2018 Keeneland September Yearling Sale

[Treve]

Might turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Remember when American Pharoah RNA'd because he bumped his knee?
Speaking of. The Cairo Prince over Majestic Rosette RNA'd, but the Pioneerof the Nile x Misty Rosette, Hip 207 sold for 300 000$. I didn't see him in the ring but I imagine it will be worth keeping an eye on this colt. The dam is a half sister to Littleprincessemma also by a son of Storm Cat except unlike Littleprincessemma she's a graded stakes winner.

[Izvestia]

218, a colt by MdO x Moulin de Mougin, goes for a nice $1,300,000. MdM's dam, Cambiocorsa, is also the dam of Bronson, who we lost this past weekend after a race at Kentucky Downs.

This is one of my favourite active female families, I was very excited about this colt.
I’m sorry to hear about Bronson

[BaroqueAgain1]

251, a flaxen-maned chestnut colt by Ghostzapper x Oatsee, hammered for $300,000. With her produce record, I wonder if he RNA's.
253, War Front x Often (Galileo) colt is a strong-looking red bay. Dam is a half to Giant's Causeway, so pedigree doesn't get much stronger. $400,000.

[BaroqueAgain1]

263, a Street Sense x On My Way colt, hits $800,000. That's pretty good for a Street Sense, isn't it? The Giant's Causeway dam produced King Zachary, so that may be part of it.
268, a War Front x Orate filly, is one that I got to see during one of TVG's preview portraits, and she was a doll. Very pretty and affectionate. Her handler said that if you step up to her, you better be prepared to pet her. $950,000.

[BaroqueAgain1]

We've another good filly who is drawing the big bids, 268 Hard Spun x Orchard Beach (Tapit), goes for $950,000.
289 should let us know just how much Bernardini's cred has dropped; a filly out of Pilfer, dam of To Honor and Serve, Angela Renee and others. $500,000.

[BaroqueAgain1]

I missed a few top sales, but 306 should go high; an AP filly x Pretty 'n Smart, dam of Cupid and a bunch of SWs. $1,200,000.
309 is a named colt, Mo Hawk, Uncle Mo x Princess Arabella. Looks a bit high-rumped, but popular with bidders. $925,000.

[Treve]

251, a flaxen-maned chestnut colt by Ghostzapper x Oatsee, hammered for $300,000. With her produce record, I wonder if he RNA's.

Sold to Whisper Hill

[starrydreamer]

550k (or was it 525k?) for a MDO filly out of a half sister to Hopportunity. Pretty filly.

[BaroqueAgain1]

Was that 313, MdO x Profit? She went for $550,000. If you want to check the price for horses who went through the ring recently, click on HAMMER at the right side of that info window to the left of the live video window.
ETA: 321 War Front x Quarter Moon (Sadler's Wells) has a very good grass pedigree. $420,000.

[Treve]

550k (or was it 525k?) for a MDO filly out of a half sister to Hopportunity. Pretty filly.

she had a delicate head!
My head-scratchers of the day...
298 The colt by American Pharoah who is a half to Mucho Macho Man sold for 80 000$ to Kildare Stud but 296 Distored Humour x Plum Pretty RNA'd at 850 000.

Is it me or are the Empire Makers being received a little lukewarmly... the one that just sold (317) looked nice, but the bidding hasn't been hot. Is it a case of 'what have you done for me lately' ?

[BaroqueAgain1]

$345,000 for 345 PotN x R Heat Lightning filly.
Interested to see how high #348 Empire Maker x Rhumb Line colt goes. RL's best runners have been by Tapit, so moving over to the Unbridled line is an unknown. Has an almost roman nose. $280,000. hmmm.

[starrydreamer]

Eesh, $280k for the Empire Maker half to Zazu and Flashback. Gotta be an RNA.

[carole]

353 MdO x Rose to Gold goes for $700,000

[BaroqueAgain1]

353, MdO x Rose To Gold colt is handsome. $700,000.
354, Tapit x Rote (Tiznow) colt looks good. That Tapit/Tiznow cross has been successful, IIRC. $400,000.

[Mylute]

What is the deal with all these wonderfully bred yearlings not selling or going for cheap? Is it because they aren't by Into Mischief?

[BaroqueAgain1]

356 is an Honor Code x Royal Irish Lass filly, and that mare has already produced SW Royal Mo. Love seeing Saint Ballado in a pedigree. $300,000.

[carole]

357 Uncle Mo x Rubindy filly goes for $625,000

[carole]

358 War Front x Ruby Tuesday filly (dam is half to Betterbetterbetter) goes for $575,000

[starrydreamer]

575k for the Ruby Tuesday filly by War Front. The Danzig looks strong in her.

[BaroqueAgain1]

I think that the physical on these youngsters may be as...or more...important to buyers than their pedigrees. As we could see from all those Joe Neville Twitter photos of yearlings, many of these babies still have baby bellies, big heads and high rumps. It's a gamble to buy one and hope that it will grow up and out of those.
Lots of casual portraits at his Twitter site:
https://twitter.com/Joe_Nevills