Larry Best waited until the middle of the second session of last year’s September Keeneland Promotion on September 13 to place a bid.
He had to go to war to protect the filth that caught his eye, but when the dust settled after the $1.3 million hammer fell, the OXO Equine owner found himself in possession of one. Quality Sugar That filth can be any kind.
“Actually, I feel lucky,” says Best. “This is the first horse I auctioned (at the time of sale).”
Larry Best
Designated by Lane’s End as Hip 302 for Breeder Jane Lyon’s Summer Wind Horse, this dog does not belong to the Irish black type winning type. Key to my heart one Galileo mare out of class 1 winner Warrior AZ (by Bernardini). In addition to AZ Warrior, Carson Jen for the third time produced 2nd place winner JoJo Warrior, 3rd winner EZ Warrior and black type winner JZ Warrior.
“It’s a great site, and Quality Road speaks for itself,” Best said. “Yesterday you saw the value of Quality Road blood. This particular little dog is beautiful, with a wonderful lineage… It is a quality horse and a quality breeder in terms of quality. that we get, so I’m happy.”
Quality Road was represented in Monday’s opening session by nine horses that sold for an average of $886,111 and gross sales of $7,975,000, including the opening horse valued at 2.5 million. dollars on Monday, who still leads in sales as the most expensive horse sold. The momentum for the Lane’s End steed continued on Tuesday with eight steeds selling for an average of $622,500 and a total of $4,980,000. That brought Elusive Quality’s two-day total to 17 selling for an average of $762,059 and a total of $12,955,000.
Lane’s End’s Bill Farish said he was attached to the Keeper of the Key title, being a star from an early age.
“She’s a lovely girl, really one of my favorite girls that Jane has this year,” he said. “She’s so charming and has a great body. I think she’s really an interesting prospect for Larry. You’d never expect $1 million, but she’s definitely the dirty kind of person. . How many bids have you seen for her. There’s a lot of people bidding on her.”
Bill Farish
