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Catalog is up now.

http://flex.keeneland.com/saleindex/saleindex.html

47 - Royal Obsession - Stonestreet selling as Broodmare prospect only. I wonder if she got hurt in the Kentucky Oaks. She had started working recently.

69 - Stellar Wind - sold as Broodmare prospect only

442 - I Am Beautiful a G3SWing Rip Van Winkle mare out of Monevassia(a full sister to Kingmambo) is in full to War Front for her first foal.

All the Tapit weanlings:
14 - colt out of Miss Besilu first foal for a G1Spw half-sister to Saint Liam
20 - colt out of My Conquestadory, MG1SW - dam's first foal
41 - filly out of Quiet Giant, a G2SWing half sister to Saint Liam, whose first foal is Gun Runner
154 - filly out of Colonial Flag, SW/G2Spw half-sister to Champion Shared Account - dam's first foal
163 - colt out of Daisy Devin, G1SW, her first foal is a yearling
255 - filly out of Miss Empire, SW/G1Sp, dam is half to G1SW Bordonaro
303 - colt out of Serena's Cat, half-brother to Champion Honor Code and G2SW Noble Tune
307 - filly out of Siren Serenade, dam of G1Spw Luminance. 2nd dam is Versailles Treaty
314 - filly out of Storm Dixie, dam of MG1SW Princess of Sylmar
348 - filly out of Wile Cat, dam of G3 Shumoos. Dam is a full to G2 Cat Fighter, 2nd dam MG1 Strategic Maneuver.

Flanders wrote: 69 - Stellar Wind - sold as Broodmare prospect only.

She is old, I guess.

Somnambulist wrote:She is old, I guess.

I'm hoping they decide to withdrawal her and bring her back next year. They can always sell her next year.

144 - Celestine - G1SW
167 - Danza Cavallo - G1p/SW
181 - Elektrum - G2SW/G1p2
184 - Eskenformoney - G2Spw
189 - Fanticola - G2SW
224 - Jet Black Magic - G3SW
466 - Lady Eli - racing or broodmare prospect.

Lots of recognizable names in here.

Flanders wrote:

Somnambulist wrote:She is old, I guess.

I'm hoping they decide to withdrawal her and bring her back next year. They can always sell her next year.

Hronis is also selling Hard Aces. Do they have a big stable?

There are some old favorite mares of mine in this sale. I need a winning Powerball ticket, STAT.

Unrivaled Belle, Pure Clan, Evening Jewel, Unzip Me, Cotton Blossom...

It's the strongest Keeneland November I've seen in a long time. They must have rivaled Fasig on their sales pitch.

Horses I've been following that now look like they are done racing... Kid Cruz, Norumbega, Top Billing. All had good careers, were more promising than their record shows, but had injuries. All could be nice stallions regionally.
Someone in Ontario should buy Reload - his half brother Philanthropist was an absolute stand-out stallion there, and Reload would fit well in Ontario's breeding program.
Also, Bedford Land - Casse did a great job of doing nothing with her.

My goodness, what an awesome group of horses. Looks like I'll be doing some deleting in my Virtual Stable after this one.

I'm sure many are in and could be withdrawn.

...and I agree, I wish I had MPM... Mandy Pope Money... and I'd go on a shopping spree!!

Speaking of Mandy Pope, are there any fillies/mares in the catalog that she may want to add to her high-class harem?

There are several Phipps family mares in the sale, all of which have the expected gilt-edged pedigrees. The Distaff winner Pleasant Home is in the sale (I thought they sold her years ago!) and also a Bernadini-My Flag filly I've got to see.

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Speaking of Mandy Pope, are there any fillies/mares in the catalog that she may want to add to her high-class harem?

Secret Gesture, Circling and Easter are all Galileo mares i/f to War Front. She's loved those in years past. Secret Gesture seems like she's calling Coolmore's name though.

Mel Mae wrote:

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Speaking of Mandy Pope, are there any fillies/mares in the catalog that she may want to add to her high-class harem?

Secret Gesture, Circling and Easter are all Galileo mares i/f to War Front. She's loved those in years past. Secret Gesture seems like she's calling Coolmore's name though.

Isn't this like owning 20 Louis Vutton bags and never branching out to Chanel? I hope girl got more variety than that.

Mel Mae wrote:

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Speaking of Mandy Pope, are there any fillies/mares in the catalog that she may want to add to her high-class harem?

Secret Gesture, Circling and Easter are all Galileo mares i/f to War Front. She's loved those in years past. Secret Gesture seems like she's calling Coolmore's name though.

I would be shocked if Coolmore bought Secret Gesture. They sell more Galileo mares in foal to War Front than they buy, with Mandy Pope usually buying them.

Betterbetterbetter (Galileo X Jude, by Darshaan) - Sold i/f to War Front for $5,200,000 at FTKNOV13
Aloof (Galileo X Airwave, by Air Express) - Sold i/f to War Front for $3,900,000 at KEENOV14
Precious Stone (Galileo X Anna Karenina, by Green Desert) - Sold i/f to War Front for $1,800,000 at KEENOV14
Up (Galileo X Halland Park Lass, by by Spectrum) - Sold i/f to War Front for $2,200,000 at KEEJAN15

Flanders wrote:144 - Celestine - G1SW
167 - Danza Cavallo - G1p/SW
181 - Elektrum - G2SW/G1p2
184 - Eskenformoney - G2Spw
189 - Fanticola - G2SW
224 - Jet Black Magic - G3SW
466 - Lady Eli - racing or broodmare prospect.

Lots of recognizable names in here.

surprised they would want Lady Eli to keep racing after they saved her life once.

Northport wrote:

Mel Mae wrote:

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Speaking of Mandy Pope, are there any fillies/mares in the catalog that she may want to add to her high-class harem?

Secret Gesture, Circling and Easter are all Galileo mares i/f to War Front. She's loved those in years past. Secret Gesture seems like she's calling Coolmore's name though.

I would be shocked if Coolmore bought Secret Gesture. They sell more Galileo mares in foal to War Front than they buy, with Mandy Pope usually buying them.

You can never have enough Galileos when you're Coolmore. Especially when they're in foal to War Front and you don't own them. (I should say Sadler's Wells lined horses in general)

Somnambulist wrote:

Mel Mae wrote:

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Speaking of Mandy Pope, are there any fillies/mares in the catalog that she may want to add to her high-class harem?

Secret Gesture, Circling and Easter are all Galileo mares i/f to War Front. She's loved those in years past. Secret Gesture seems like she's calling Coolmore's name though.

Isn't this like owning 20 Louis Vutton bags and never branching out to Chanel? I hope girl got more variety than that.

I think she branched out to Chanel when she bought a $10-million mare and the other crazy expensive horses in the paddocks at Timber Town. (Not to say I don't agree with you. Not sure how well those Galileos are going to work out for her in the long run at North American sales.)

I personally hope that Mandy buys Stellar Wind to add to her fancy broodmare band.