Into Mischief Colt leads a strong session in Keeneland

Book 3 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale started quickly and furiously on September 13, with a foal through Calamity Bring $ 2 million less than an hour on sale.

Bloodstock -agent Justin Casse signed the ticket on behalf of himself, MV Magnier, and the white birch farm by Peter Brant. MV Magnier represents interests from Coolmore.

Asked about the attractive characteristics of their acquisition of $ 2 million, hip 1197, Casse said: “The father, the pedigree, the individual. He could have been easily in one of the last few days, and he ended this day, and he was a really striking. He is a beautiful physical scope and clearly by a sires, who can’t do wrong.”

This was in the best priced yearling of the sale of Mischief so far, and his sixth to recommend $ 1 million or more. The six -time reigning champion General Sire is represented this year by Kentucky Derby (G1), Belmont Stakes (G1) and Travers Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty . In disaster, the 2025 season stood for an advertised reimbursement of $ 250,000 at Spendhrift Farm near Lexington.

Casse said that if you had asked him five days ago if he would be surprised to pay $ 2 million for a horse in book 3, the answer would have been “absolutely”.

“But not the way in which the last few days went,” he said. “I have the feeling that book 2 was as book 1 five years ago. Now I don’t know whether book 3 will be five years ago as book 2, but it is almost as if book 1 was in a completely different stratosphere of what we have seen in the past.

“And, the other books have been shifted with regard to the value and all statistics, as far as some horses bring. I mean, there is a real hunger, just wait to see what awaits us for book 3, 4 and 5, because you have another buyer base that comes to the city and leave the city, and the suitcases are much different.”

GAINESWAY has sent the $ 2 million foal, which is half -made Empire -maker half Jaywalk Champion 2-year-old Merrieveeulen of 2018, and winner of several bets Danzatrice, Dam van Graad 1 winner and current GaineWay stallion Carpet trailer . HIP 1197 was bred in Kentucky by Al Shira’aa Racing and Gainway Thoroughbreds

Casse was optimistic about the next half of the sale.

“Just hope on the market that it all goes over, what it should be, maybe not at that level that we have seen so far, but should certainly be everything,” Casse said.

“I think there are a number of contributing factors. I think there is now an excitement about racing, unlike two years ago, there was a lot of ruin and gloom. But we also have the tax factors that come into play.”

This time not gets two seven -digit foals

A foal (hip 1426) by Taylor Made’s Not this time brought the second highest price of the session to $ 1.4 million to Douglas Scharbauer. The foal was bred in Kentucky by Three Chimneys Farm and is winning the first foal of the bet Gunloper Mare Bella Runner.

“He had almost 30 days on him, so he was the most highlighted horse we had,” said Frank Taylor of Taylor about HIP 1426. “He was a very good walker, very balanced. Just a beautiful horse.

“That was really a good sale, but I was not surprised (about the price).”

HIP 1426 was not the 13th seven -digit purchase of the sale, at the top of a $ 2 million fray (hip 144) that sold on day 1 of the sale.

The son of Giant’s Causeway who led all Sivers in the fifth session was on top of the list of sides of 2-year-olds by descendants until 12 September and was ranked second on the leading list of general Sires behind him in disaster. He is made in Taylor from stallions near Nicholasville Ky. For an advertised reimbursement of $ 175,000.

“He’s a blessing,” Taylor didn’t say this time. “Just what a great horse. They look long, short, early, late, dirty, grass to run, it makes no difference.”

HIP 1517, a Colt by not this time from the winning pioneer of the Nile Mare Flash Magic, made a last bid of $ 1.15 million from Eclipse, Bridlewood, Lapenta and Warren not to bring the seven-digit count of this time to 14. Flash Magic is a 2-year-old Colt and Sire Colt and Sire Good magic .

HIP 1517 was bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings and sent by Summerfield, agent for “Stonestreet bred for Brilliance.”

Eclipse, Bridlewood and Lapenta also collaborated with another, not this time Colt – HIP 1167 for $ 450,000. The foal, which was sent by GaineSway, agent is the second foal of the Candy ride Mare Lenni Girl, who is half a sister of the first-crop father and 2021 champion Male Sprinter Jackie’s warrior .

He was bred by Resolute Bloodstock and bought as a teat at the Fasig-TipTon November Sale last year for $ 200,000 by Milan Bloodstock.

Record fifth session

A total of 293 horses changed hand for $ 64,939,000, including private turnover, an increase of 31% compared to $ 49,595,000 from last year for the fifth session. The average was $ 221,635, an increase of 34% compared to $ 165,870; And the median rose by 25% to $ 175,000, compared to $ 140,000.

The day ended with three sales of seven digits, which means that the total number of horses sold for $ 1 million and higher at 56 for the first five sessions.

“Today, the fifth consecutive session in which we have established a record marks a performance that speaks volumes about the power of Keeneland as the world market,” said the vice president of the sale of Keeneland Tony Lacy. “The persistent momentum that we have seen every day reflects both the exceptional quality of the horses offered and the depth of this sale.”

GAINESWAY led the senders for the fifth session and sold 36 horses from their design for $ 12,460,000. Belladonna Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds and Woodford Racing were the best buyers, with which five yearlings were obtained for $ 2,435,000.

Although Colts has been demanding a great deal of demand, the best priced mandriffs of the HIP 1155 session, the first horse through the Ring Saturday that sold for $ 525,000 to Tracy Farmer. The foal through McKinzie is a full sister of the multiple degree 1-ranking McKinzie Street . She was bred and sent by Clearsky farms. Tracy Farmer was in the top five buyers for the fifth session, with four purchases of a total of $ 1,570,000.

“We are lucky that some of the most astute judges of thoroughbreds in the world are here. One thing that really stands out is how many major players are still on the site and are active. There has been a convergence of new participants arriving with those who were here in the early books and remain determined to secure horses,” Lacy said. “The competition is still incredibly strong, and it was exciting to see so many involved buyers that drive the market forward. The energy that the opening books defined has transferred every session. What we experience here is really extraordinary.”