Some 5 hours into Guide 1 of the Keeneland November Breeding Inventory Sale Nov. 5 in Lexington, a trio of mares every offered for $1.5 million.
The primary two of the trio to promote, hot-off-the-track Hidden Connection and Shotgun Hottie , have been offered as racing or broodmare prospects whereas established broodmare Krissy’s Sweet rounded out the high-priced trio. (Earlier within the session, Walkathon drew the identical worth because the 4 tied because the fourth-highest-priced horses throughout Guide 1.)
Spendthrift Farm landed Hidden Connection, a grade 3 winner at 2 who positioned in seven different stakes in her 4 years of racing. Bred in Kentucky by St. Simon Place, Hidden Connection is a daughter of Join —C J’s Gal, by Superior Once more. She was consigned by Hidden Brook, agent.
Hidden Connection within the ring on the Keeneland November Breeding Inventory Sale
“I cherished the bodily particularly, and I cherished the expertise,” mentioned Spendthrift common supervisor Ned Toffey. “There’s sufficient pedigree there however she was a extremely, actually gifted filly and he or she’s acquired the bodily to go along with it. We’ve had good luck shopping for that sort previously.”
Toffey mentioned they haven’t selected breeding plans for Hidden Connection’s first mating however famous that she’ll be an excellent match for various stallions.
Case Clay Thoroughbred Administration bought Shotgun Hottie, who was consigned by Taylor Made Gross sales Company. Bred in Kentucky by Vincent Colbert, the 5-year-old daughter of Gun Runner —Re Entry, by Malibu Moon, gained 4 stakes together with the 2023 Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) and positioned in eight different stakes in 4 seasons of racing.
“She’s a stupendous Gun Runner; she has lots of high quality about her,” Clay mentioned. “An amazing race file, she has lots of high quality. I’m an enormous fan of all issues Gun Runner. She ran some nice velocity numbers and coach Cherie DeVaux did an incredible job along with her.”
Krissy’s Sweet, dam of final 12 months’s Hopeful Stakes (G1) winner Nutella Fella , went to Jane Lyon’s Summer time Wind Equine. Consigned by Ashview Farm, the 10-year-old positioned daughter of Sweet Trip has produced two winners from as many starters and was offered in foal to Not This Time .
Krissy’s Sweet within the ring on the Keeneland November Breeding Inventory Sale
“She was an outcross. Sweet Trip is an outcross,” Lyon mentioned of the mare she plans to ship to Flightline . “I assumed she was a beautiful mare and he or she’s already produced a winner and he or she’s not that previous. Lots of them have been a little bit older than I used to be keen to go.”