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A trio of seven-figure yearlings highlighted steady competition as the Keeneland September yearling sale moved into its Book 2 portion with a Wednesday session that posted continued gains.
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Chester and Mary Broman don’t often appear on the buying bench at high-end sales. They are more well-known for their homebred program, which has been among the best in New York and which has made a national impact, with runners such as Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Bar of Gold and Grade 1 winners including Artemis Agrotera and Friends Lake.
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The as-of-now unnamed principals behind a venture that will run as Epic Racing wanted to wade, not leap, into the top end of the Thoroughbred marketplace, according to Town & Country Farms CEO Shannon Potter, who is acting as a consultant for this venture. But Epic Racing made a big splash in its first appearance at the Keeneland September yearling sale, with purchases led by a $1.35 million full brother to a Hall of Famer who put together an epic championship season in Rachel Alexandra.
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Multiple Grade 1 winner Maxfield was a breakout success during Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale, with a pair of $1 million yearlings putting him in company with some of the nation's elite sires.
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Horse of the Year honorees and Hall of Fame members Gun Runner and Curlin are now classic sires who rank among America's best, and they led Keeneland September's best, the Book 1 portion, by sales this week.
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“He speaks for himself.” So said Mandy Pope as the latest acquisition for her Whisper Hill Farm, a Curlin colt who is a full brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Clairiere, strode away from the sale pavilion after commanding $5 million, one of the highest prices in recent years at the Keeneland September yearling sale, putting an exclamation point on Tuesday’s smashing action.
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A $2.2 million colt and $1.5 million filly, both by champion Gun Runner, led a parade of blue-blooded yearlings as the Keeneland September yearling sale opened its marathon run Monday with strong figures.
The Keeneland September yearling sale opened with its usual fireworks in its elite Book 1 portion, but Book 2, on Sept. 11-12, should provide plenty of highlights as well. Last year’s second book produced seven seven-figure yearlings, and there is plenty of pedigree power in this year’s edition. Here is a short list of those who, on paper, bring particularly strong credentials.
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The catalog for the Keeneland September yearling sale was released a bit more than a month before the sale begins its run on Monday, and the book has since been burnished by half-siblings to four Grade 1 winners as a result of racing updates. The catalog could garner even more luster as this weekend's major races unfold.
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