Wimberley Bloodstock went to $375,000 to accumulate the stakes-winning Maclean’s Music filly Unsung Melody through the fourth session of the Keeneland November Breeding Inventory Sale Nov. 8.
Consigned as Hip 1260 by Grovendale Gross sales, agent, Unsung Melody had not too long ago retired from the observe after racing for WSS Racing and coach John Ortiz. An earner of $383,934, the 4-year-old positioned on this 12 months’s Profitable Colours Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs earlier than scoring a 2 3/4-length victory within the $100,000 Saylorville Stakes at Prairie Meadows. She registered a 101 Equibase Velocity Determine for her black-type win.
“She’s a fully stunning filly and she or he was nice on that observe too—she earned each bit (of her $385,000 worth),” mentioned Invoice Simon of WSS Racing. “She’s simply been a pleasure to personal. We’re actually completely happy to see her go to a superb place to be a mother.”
Wimberley Bloodstock’s Brendan Jacobson bought the mare so as to add to his rising broodmare band. Unsung Melody is the third and costliest buy Wimberley has made on the sale to this point. Jacobson purchased Golden Evaluation (Hip 194) for $295,000 Nov. 5 and In search of Mo Jewel (Hip 1186) for $100,000 earlier in Friday’s session.
“She simply had a beautiful bodily and she or he’s a confirmed runner. She’s quick,” Jacobson mentioned of Unsung Melody. “She’s been on my listing; I actually favored her. We expect she’ll make a top-class broodmare. She’ll more than likely (be bred) to somebody fairly good.”
Jacobson mentioned he’d wish to increase his broodmare band to 30 mares for his industrial breeding operation. Ultimately fall’s Keeneland November Sale, Wimberley picked up Vacation Soiree (Harlan’s Vacation), the dam of this 12 months’s Derby Metropolis Distaff Stakes (G1) victress Vahva , for $300,000 in foal to Metropolis of Gentle .
