Interest in the Breeders' Cup will be further increased on October 30 with the holding of the first Keeneland Championship Sale. Held in the sea Taking place in the paddock at 6.30pm, the selected catalog includes horses committed to running for this weekend's two-day meeting in a glamorous, invitation-only format not unlike that of Goffs London.
In terms of British and Irish attention, the main attraction will be the Stuart Williams-trained player Pandora's Gift A Churchill Filly who won a Listed race at Chelmsford in the spring.
After placing in the Ballyogan Stakes at Naas in August, she has since gone more into the black in Grade 2 racing across the United States Presque Isle Downs And Keeneland. She drew Box 5 for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) on Saturday.
A 25% share will be sold by other likely participants participating in the auction Golden Phoenix the one born in Ireland Race Gelding who was a Grade 1 winner in the Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1T) last year and also has a hat trick in the Del Mar Handicap (G2T) on his resume. He drew Gate 12 in the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) on Saturday.
The same share is offered to the undefeated competitor Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T). Kilwin Also up for grabs is a 50 percent share of the winner of the Vosburgh Stakes (G3). Mufasa on the way to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1).
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airline whose first foals are sold this year could fetch a significant sum considering a similar example sold at Keeneland for $4.6 million following his retirement in 2022.
“We sold the initial partial interest after Flightline won the Breeders' Cup Classic and I don't think he's disappointed anyone so far,” Lacy said.
“His foals are stunning, I haven't seen a bad one and I think he's just such an appealing stallion who is known all over the world. There is also a stallion share in Cogburn, a teenage horse who is retiring after the breeders' conference. Cup turf sprint.
“He was a wonderful horse and will commute to Australia as well as stand here. He is a wonderful outcross for many mares, he would suit so many broodmare associations and I think he will be incredibly popular.”
The other horses that are hired also have a 25% stake Bucchero 'S Book'em Damage a Grade 1 this summer at Saratoga Race Course placing in the Saudi Derby (G3) while consistently Cornell is offered and is another who could excel as an international globetrotter.
Book'em Danno after his victory in the Jersey Shore Stakes at Monmouth Park
Lacy is confident the sale will serve a useful purpose on the occasion before the company turns its attention to next month's November sale, which will feature a huge collection of foals and breeding stock, including a number of essential departures .
“We weren’t planning on getting 30 or 40 horses, it’s a party with a sale as part of it,” he said. “We hosted a party at the last Breeders' Cup that was a diminutive and intimate occasion and something that I think the Breeders' Cup team found fascinating.”
“When we spoke to them we thought we could find something that would go hand in hand by selling a few horses that had some sort of connection or were of high quality and that's what it turned into. The number seems to be where we want to be. “We don’t want to take over the event, we just want to be a part of it, make it fun and hopefully provide an stimulating opportunity.”
The Championship Sale catalog is available online here.
Live coverage of the Championship Sale will be available on the FanDuel Racing channel, the FanDuel Racing + app and on Keeneland's YouTube channel.
