2022 Keeneland November Sale

[Northport]

I stand corrected, Midnight Bisou goes to Katsumi Yoshida

I have to assume a Yoshida will also take Dreamloper home too

... yup! She goes to Katsumi Yoshida as well. At least they can keep each other company on the flight over.

[Flanders]

I stand corrected, Midnight Bisou goes to Katsumi Yoshida

I have to assume a Yoshida will also take Dreamloper home too

... yup! She goes to Katsumi Yoshida as well. At least they can keep each other company on the flight over.

That really surprises me, its not often Katsumi Yoshida goes that high. I think Katsumi picked up 8 total so far between the 2 sales and Haruya bought one as well. Plus add in all the other Japanese purchases and they'll have a plane full.

[KatieK101]

What a bummer. I know Midnight Bisou will be so well taken care of, but I was excited to watch her foals run in the US. She does have a 2022 Curlin colt that I assume will stay stateside.

[Izvestia]

What a bummer. I know Midnight Bisou will be so well taken care of, but I was excited to watch her foals run in the US. She does have a 2022 Curlin colt that I assume will stay stateside.

I agree. I don’t usually care about mares being sold overseas, but I’m sad we won’t get to see all of her babies here. She sure is a pretty mare.

[Diver52]

Wasn't there a Chrome weanling that went for about $225,000? Not a noteworthy price in the great scheme of things, but it must be close to a record for a Chrome baby.

It was a Curlin/Love The Chase colt. 1/2 to Chrome.

Makes more sense, thanks.

[brunanas]

Avengers doing some house ( barn) cleaning

yes, i noticed they're selling quite a lot. including many of their expensive yearlings.

→ #5013 Classier (4yo) $775,000 G3W;
→ #5014 Clooney (2yo) $760,000 debuts on Friday;
→ #5020 Coppola (3yo) $800,000 2 wins in 3 starts;
→ #5035 Doppelganger (3yo) $570,000 G2P;
→ #5067 Gilmore (2yo) $250,000 unraced;
→ #5077 Hopkins (4yo) $900,000 winless in 2 starts;
→ #5117 Massimo (2yo) $575,000 winless in 3 starts, SP;
→ #5119 Mauritius (3yo) $130,000 winless in 2 starts;
→ #5122 McLaren Vale (3yo) $625,000 G2P;
→ #5149 Nullarbor (2yo) $500,000 unplaced in 2 starts;
→ #5173 Quincy Market (2yo) $300,000 unraced
→ #5181 Rhetoric (3yo) $600,000 1 win in 5 starts;
→ #5183 Rockefeller (3yo) $750,000 G2W;
→ #5193 Savile Row (4yo) PS 1 win in 3 starts;
→ #5222 Speedy Politi (3yo) $200,000 unraced;
→ #5223 Spielberg (4yo) $1,000,000 G2W, G1P;
→ #5268 Andros (3yo) $585,000 unplaced in 1 start, dam is half to Pioneerof the Nile.

with some of these yearling prices, i wonder what their reserve was set at. though i believe you can't ask much for most of them

all are outs, except 4:
#5020 (Coppola): $105,000 to Michael Kares
#5119 (Mauritius): $120,000 RNA
#5122 (McLaren Vale): $250,000 RNA
#5223 (Spielberg): $185,000 RNA

[brunanas]

some other interesting horses selling (that i recognize):

→ #5036 Dr Jack (4yo) half brother to Nest;
→ #5063 Fulsome (4yo) MG3W;
→ #5074 Helium (4yo) G2W, ran 8th in the KYD last year;
→ #5149 Bletchley Park (3yo) $2,600,000 2yo

Dr Jack sold for $45,000 to Dante Zanelli, Agent. other three were outs.

[Squeaky]

Into Mischief colt from Munnings family sells for 1 million. Am unfamiliar with the buyer. Wonder who the underbidder was? https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/ ... e_sale_123

[Flanders]

Into Mischief colt from Munnings family sells for 1 million. Am unfamiliar with the buyer. Wonder who the underbidder was? https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/ ... e_sale_123

CHC, the other partner in the horse, was the underbidder. Gandharvi is new to racing and are racing in Singapore, Australia the US and have one horse in Europe(this one I imagine will be sold as they were partnered with CHC). They are partners in Battle Bling who won the Turnback the Alarm H(G3) recently. They had bought into her before she ran in the La Troienne(G1) in May. The owner also said he is partnered on Aloha West. All the yearlings they bought in 2021 in the US were partnered with CHC . That was why the 2yos were in the sale, to dissolve the partnership. In 2022 they have bought horses with various partnerships or just by themselves.

Here are a couple interviews with Kuldeep Singh Rajput, owner of Gandharvi.
US Interview: https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... -september
AUS interview: https://www.tdnausnz.com.au/edition/202 ... -gandharvi

[Squeaky]

Thanks for the information. Why are they dissolving the partnership- he seemed to speak so highly of CHC in the first article.

[Flanders]

No clue. They rarely say why partnerships are being dissolved. To me the weirdest part was, they were selling 11 unnamed 2yos and it looks like none had ever posted a workout. The one sold for 7k.

[CoronadosQuest]

Wonder why the Avenger horses were all pulled but 4?

[Squeaky]

Wonder why the Avenger horses were all pulled but 4?

Yes- and what will happen to them now? Bob not interested in keeping horses in his barn who can’t compete at the Gr1/2 level.

[brunanas]

Wonder why the Avenger horses were all pulled but 4?

Yes- and what will happen to them now? Bob not interested in keeping horses in his barn who can’t compete at the Gr1/2 level.

will probably be moved to another trainer. they used to send all their not-so-good horses to Brisset, but now he usually trains their third string. they mainly use Yakteen (second string) and Brittany Russell (fourth string). they also seem to be using Walsh, Terranova and Jonathan Thomas for a few horses.

just checking through the Starlight website now:
Andros → Yakteen
Clooney → Yakteen
Doppelganger → Russell
Gilmore → Baffert
Hopkins → Baffert
Massimo → Baffert
Mauritius → Russell
McLaren Vale → Brisset
Nullarbor → Baffert
Quincy Market → Yakteen
Rhetoric → Baffert
Rockefeller → Baffert
Savile Row → Yakteen
Spielberg → Thomas

Speedy Politi is no longer on the website; i assume he has been retired. he only ever worked in September this year (4x) and is now listed as a gelding.
Classier has no trainer listed.