Susan Naylor (formerly Moulton) found herself in a bidding war at Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale when she went to $600,000 to secure the top-priced filly (Hip 1722) by Bolt d’Oro during the Sept. 14 session. Hip 1722 is the second foal from the stakes winning Summer Front mare Shea D Summer. She was bred in…
At the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, there were no fireworks set off in the ring when Hip 567, a son of Triple Crown winner Justify , walked out of the sales ring after the gavel fell for $150,000 to Norman Williamson. Fast forward to May of 2024, and that colt was in France, catching the…
At the end of the sixth session of Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale Sept. 14, a total of 1,305 horses had changed hands for $434,982,000, including private sales, surpassing last year’s record sale that grossed $428,097,000 from the 12-session sale. The average for six sessions is $333,320, with a median of $240,000. Fixty-six yearlings have sold…
Midway into the sixth session of Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale Sept. 14, bloodstock agent Jacob West went to $875,000 for Hip 1762, a son of Not This Time , on behalf of Repole Stable in partnership with St. Elias Stables. The dark bay or brown colt was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency as agent for the…
Mr Brightside enhanced his reputation as a people’s horse when he benefited from a Craig Williams riding lesson to secure a 10th elite-level success in the Makybe Diva Stakes (G1) Sept. 13. Williams gave his five rival jockeys a clinic in the Flemington feature, being allowed to set a crawling pace on the 8-year-old Mr…
The New York Race Track Chaplaincy today announced the creation of the Nancy Kelly Volunteer Award which will be presented annually to a person or people for outstanding volunteer efforts in support of the organization. Kelly, a longtime volunteer and supporter of the New York Race Track Chaplaincy, served as president and vice president of…
U.S.-trained Argos denied Europeans their fourth Summer Stakes (G1T) in the last five years, prevailing over Godolphin’s Wild Desert in a thrilling photo finish Sept. 13 at Woodbine. Argos also gave trainer Riley Mott, son of Hall of Fame conditioner Bill Mott, the second grade 1 win of his career. Mott had landed his first…
Two high-class Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In races take place at the Curragh Sept. 14 on the second day of the Irish Champions Festival. The Noor Elaine Farm Pty-owned Asfoora booked her ticket to Del Mar when she comfortably landed the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) last month, which was a Win and You’re In contest…
Father versus son. They teamed up to win the Irish St Leger (G1) with Order Of St George in 2015, but Aidan and Joseph O’Brien are on opposing sides 10 years later as Al Riffa takes on Illinois in what promises to be a spicy staying affair. Illinois is the chosen one to step into the…
Derrick Smith, Susan Magner, and Michael B. Tabor’s Delacroix produced a dominant performance in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1), supplying trainer Aidan O’Brien with a remarkable 13th win in the race on Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown. The victory earned the 3-year-old son of Dubawi (IRE) an automatic berth into the $5 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) through the Breeders’…
