner and a graded stakes-placed runner. His third dam produced a champion. Consigned by Lane’s End.
Hip #384: By Giant’s Causeway, this direct descendant of La Troienne is a full sister to the grade one-winning Frost Giant. Consigned by Lane’s End.
Hip #413: By Awesome Again, this colt is out of a full sister to the incredible Tiznow, making him a three-quarters brother to the grade one-winning Paynter.
Hip #423: This filly is very similarly bred to Zenyatta, being by Street Cry and out of Zenyatta’s half-sister, Vertigineux’s daughter Treasure Trail. Consigned by John J. Greeley III (Wintergreen Farm).
Hip #432: By Tiznow, this filly is a half-sister to the champion Point Given, as well as a handful of black-type-placed runners. Consigned by Woodford Thoroughbreds.
Hip #434: Sired by Giant’s Causeway, this filly is a sibling to a highweight filly, as well as a grade one-winning dual-classic-placed track record setter and a black-type winner. Consigned by Eaton Sales.
I will also be keeping an eye on these hips: 133, 153, 190, 239, and 250. What a sale!
I will do a follow-up piece after the sale, spotlighting these horses again with the results of the auction.
Session One
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