2017 Keeneland September

[starrydreamer]

$625k for the full sister to Creative Cause and Destin. Another RNA?

But I agree, a lot of RNAs and low prices. I wonder if they go back to last year's format next year.

[BaroqueAgain1]

165, War Front colt out of Rahy mare, Dynamic Feature. $1,100,000.

[Sparrow Castle]

Alicia Wincze Hughes‏ @BH_AHughes
Kerri Radcliffe purchased hip 165 the War Front colt that went for $1.1M #KeeSept

[mariasmon]

Alicia Wincze Hughes‏ @BH_AHughes
Kerri Radcliffe purchased hip 165 the War Front colt that went for $1.1M #KeeSept

IIRC, her main client is the new shooter Phoenix Thoroughbreds. Anyone know if they're international or focused on North America?

[mariasmon]

161, a filly by Giant's Causeway out of Dream of Summer, a full to Creative Cause, Destin, etc., is so dark that it's hard to see that she's going to be grey like her brothers. $625,000.
Related to all those good runners, I wonder if that's going to be an RNA?

MV Magnier

[mariasmon]

162, a colt by Curlin is out of Dream Rush, dam of Dreaming of Julia and Atreides. $875,000.

RNA

[Diver52]

Alicia Wincze Hughes‏ @BH_AHughes
Kerri Radcliffe purchased hip 165 the War Front colt that went for $1.1M #KeeSept

IIRC, her main client is the new shooter Phoenix Thoroughbreds. Anyone know if they're international or focused on North America?

Apparently both; she was interviewed and mentioned horses with Baffert and in Europe.

[mariasmon]

Alicia Wincze Hughes‏ @BH_AHughes
Kerri Radcliffe purchased hip 165 the War Front colt that went for $1.1M #KeeSept

IIRC, her main client is the new shooter Phoenix Thoroughbreds. Anyone know if they're international or focused on North America?

Apparently both; she was interviewed and mentioned horses with Baffert and in Europe.

She's married to Jeremy Noseda. I wonder if he has anything to do with the ones in Europe?

[Northport]

She's married to Jeremy Noseda. I wonder if he has anything to do with the ones in Europe?

He is training most, if not all of Phoenix Thoroughbreds' horses in Europe. As someone else as said, Baffert trains most of the their North American horses.

[lurkey mclurker]

Our first Tapit, #20, a bay colt out of stakes winner Her Smile, goes to $750,000.

Shadai Farm

Yay!

[lurkey mclurker]

Shadai bought the Verrazano 3/4 bro to Made You Look (grandson of Serena's Song) for $250k. He was an absolutely gargantuan foal. I wonder if he'll take some time to come to hand next year.

Wow, he is something! Hope he does well in Japan (if they export him, which I'm assuming?) - not inclined to rush him, I wouldn't think.

[mariasmon]

She's married to Jeremy Noseda. I wonder if he has anything to do with the ones in Europe?

He is training most, if not all of Phoenix Thoroughbreds' horses in Europe. As someone else as said, Baffert trains most of the their North American horses.

She's spending a lot of money on horses, so I hope they can run.

[Sparrow Castle]

Keeneland September: New-look Book 1 yields soaring returns

A revamped, super-select first book of the Keeneland September yearling sale yielded the intended result on Monday, with average and median sale prices far exceeding last year’s Book 1, and a $2.7-million daughter of Tapit becoming the most expensive filly traded at the sale since 2008.

Keeneland condensed Book 1 of the 2017 auction to a single session with 167 elite yearlings cataloged before outs. Last year’s first book spanned three sessions with 607 entries.

Monday’s boutique session saw 95 horses change hands for revenues of $54,175,000. The Book 1 average sale price finished at $570,263, rising 64 percent from last year’s final Book 1 average of $347,471. The Book 1 median price grew 67 percent to $500,000 from $300,000. The buyback rate finished at 34 percent, compared with last year’s cumulative Book 1 figure of 31 percent.

“It by far exceeded our expectations,” Bob Elliston, Keeneland’s vice president of racing and sales, said. “We had a couple of goals in this new format. First and foremost was creating momentum right from the very beginning that we hope we can take right through the entire sale. The second one is have as many good horses as you can for this international buying group before the [sale’s dark day Friday].

“The fireworks are not over, I promise you that,” he continued. “It was hard getting a horse bought here tonight. There were a lot of folks that went home without orders filled, and these breeders are bringing incredible horses back for the next three days [of Book 2].”

More: http://www.drf.com/news/keeneland-septe ... ng-returns

[Admin]

#23 has a name already - Hollywood Wife - by Giant's Causeway out of Hollywood Story. Pretty filly, goes for $875,000, which I think is high bid so far today.

Any idea who bought her? She was my favorite. Just too damn expensive.

We were on her. Went for more than we hoped. She's very nice.

[Horsebagger]

#23 has a name already - Hollywood Wife - by Giant's Causeway out of Hollywood Story. Pretty filly, goes for $875,000, which I think is high bid so far today.

Any idea who bought her? She was my favorite. Just too damn expensive.

We were on her. Went for more than we hoped. She's very nice.

Congrats on your two colts. Obviously you felt those numbers were fair, but did you have to stretch to get them in your mind?

Too much money chasing the top horses these days. We're forced unwillingly to be primarily sellers vs buyers at the moment.

[mariasmon]

Things are starting off a bit slowly today. We'll see if she sold, but the POTN 1/2 sister to Embellish the Lace and Afleet Express hammered at $500k.

[mariasmon]

Things are starting off a bit slowly today. We'll see if she sold, but the POTN 1/2 sister to Embellish the Lace and Afleet Express hammered at $500k.

Sold to the Lieblongs.

[mariasmon]

#212, the first foal from Fiftyshadesofhay, a Distorted Humor colt, is coming soon.

[mariasmon]

MV Magnier signed for the Galileo colt o/o Famous, a G1P full sister to Mastercraftsman at $300k.

[mariasmon]

#212, the first foal from Fiftyshadesofhay, a Distorted Humor colt, is coming soon.

$250k