Simply greater than two months after essentially the most profitable victory of her racing profession, Walkathon was bought by Emmanuel de Seroux’s Narvick Worldwide, agent for Japan’s Grand Stud, for $1.5 million throughout the opening session of the Keeneland November Breeding Inventory Sale Nov. 5 in Lexington.
A 5-year-old daughter of Twirling Sweet , Walkathon posted a three-length victory within the $1,494,840 Kentucky Downs Girls Turf Stakes (G3T) Aug. 31. Consigned Tuesday by Denali Stud, she offered as a broodmare or racing prospect.
“She’s an exquisite filly, filled with high quality. Excellent race mare. An excellent addition for our farm,” stated de Seroux, who famous that they nonetheless must determine if she’ll be bred to a United States-based stallion after which despatched to Japan or be despatched to a stallion in Japan.
In 2022 Walkathon gained the Remorse Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs and she or he added 4 extra stakes wins this yr for proprietor/breeder Whitham Thoroughbreds. Moreover the aforementioned Kentucky Downs rating, Walkathon additionally gained this yr’s Endeavour Stakes (G3T) at Tampa Bay Downs, the Kentucky Downs Preview Girls Turf Mile Stakes at Ellis Park, and the Anchorage In a single day Stakes at Churchill.
“I want them one of the best of luck,” stated Ian Wilkes, who skilled Walkathon. “She is such a cultured filly and I’m very pleased with her. She’s very sound.”
Walkathon boasts an enviable feminine household, as she’s out of grade 3 winner Walkabout , a daughter of Stroll . Walkathon’s second dam is the Broad Brush daughter Arlucea, dam of 2012 Breeders’ Cup Basic (G1) winner Fort Larned , a homebred for Janis Whitham. The third dam of Walkathon is Corridor of Famer and two-time champion older feminine Bayakoa, additionally the second dam of grade 1 winner Prosperous.
“The entire household is cultivated by the Whitham household,” stated Conrad Bandoroff, vice chairman of Denali Stud. “They’ve been great stewards of this household.
“She is gorgeous. She has numerous class and a lot presence. To have her means and her class; outcomes like this may occur.”
De Seroux famous the heavy curiosity within the mare Tuesday.
“There have been at the very least 5 or 6 different people who wished the horse—very aggressive,” de Seroux stated. “She was the primary one we have been excited about thus far.”
