Caravaggio's first crop a hot commodity at Keeneland September

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Scat Daddy’s best sons went to stud after the stallion’s sudden death in 2015, and the international appeal of the sire line is evident. His star Caravaggio made a fine showing with yearlings from his first crop in the first week of Keeneland September.

Caravaggio has been represented by five yearlings sold for an average price of $205,400. Through the midway point of Keeneland September, he ranks third by average among first-crop sires, trailing only Eclipse Award champions Gun Runner, with 31 sold averaging $259,677, and Arrogate, with 27 sold averaging $258,407.

Caravaggio’s most expensive offering has been a $400,000 filly purchased by Stripes Stable. The Irish-born filly is out of the winning Unbridled’s Song mare Mundus Novus, dam of Group 1-placed stakes winner Consort; Grade 1 winner Aruna appears on the catalog page.

Caravaggio, who now stands at Coolmore Ireland, won 7 of 10 starts. As a juvenile, he won the Group 2 Coventry Stakes at the Royal Ascot meeting and later won the Group 1 Phoenix in Ireland. He was again a multiple group stakes winner at 3, highlighted by another Royal Ascot victory in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup.

Scat Daddy is represented by 22 sons at stud worldwide, 18 of those having entered stud in 2016 or later. Those, of course, include 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify, who will have his first yearlings to the sales in 2021.