Pursuing Success from the Oval to the Sales Ring

Whereas the Nov. 5-6 Breeders’ Cup World Championships will see one of the best of one of the best in pursuit of glory on the monitor, connections of a number of runners are hoping to comply with up with a house run within the public sale ring.

Horses with Breeders’ Cup successes on their resumes will probably be in sizzling demand at The November Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s marquee breeding inventory sale Nov. 9 in Lexington, and on the Nov. 10-19 Keeneland November Breeding Inventory Sale. Presently, 11 starters are pre-entered within the Breeders’ Cup and cataloged to go beneath the hammer the next week, with 10 fillies and mares promoting as racing/broodmare prospects and one juvenile colt supplied as a racing prospect. There’s additionally the opportunity of supplemental entries to both sale, whereas on the extra uncommon event, some homeowners might resolve to not half with their contenders in pursuit of one other season on the monitor.

Final yr, champion Monomoy Girl  made headlines in the Nov. 7 Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) and commanded a $9.5 million price tag the following day when she was purchased by Spendthrift Farm from ELiTE’s consignment to The November Sale. 

Leading the way this season from the Breeders’ Cup to the auction ring are two tough mares pre-entered in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff. Shedaresthedevil  will be offered first at The November Sale, consigned by Hunter Valley Farm as Hip 232. The following day, Horologist , consigned as Hip 200 by Taylor Made Sales Agency, will be on offer during Book 1 of Keeneland November.

A 4-year-old filly by Daredevil  , 2020 Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Shedaresthedevil logged two more top wins this year in the La Troienne Stakes Presented by Twinspires.com (G1) and the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) for the partnership of Flurry Racing Stables, Qatar Racing, and Big Aut Farms. She goes into the Distaff with earnings of $2,291,458 and a 9-2-4 record from 16 starts for trainer Brad Cox.

Horologist, a 5-year-old by Gemologist  , most recently ran second to Royal Flag  in the Oct. 10 Beldame Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park for coach Invoice Mott. Fairly a celebration would fill the winner’s circle ought to she win; she is campaigned by There’s A Probability Steady, Medallion Racing, Abbondanza Racing, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Paradise Farms, and David Staudacher. Her connections look to enhance on their outcomes from final yr, the place Horologist completed ninth in the identical race. She’s going to begin Nov. 6 with a 9-4-4 report from 26 begins and earnings of $942,939.

The $2 million Maker’s Mark Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) can have three entries doubled up for the sale and the 1 3/8 mile take a look at on the interior circle. The 4-year-old Goldencents   filly Going to Vegas  represents Abbondanza Racing, Medallion Racing, and MyRacehorse and trainer Richard Baltas after her last victory in the Oct. 2 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G1T) at Santa Anita Park. Taylor Made Gross sales Company consigns her as Hip 177 at The November Sale. The filly boasts wins on the turf within the John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) and Santa Ana Stakes (G3T), each this yr on the West Coast.

The opposite two contestants, Queen Supreme  and Reina de Mollendo , are both looking for a first win on U.S. soil. Reina de Mollendo, a 4-year-old by Mastercraftsman , captured the June 26 Clasico Pamplona (G1) in Peru. Now stateside, the grey filly has been logging works with trainer Kenny McPeek at Keeneland. 4 Star Gross sales will consign the mare as Hip 4 at Keeneland.

Queen Supreme primarily raced in South Africa with Michael de Kock, capturing a number of graded successes on the turf earlier than transferring to Andrew Balding to run in film producer Gary Barber’s pink silks. Presently pre-entered within the Filly & Mare Turf as second choice, with the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Introduced by the PDJF (G1T) as her first choice, the 5-year-old mare by Exceed and Excel  will be on offer at Fasig-Tipton as Hip 227 by Bluewater Sales.

Sure to be a favorite among handicappers and buyers, Kimari  will look to win the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1T), improving her fourth-place in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2T) performance in 2019 at Santa Anita. The Wesley Ward-trained filly carries a 6-2-1 record from 10 starts and earnings of $758,777 for Ten Broeck Farm. The Munnings   filly consigned by Eaton Sales will go under the hammer as Hip 195 at Fasig-Tipton. Kimari, a versatile filly running on both the turf and dirt, has won her last two efforts in the April 3 Madison Stakes (G1) and Spring Fever Stakes this year.

Charmaine’s Mia , by The Factor  , will run against Kimari in the Turf Sprint for trainer Philip D’Amato and her connections. The 5-year-old mare showed 2021 was her year to shine, capturing the Royal Heroine Stakes (G2T), Buena Vista Stakes (G2T), and Las Cienegas Stakes (G3T). Taylor Made Sales Agency will consign the filly as Hip 172 at Keeneland.

A seven-horse field in the $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) is stacked with three sale entries. Hronis Racing’s Edgeway , by Competitive Edge  , consigned as Hip 103 to Keeneland with Lane’s End, won the Aug. 20 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3) last out. Estilo Talentoso , a 4-year-old daughter of Maclean’s Music   campaigned by Medallion Racing, Barry Fowler, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Little Red Feather Racing, and BlackRidge Stables, is set to sell at Fasig-Tipton from the Taylor Made Sales Agency draft as Hip 164. This year, she added a graded win to her record in the Bed o’ Roses Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park. Gem and Tom Kagele’s grade 3 winner Proud Emma , by Include  , goes into the sprint with earnings of $331,658 for her 20 starts, with six wins and three seconds for trainer Peter Miller. St George Sales will consign the 5-year-old mare at the Fasig-Tipton sale as Hip 224.

The sole colt, Stolen Base , double entered in the Championships weekend and at public auction, will run Nov. 5 in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T). The Mike Maker-trained son of Bodemeister   was second to fellow Juvenile Turf contender Tiz the Bomb  in the Oct. 10 Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland for Three Diamonds Farm and Deuce Greathouse. He will be consigned by Bluewater Sales as Hip 3628 at Keeneland Nov. 19 as part of the Horses of Racing Age portion of the event.