2013 Keeneland 2yo Sale Recap

The following is how my 10 picks did in yesterday's 2yo sale. To see the chart, click read more.

FT Eastern recap

Here are the results of my picks from yesterday's sale.

Hip #	Pedigree	Price	Buyer
19	Smarty Jones x Last Toots filly	$29,000.00	Jose Samaneigo
23	Sky Mesa x Lexi Star colt	$39,000.00	RNA
31		OUT
34	Roman Ruler x Lost Love colt	$70,000.00	Lael Stable
35	Plash Phelps, Great Notion x Love Me Twice colt	$85,000.00	Ellen M Charles
43	Student Council x Magster filly	$5,500.00	Home Team Stables
45	Stevie Wonderboy x Majestic Trail filly	$23,000.00	Joseph Imbesi
71		OUT
78	Dunkirk x My Sweet Westly colt	$22,000.00	Triston Cothern
83	Fairbanks x New Meeting filly	$3,200.00	Heather Hollahan
125	Street Sense x Richbabe colt	$210,000.00	Irish Acres/Jim Moloney
126	Not for Love x Richetta colt	$47,000.00	Russell B Jones Jr.
147	Smoke Glacken x Senate Caucus colt	$30,000.00	Wes Carter
152	Smarty Jones x Shootforthestars filly	$20,000.00	D Hatman Thoroughbreds
154	Noonmark x Showering filly	$17,000.00	Francis J Paolangeli
155	Exchange Rate x Silmaril filly	$82,000.00	The Elkstone Group
163	Forestry x Smokinatthefinish filly	$30,000.00	Michael J Trombetta
186	Thewayyouare x Sweet Elixiar filly	$14,000.00	RNA
210	Red Toro, Benny the Bull x Tugger colt	$3,700.00	Wendy Uhacz
215	Even the Score x Valid Goddess filly	$25,000.00	Timothy Cunningham
223	Rock Hard Ten x Welcome Inn colt	$6,500.00	Steve Ferguson
237	Old Fashioned x Always Asking filly	$31,000.00	Classic Bloodstock
260	Lemon Drop Kid x Blushing Broad colt	$75,000.00	James McIngvale/Tom Foley (Agent)
261	Rock Hard Ten x Body N Soul filly	$30,000.00	Greg Sacco
329	Thewayyouare x Finlandia filly	$1,000.00	(Private Sale) A Scott Demario
333	Not for Love x Fleet and Fancy colt	$28,000.00	John Davidson
336	Big Brown x Foolish Kisses filly	$67,000.00	William Schettine
338	Partner's Hero x For Fun colt	$25,000.00	Mark Scharfman
340	Not for Love x Formalities Aside filly	$25,000.00	Country Life Farm
373	Benny the Bull x Jolie's Dream filly	$7,000.00	P A Everard

The sales topper was a filly by Malibu Moon out of the Holy Bull mare Never Fail for $300,000. Malibu Moon used to be stand in Maryland and is still quite popular around this area.

Keeneland September Yearling Sale: Book 2, Day 3 Recap

Here are the results of my picks from the final day of Book 2.

Hip #	Pedigree	Price	Buyer
745	Sea the Stars (IRE) x Exciting Times (FR) colt	$55,000	Mark Johnston
758	Street Cry (IRE) x Film Maker filly	$215,000	Amerman Racing
763	Sky Mesa x Flaming Mirage filly	$110,000	Cheyenne Stables
774		OUT
786	Indian Charlie x Gentleman's Crown filly	$130,000	Live Oak Plantation
798	Tapit x Gold Canyon colt	$510,000	Fog City Stable
799	Unbridled's Song x Golden Ballet colt	$45,000	Steve Howard
803	Hard Spun x Gold Rush Queen colt	$270,000	Jerry Durant
816	Langfuhr x Half Sister colt	$285,000	Silverton Farm
830	Curlin x Hoh Buzzard (IRE) colt	$275,000	RNA
836	Street Cry (IRE) x Hookedonthefeelin colt	$250,000	Nick de Meric
855	Midnight Lute x In Secure colt	$65,000	Pony Trail Stable
869	Distorted Humor x Jeweled Lady filly	$130,000	RNA
871	Candy Ride x Joustabout colt	$275,000	Hubert Guy Bloodstock
876	Distorted Humor x Justenuffheart colt	$500,000	Live Oak Plantation
910	Zensational x Lady Tak colt	$210,000	K.K. Eishindo
914	Street Sense x La Iluminada colt	$60,000	RNA
923	Colonel John x Latin Lynx colt	$325,000	Amerman Racing
929	Giant's Causeway x Leaseholder filly	$100,000	RNA
956	Empire Maker x Lu Ravi colt	$1,100,000	Big Red Farm/Shigeyuki Okada
981	Stormy Atlantic x Meadow Flyer filly	$30,000	Diamantaire
998	Bernardini x Miss Du Bois filly	$135,000	Becky Thomas
1008		OUT
1010	Bernstein x Miss Suilleabhain colt	$45,000	RNA
1030	Curlin x Motokiks filly	$95,000	RNA
1038	Smart Strike x Muskrat Suzie filly	$170,000	RNA

At this stage of the sale prices are going to be going down. With that being said, having a seven figure horse on the final day of Book 2 is pretty impressive. Tomorrow is the lone off day in the sale before Book 3 begins on Saturday. Book 3 will be the final preview and recap that I will be doing for this year's sale. That will be up tomorrow in one big post for both days. 

Keeneland September Yearling Sale: Book 2, Day Two Recap

These are the results of my picks from todays Book 2, Day 2 of Keeneland's September Yearling Sale session.

Hip #	Pedigree/Sex	Price	Buyer
443		OUT
453	Empire Maker x Walker's Gal filly	$75,000	RNA
469	Bernardini x Wilshewed colt	$1,550,000	D.L. O’Bryne
479	Malibu Moon x Words of War colt	$130,000	Columbine Stables
485	Disorted Humor x Yell filly	$150,000	Preston Madden
487	Smart Strike x You filly	$190,000	RNA
501	Tapit x Adorahy colt	$450,000	Spendthrift Farm
516	Rock Hard Ten x Alta Love colt	$145,000	RNA
534	More Than Ready x Aristocratic Lady filly	$145,000	RNA
537	Any Given Saturday x Aspenelle filly	$85,000	Gilbert G. Campbell
547		OUT
550	Curlin x Baghdaria filly	$390,000	Koji Maeda
569	Tiznow x Bethany colt	$245,000	RNA
581	War Front x Blushing Issue filly	$210,000	Summerplace Farm
607	Rock Hard Ten x Catinca filly	$280,000	Pelican, LLC
622	Medaglia d' Oro x Checkered Flag colt	$300,000	Eli Lomita
643	Duke of Marmalade (IRE) x Cluain Fhada colt	$25,000	RM Ganesan
647	War Pass x Comfort Zone filly	$65,000	HnR Horseracing
650	Distorted Humor x Contrast filly	$150,000	Donato Lanni
654	Tapit x Coral Necklace filly	$525,000	Shadwell Farm
668	Harlan's Holiday x Crown of Sheba colt	$180,000	Go Right Lt
712	A.P. Indy x Dream Empress filly	$335,000	JCM Racing
714	Medaglia d' Oro x Dream Rush colt	$335,000	RNA
726	Pulpit x Ecology filly	$90,000	RNA
731	Istan x El Fasto filly	$185,000	RNA

Overall an okay day, ending with 3 RNA’s isn’t good on my part, but still getting the session topper is pretty awesome. A little disapointed that the Baghdaria filly is heading to Japan, but really not suprised because Baghdaria’s ½ sister Lady Joanne is over there. I wouldn’t be too upset for Dream Rush’s colt, because Stonestreet usually turns their RNA’s into stakes winners. My gut feeling is that the session topper is heading overseas, however Coolmore tends to keep their US buys in the states then Darley does I think. The final session of Book 2 will be up later tonight, as soon as I finish it.

Keeneland September Yearling Sale: Book 2, Day 1 Recap

These are the results of my picks from today Book 2, Day 1 of Keeneland's September Yearling Sale. Like yesterday, it's set up in a chart format for easier reading.

Hip #	Pedigree/Sex	Price	Buyer
137	Henrythenavagator x Noches De Rosa (CHI) filly	$160,000.00	RNA
151	Elusive Quality x Our Rite of Spring colt	$180,000.00	Shadwell Farm
159		OUT
168	Smart Strike x Perfectly Pretty colt	$225,000.00	RNA
179	Istan x Pocho's Dream Girl colt	$37,000.00	RNA
190	Stormy Atlantic x Pretty City filly	$90,000.00	RNA
203	Henrythenavagator x Proudeyes (Ger) colt	$135,000.00	Mike Ryan
212	Giant's Causeway x Queen Randi colt	$250,000.00	Repole Stable
220		OUT
235	Candy Ride (ARG) x Rehear filly	$70,000.00	RNA
246	Distorted Humor x Rockcide filly	$420,000.00	Steven W. Young
261	Bernstein x Ruthian filly	$95,000.00	RNA
270	Dynaformer x Sataria filly	$100,000.00	RNA
273	Henrythenavagator x Satin Sunrise filly	$25,000.00	Jorge Wagner
303	Wildcat Heir x Shopping colt	$210,000.00	Friarstown Stud
320	Tale of the Cat x Sleepytime (IRE) filly	$310,000.00	Blandford Bloodstock
339	Elusive Quality x Star of Paris filly	$330,000.00	Shadwell Farm
359		OUT
366	Star Academy, Malibu Moon x Sultry Allure colt	$150,000.00	Mt. Baldy Equine
379	Distorted Humor x Swift Temper filly	$125,000.00	Alberto Figueiredo
392	Lemon Drop Kid x Tasha's Delight colt	$10,000.00	Christy Whitman
409	Giant's Causeway x Ticket to Seattle colt	$150,000.00	ShackvilleDonald
416	Sky Mesa x Tortuga Lady filly	$80,000.00	Red Wings Enterprises
423	Street Cry (IRE) x Treasure Trail filly	$245,000.00	RNA
426	Pyro x Tres Tres Joli colt	$140,000.00	West Point Thoroughbreds
432	Tiznow x Turko's Turn filly	$260,000.00	Susan Casner

So a couple more RNA's then I expected, but I'm more disappointed in myself then anything else. When I was compiling the list for I decided to deleted one of my picks, a half to Pomeroy who inturn is also a half to the dam of Contested. That horse brought a selling price of $500,000. Ah well, that's just how the ball bounces sometimes. Book 2, Day 3 post will actually be tomorrow night. I'll be having more time to wrap it up. Then we will move foward with Book 3!

Keeneland September Yearling Sale: Book 1 Recap

After some downtime due to a hacking at my domain host, the blog is back up! Just in time for the recap for Book 1 too. Here are my picks and how well they did.

Hip #	Pedigree/Sex	Price	Buyer
3	Street Cry (IRE) x On a Cloud filly	$200,000	Reddam Racing
5	Unbridled's Song x Our Dani filly	$75,000	RNA
10	Broken Vow x Playa Maya colt	$500,000	Live Oak Plantation
16	Empire Maker x  Rutherienne filly	$400,000	K.K. Eishindo
19	Galileo (IRE) x Sharp Lisa filly	$250,000	David Redvers Bloodstock
24	Dynaformer x Sometime (IRE) colt	$190,000	RNA
32		OUT
41	Street Cry (IRE) x Tizso colt	$1,000,000	Charles and Maribeth Sandford
45	Smart Strike x Untouched Talent filly	$1,300,000	Donato Lanni, Agt. for Sikura and Lunsford
52	Elusive Quality x Xtra Heat colt	$525,000	Juddmonte Farms
54	Indian Charlie x Another Vegetarian colt	$140,000	RNA
57	Bernardini x Banshee Winds colt	$335,000	RNA
68	Smart Strike x Class Kris colt	$185,000	RNA
81	Divine Park x Don't Trick Her filly	$500,000	Whisper Hill Farm
85	Montjeu (IRE) x Eliza filly	$85,000	Willie Browne
90	Castlegrace, Medaglia d' Oro x Fleet Indian filly	$150,000	Solis Bloodstock
94	War Front x Gold Arch colt	$1,050,000	Jane B. Dunn
102	Sea the Stars (IRE) x Ice Mint colt	$675,000	K.K. Eishindo
111	A.P. Indy x Lady Lochinvar colt	$975,000	RNA
120		OUT
123	Tiznow x Memories of Silver colt	$500,000	K.K. Eishindo
130	Pulpit x Ms. Cornstalk colt	$400,000	Robert Baker and William Mack

While 6 of my picks RNA'ed (the Our Dani filly was the most disapointing (she must have looked awful in person) the Lady Lochinvar colt was a very close second). I was happy that I got the Sea the Stars colt and the Broken Vow colt as high priced sellers.  I hope that you enjoy this new chart format, this will be a bit easier to find everything alot quicker. Book 2, Day 2 post will be up in a little while.

FT Saratoga Selected Yearlings Recap (Day 2)

Sorry guys! I've been somewhat busy with a few things. However quick recap for today, the sales topper was the Medaglia d' Oro x Wait A While filly for $1,575,000 who was bought by Todd Pletcher for an currently unnamed owner. I will have my other picks and how they did in a little bit.

FT Saratoga Selected Yearlings Recap (Day 1)

This is a recap of my Day 1 picks for the 2012 Fasig Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearling Sale, the horses will be in Hip Number Order. Like with the July Sale, I've color coded all of the bolded text. If the text is green that means the horse met his or her reserve and was sold. If the text is red, then that means the reserve was not met. I will also post the price where bidding had stopped at. If both the bolded text and the none bolded text is blue then that means that the horse was taken out of the sale to be either kept, sold at a future sale or was privately sold. There might be RNA's might have been privately sold, if that's happened then the text is Orange.

Hip 2 sold to Starlight Stable for $175,000 (English Channel x Heavenly Ransom colt)

Hip 4 OUT

Hip 8 was an RNA, but then was privataly sold to Becky Thomas for $200,000 (Malibu Moon x Jill Robin L colt)

Hip 11 RNA'ed at $475,000 (Medaglia d' Oro x Kim's Blues colt) (on a personal note, I am a bit disapointed since I thought he would sell since he's a half to Rachel's dam, but MDO's best foals are fillies.)

Hip 13 sold to Shadwell Stable for $450,000 (Tapit x Kokadrie colt)

Hip 16 OUT

Hip 18 sold to Affirmed Investments for $75,000 (Kitten's Joy x Langoureuse filly)

Hip 21 sold to Robert and Lawana Low for $350,000 (Elusive Quality x Lemon Kiss filly)

Hip 25 sold to West Point & St Elias for $210,000 (Flower Alley x Lisieux filly)

Hip 37 sold to Cobra Farm for $145,000 (Hard Spun x Miss Primetime colt)

Hip 39 sold to Centennial Farm for $300,000 (Tiznow x Myrtle Beach colt)

Hip 40 OUT

Hip 41 sold to Merriefield Farm for $450,000 (Galileo x Nell Gwyn filly)

Hip 43 OUT

Hip 58 RNA'ed at $110,000 (Street Cry x Quedom colt)

Hip 63 OUT

Hip 68 sold to Clark O Brewster for $100,000 (Malibu Moon x Risky Agenda colt)

Hip 74 sold to Grey Flight for $80,000 (Unbridled's Song x Sararegal filly)

Hip 80 sold to John Ferguson (bloodstock agent for Darley) for $1,200,000 (Street Cry x Seranading colt)

Hip 89 OUT

Hip 91 sold to George Bolton & Stonestreet Stable for $1,100,000 (Empire Maker x Sluice colt)

Hip 93 OUT

So that's night 1 recap, I'll have thoughts for the entire sale and night 2 tomorrow.

Fasig Tipton July Recap

These are the results from last night's Fasig Tipton July Yearling Auction. Here are my picks that I had posted last Weds. I've color coded all of the bolded text. If the text is green that means the horse met his or her reserve and was sold. If the text is red, then that means the reserve was not met. I will also post the price where bidding had stopped at. If both the bolded text and the none bolded text is blue then that means that the horse was taken out of the sale to be either kept, sold at a future sale or was privately sold. There might be RNA's might have been privately sold, if that's happened then the text is Orange.

Hip 7: RNA'ed at $57,000 (Old Fashioned x Rare Bird filly)

Hip 9: Sold to Mark Casse for $250,000 (Afleet Alex x Rhythm Gal colt)


Hip 12: Sold to Reunion Bloodstock for $67,000 (Dunkirk x Royal Confection colt)

Hip 17: RNA'ed at $48,000 (Roman Ruler x Santa Fe Strip filly)

Hip 30: Sold to Atlantic Thoroughbreds for $37,000 (Two Punch x She's a Lively One colt)

Hip 44: Sold to Alex & Joann Lieblong for $60,000 (Include x Spring filly)

Hip 54: Sold to Willow Oak Farm for $70,000 (Dixie Union x Strikes No Spares colt)

Hip 60: Sold to Cary Frommer for $125,000 (Colonel John x Sweeping colt)

Hip 67: Sold to IDA for $150,000 (Harlan's Holiday x Tasha's Star filly)

Hip 78: Sold to Nick De Meric for $9,000 (Include x Tiffany Diamond colt)

Hip 95: Sold to Landaluce Educe Stables for $130,000 (Harlan's Holiday x Voodoo Lady filly)

Hip 103: Was an RNA, but was privately sold for $40,000 to DCTM LLC (Thunder Gulch x Witch Tradition colt)

Hip 114: Sold to Imagine LLC for $14,000 (Rockport Harbor x American Czarina filly)

Hip 117: Was an RNA, but was privately sold for $65,000 to Whispering Oaks Farm (Bluegrass Cat x Antifreeze colt)

Hip 128: RNA'ed at $70,000 (Cowboy Cal x Awesome Lass colt)

Hip 135: OUT

Hip 144: Sold to Barlar LLC for $24,000 (Roman Ruler x Boundless Beauty colt)

Hip 152: Sold to Raut LLC for $54,000 (Sky Mesa x Butterfield colt)

Hip 161: Sold to Abbott Bloodstock for $65,000 (Broken Vow x Charming Rukus filly)

Hip 164: Sold to St. Elias & West Point Thoroughbreds for $70,000 (Midnight Lute x Chilling Effect filly)

Hip 187: RNA'ed at $19,000 (Afleet Alex x Dezibelle's Star filly)

Hip 208: RNA'ed at $57,000 (Elusive Quality x Fiery Pulpit filly)

Hip 217: Sold to Raut LLC for $55,000 (Congrats x Glass Hat colt)

Hip 227: Sold to Mark Casse for $160,000 (Flower Alley x Gypsy Chimes colt)

Hip 240: Sold to Ken McPeek for Magic City for $150,000 (Curlin x Im a Dixie Girl colt)

Hip 242: Sold to A J Hill for $100,000 (Mr. Greeley x In Escrow colt)

Hip 248: Sold to Todd Quast for Goldmark Farm for $40,000 (Lewis Michael x J.D. and Water filly)

Hip 265: RNA'ed at $37,000 (Dunkirk x Launch the Rocket colt)


Hip 281: OUT


Hip 328: RNA'ed at $17,000 (U S Ranger x Poetic Song colt)

So I did okay in choosing horses. Sure many of the prices wheren't fantastic, but I did better then I expected. Got a few six figure prices which is good. I've already started working on Saratoga which is stocked full of so many horses that could bring good prices, that I may have to thin down my long list.