Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale to Feature Nine Horses in Complete Dispersal of Aaron and Marie Jones LLC

LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 24, 2026) – Keeneland has announced that nine horses will be offered Nov. 3 during Book 1 of the November Breeding Stock Sale as part of the complete dispersal of Aaron and Marie Jones. The consignment, offered by Taylor Made Sales Agency, marks a final chapter of a celebrated breeding program that produced elite Thoroughbreds and left an enduring impact on racing.

The dispersal will feature five broodmares in foal to Candy Ride (ARG), Goal Oriented, Into Mischief and Tapit, and four weanlings by Into Mischief, Nyquist and Tapit.

“The Joneses’ broodmare band, though small, has had an immense effect on the Thoroughbred industry,” Taylor Made Vice President of Operations Katie Taylor said. “From a band of less than 10 mares, Marie Jones produced the dams of Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner Life Is Good, Preakness (G1) winner Early Voting and most recently champion Ted Noffey. The Joneses knew how to buy mares that suited the top stallions in the game, and their results have changed history.

“The loss of Mrs. Jones and the fact that these amazing mares are leaving Taylor Made is heartbreaking for our family,” Taylor continued. “We are so grateful for all the blessings the Joneses have shared with us, but we look forward to seeing these exceptional mares continue to shape our sport.”

Marie Jones, who died Aug. 5, and her late husband Aaron, were among Thoroughbred racing’s most successful breeders and owners. Together, they bred such horses as Racing Hall of Famer Ashado; champion and leading sire Speightstown; champion Ted Noffey; and Belmont (G1) winner Drosselmeyer. The Joneses also enjoyed tremendous success as owners, campaigning such horses as champion Riboletta (BRZ) and Grade 1 winner and successful sire Forestry. He sold for $1.5 million at Keeneland’s 1997 July Sale of Selected Yearlings.

The Jones family’s success has long been intertwined with both Taylor Made and Keeneland. Among Taylor Made’s earliest major clients, the Joneses sold Ashado, Speightstown, Ted Noffey and Drosselmeyer as yearlings at Keeneland with Taylor Made.

Mares in the November Breeding Stock Sale are:

• Cara’s Time, a 5-year-old stakes winner by Not This Time who is carrying her first foal by Into Mischief. Out of the Macho Uno mare Zindra, she is from the family of Grade 2 winner Next.

• Enchanted Ghost, an 11-year-old stakes winner by Ghostzapper in foal to Candy Ride (ARG). A half-sister to Grade 2 winner Selflessly, dam of stakes winner Gratefully, she is out of Uniformly Yours, by Grand Slam. Enchanted Ghost is from the family of Irish champion Negligent and Grade 3 winner River Seven.

• Golden Curl, a 10-year-old stakes-winning daughter of Curlin in foal to Tapit. She is out of the winning Medaglia d’Oro mare Hailey d’Oro.

• Sheza Smoke Show, a Grade 3 winner by Wilko who is the dam of Grade 1 winner Princess Noor. Carrying a member of the first crop of Grade 1 winner Goal Oriented, the 15-year-old mare is out of stakes winner Avery Hall, by A. P. Jet.

• Sweet Kisses, a 9-year-old stakes-placed winner and two-time stakes producer in foal to Into Mischief. The daughter of Carpe Diem is carrying a full sibling to stakes winner Donut God. A half-sister to Grade 2 winner and Grade 1-placed Shancelot, Sweet Kisses also produced stakes winner Hammond. She is out of stakes winner True Kiss, by Is It True.

Weanlings in the Jones dispersal are two colts by Into Mischief: out of Sheza Smoke Show and Sweet Kisses, and two fillies: a daughter of Nyquist out of Enchanted Ghost and a daughter of Tapit out of Golden Curl.

During Book 1 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale on Sept. 14-15, Taylor Made sold five horses in the Jones dispersal for $2,675,000. The group’s most expensive yearling was a colt by Into Mischief who is a full brother to champion Ned Toffey. He sold to Whisper Hill Farm for $700,000.

“Aaron and Marie Jones built a breeding program that has had a remarkable and lasting influence on our sport,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “Their success over the years speaks to the quality and vision behind the program. We are honored to celebrate that legacy at Keeneland and to present buyers with the opportunity to carry it forward through this dispersal.”

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The online catalog for the November Breeding Stock Sale is scheduled to be available Tuesday, Sept. 29. The auction will run nine sessions from Nov. 3 through Wednesday, Nov. 11, with the stand-alone November Horses of Racing Age Sale the following day.

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Since its first race meet 90 years ago, the Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. The world’s largest Thoroughbred auction house, Keeneland conducts six sales a year, in January, April, September, October and November. Graduates of Keeneland sales dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. On Oct. 30-31, Keeneland will host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for the fourth time, following 2015, 2020 and 2022. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a privately held company with a not-for-profit mission that returns its earnings to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses and millions of dollars donated in support of horse industry initiatives and charitable contributions for education, research, and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. Keeneland also maintains Keeneland Library, a world-renowned public research institution with the mission of preserving information about the Thoroughbred industry. To learn more, visit Keeneland.com.

For more information please email Keeneland Communications Associate Amy Owens at aowens@keeneland.com