Knockout November

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Love The Chase

Photo:  Love The Chase

Don’t blink!  The 2016 Breeders’ Cup finished up on Saturday and in the next moment the Thoroughbreds shipped away.  Some we will see on the track again, some retired and others were sent promptly to Kentucky for the November sales.

Stopchargingmaria

Photo: Stopchargingmaria

On November 4th and 5th, Santa Anita Park in California hosted the Breeders’ Cup.  13 races took place yielding the following results by race and winning Thoroughbreds:

  • Juvenile Turf: Oscar Performance
  • Las Vegas Dirt Mile: Tamarkuz
  • Juvenile Fillies Turf: New Money Honey
  • Longines Distaff: Beholder
  • 14 Hands Winery Juvenile Fillies: Champagne Room
  • Filly and Mare Turf: Queen’s Trust
  • Twin Spires Sprint: Drefong
  • Turf Sprint: Obviously
  • Sentient Jet Juvenile: Classic Empire
  • Longines Turf: Highland Reel
  • Filly and Mare Sprint: Finest City
  • Mile: Tourist
  • Classic: Arrogate

Baffled

Photo: Baffled

There were a whole lot of upsets and close calls but it is all part of the game!  The results of these races lead to updates in bloodlines all over the world and the new information was influential at the following sales.

Cassett

Photo: Cassett

The November Sale at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, KY was quite the success.  Held at 4 P.M. EST on 11/7/16 there were 175 hips cataloged.  88 horses were sold and 34 did not meet the reserve.  The others scratched prior to the sale.  The auction grossed over $54 million dollars which is up over 22% versus the prior year.  The average price rose nearly 30% versus last year to about $615 thousand dollars.  The median price went up almost 60% to more than $377 thousand dollars.  The horses that didn’t make the reserve, the minimum price per the seller, was down to less than 28% versus 34% in 2015.  15 horses sold for a million dollars or more.

  1. Baffled $3.5 M
  2. Curalina $3M
  3. Stopchargingmaria $2.8M
  4. Cassatt $2.5M
  5. Embellish The Lace $2.4M
  6. Lady Zuzu $2.35M
  7. Jacaranda $2M
  8. Love The Chase $1.95M – oh my goodness, it’s California Chrome’s mom!
  9. Whatdreamsrmadeof $1.65M
  10. Cover Song $1.6M
  11. Cathryn Sophia $1.4M
  12. Tapas $1.3M
  13. Paid Up Subscriber $1.1M
  14. Haveyougoneaway $1.1M
  15. Luminance $1M

Peace And War

Photo: Peace And War

The 2016 November Breeding Stock Sale at Keeneland in Lexington, KY was held starting at 11am on 11/8/16.  It will continue thru November 20th.  Day 1 of Book 1 went very nicely.  Day 1 included 239 hips.  115 Thoroughbreds were sold.  Over $50 million dollars were grossed.  The average price was more than $436 thousand dollars.  The median was $260 thousand.  10 horses sold for 7 figures.

  1. Secret Gesture $3.5M
  2. Celestine $2.55M
  3. Tapicat $2.2M
  4. My Conquestadory $1.5M
  5. Peace And War  $1.45M
  6. Princess Sylvia  $1.4M
  7. Summer Soiree $1.3M
  8. Yellow Ribbon $1.3M
  9. Lexie Lou $1M
  10. Dust and Diamonds $1M

Keenekand November Sale

Photo:  from left to right Dust And Diamonds, Celestine, Tapicat

It was a good couple of days to catch the action in Lexington, KY.  I can’t wait to see what the remainder of the sales yield.  I hope we have a knockout November!  Check back at least weekly and I’ll do my best to keep you updated on new adventures with race horses.

Top Book 1 Keeneland November

Photo: clockwise from top left Summer Soiree, Secret Gesture, Princess Sylvia, My Conquestadory

 

 

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Parlay The Pennsylvania Way At Parx

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The party is in Pennsylvania this weekend!  As we inch ever closer to the 2016 Breeders’ Cup, much of the talent has gone north for the biggest day in racing that Pennsylvania has ever created.  Parx Racing will host 12 races on Saturday, 9/24/16, including 3 stakes, the Gallant Bob Stakes, the Cotillion Stakes and the Pennsylvania Derby!  A fan and friend attended Parx this time last year and shared her photos above.

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Parx Racing and Casino is located in Bensalem, PA.  The track originated in 1974 and it was called Keystone Racetrack until 1984.  At that time, the name changed to Philadelphia Park until 2010 and then the name was changed again to Parx, as it is today.  The combination of the stakes races, that take place at Parx this Saturday, will make PA Derby Day, the biggest purse day ever for this track.  I met To Honor and Serve this past June.  He won the PA Derby in 2011 and he holds the record finish time at 1:47:1.   He is now a stallion at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, KY.

Gates open at Parx at 10 A.M. EST with the 1st race posting at 12:25 P.M..  Race 9 is the 1st stakes race of the day.  It is the 25th running of the Grade 3, Gallant Bob Stakes, with a post time of 4:14 P.M.  The Gallant Bob was inaugurated in 1979.  It is a 6 furlong dirt race with a purse of $300,000.  12 horses are entered, listed by post:

  1. Full Salute
  2. Yellow Chips
  3. Mind Your Biscuits
  4. Threefiveindia
  5. Navy Hymn
  6. Noholdingback Bear
  7. Counterforce
  8. Awesome Speed
  9. Cocked and Loaded
  10. Cardio Cowboy
  11. Klingon Warrior
  12. Who’s Out

 

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Race 10 posts next, at 4:55 P.M.  This is the 50th running of  the Grade 1, Cotillion Stakes.  The Cotillion was 1st ran in 1969.  The 1 and 1/16th mile (8.5 furlongs) dirt race is for 3 year old fillies.  It carries a purse of $1 million dollars.  I’m a Chatterbox won in 2015.  6 fillies are entered.  Keeneland’s September Yearling Sales Graduate, Carina Mia will race Her banner as is the former winner’s, are shown in the photo above.  The full field is listed by post position:

  1. Carina Mia
  2. Cathryn Sophia
  3. Disco Rose
  4. Land Over Sea
  5. Songbird
  6. Queen Esther

Songbird is the favorite.  She is undefeated in 10 starts, 9 of which were graded stakes wins.  She earned the 2015 Eclipse Award for Champion 2 Year Old Filly.  That same year Songbird won the 14 Hands Winery BC Juvenile Fillies race.

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Finally, race 11, posting at 5:45 P.M., is the 40th running of the Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby!  Inaugurated in 1979, this year’s PA Derby has it’s largest purse ever at $1.25 million dollars.  The race is 1 and 1/8th miles (9 furlongs) on dirt for horses age 3.  Frosted won in 2015.  12 horses are entered with the favorites being more Keeneland September Yearling Sales Grads, Exaggerator and Nyquist.  The two have raced against one another 6 times prior.  Kentucky Derby winner, Nyquist, won the 1st 4 times.  Preakness winner, Exaggerator, has won the last 2 in the ongoing duel.  The entire field by post is as follows:

  1. Awesome Slew
  2. Exaggerator
  3. Summer Revolution
  4. Connect
  5. Cupid
  6. Wild About Deb
  7. Gun Runner
  8. My Man Sam
  9. Nyquist
  10. Sunny Ridge
  11. Discreet Lover
  12. Hit It Once More

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There are still a few days left in the Keeneland sale where I have had the privilege of attending on several sessions.  The sale ends Sunday, September 25th.  I hope that the pictures I captured of the 2016 yearlings will be the Thoroughbreds that go on to race in favorite prep races for the BC like those happening at Parx this weekend.  I will keep posting on the events I can make it to, like the sale, and I would appreciate some feedback from those who can make it to races I won’t be at this time, like the PA Derby Day.  KY bred horses have won the PA Derby more than horses from any other state.  I’m attending something pretty huge on Monday.  Any guesses?  I’ll let you know after I make the trip!

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