The Top 20 Keeneland September Book 2Graduates Of The Decade

By Joe Nevills

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Book 1 of the Keeneland Sep-tember Yearling Sale is the one that gets the headlines, with flashy prices and pedigrees grabbing seven-figure bids from the deepest pockets in the game. The marathon sale’s second book might not have the same front-page appeal, but it has con-sistently offered some of the auc-tion’s most visible graduates on the track over the past decade.

Not every Book 2 is created equal, with some commencing as soon as the second session following a hyper-boutique Book 1, and others going into the auction’s first weekend gatherings. The Book 2 population can also differ year-to-year from a snappy two-day tilt to a four-day march through the upper-middle market.

As such, every Book 2 horse is there for a different reason. Some sellers prefer to have their Book 1-caliber horses go through the ring in the second book to better stand out to a group of buyers still looking to spend top dollar, while others might have the physical to belong in Book 2, even if their pedigree would normally place them later in the sale.

Following are the top 20 Book 2 graduates sold at the Keeneland September sale since 2010, as ranked by blood-stock editor Joe Nevills, with assistance from the Paulick Report staff. Horses were judged strictly based on their on-track performance, leaving aside factors like their breeding careers or value on their sale price.

1. BEHOLDERHenny Hughes x Leslie’s Lady, by Tricky CreekSold to Spendthrift Farm for $180,000 in 2011; Con-signed by Clarkland FarmA sure-fire Hall of Famer, Beholder was one of the sport’s towering figures of the mid-2010s, earning Eclipse Awards in four of her five campaigns, and 11 Grade 1 victories. She was a two-time winner of the Breeders’ Cup Distaff and she secured the champion 2-year-old female Eclipse with a vic-tory in the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. Her exploits against males were just as storied, winning the G1 Pacific Classic Stakes in 2015, and finishing second in the same race a year later.

2. NYQUISTUncle Mo x Seeking Gabrielle, by Forestry

Sold to Sutton Place Stables for $230,000 in 2014; Con-signed by Dromoland FarmThe standard-bearer for Uncle Mo’s record-setting debut crop, Nyquist won each of his first eight starts – five of which were in Grade 1 company. He locked down champion 2-year-old male honors after winning the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, and then he became the second horse in history to wear the roses in the Kentucky Derby after taking the Juvenile. He also finished third in the Preakness Stakes.

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Stallion Spotlight

SUMMER FRONTB. h., 2009, War Front – Rose of

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What is Summer Front’s stron-gest selling point as a stallion?

Cormac Breathnach: Thankfully, they are plentiful. But to zero in on one, I would say his versatility. Despite being a turf miler of the highest class himself, he has thrown a high-level dirt 3-year-old in his first crop. Ete Indien, his signature horse to date, won the G2 Holy Bull Stakes by 8 ½ lengths. Fight-ing Seabee, winner of the G3 With Anticipation Stakes at Saratoga on the turf last summer was also runner-up in the Street Sense Stakes on first try on dirt.

So far, Summer Front is showing that he can do it all, and that’s very encouraging for a young stallion.

If I’ve got a mare that needs help from the stallion on a physical characteristic, what can Summer Front best contribute to the equation?

Breathnach: Typically, he throws good-topped individuals with size, big hips and attractive heads. He tends to be a very good source of size. He stands a shade over 16 hands himself and is a very balanced and attractive horse in his own right.

What parts of War Front come through in Summer Front’s physical? How does his female family influence how he’s put together?

Breathnach: He provides a good blend of both sides of his own pedigree. He produces balanced and powerful progeny which is something that can certainly be expected from a son of War Front. It is likely that some of the size he provides could come from his broodmare sire, El Prado. His granddam is by a son of Pleas-ant Colony, and he has added size to a lot of pedigrees over the years, too. She was also the dam of some very good dirt runners, like Siphonic who won the G1 Hollywood Futurity as a juvenile, so high-class dirt performance is

close up in Summer Front’s own pedigree.

So much of Summer Front’s own on-track success came over the turf. How much does it mean to his resume to get a serious graded stakes winner on the dirt this early on in his career?

Breathnach: It means a great deal. Opportunities for turf horses are increasing, but it is gratifying to us, as well as important to the commercial market that Summer Front has immediately shown the ability to throw dirt runners. That was one of the many things that attracted us to him so much. He’s such a well-made horse, and his pedigree blend suggests that siring dirt runners would be well within his scope. Of course, his sire, War Front, was a dirt runner and had two of the best dirt 3-year-olds in the country last year, so that added to our hope and confi-dence in Summer Front. So while it is not surprising to us, it is exciting and does build his resume.PRS

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3. ACCELERATELookin At Lucky x Issues, by Awesome AgainSold to L.E.B. for $380,000 in 2014; Consigned by Bluewater SalesA horse that just got better with age, earning the 2018 Eclipse Award for champion older male at age five with wins including the G1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes, Pacific Classic, Awesome Again Stakes, and Breeders’ Cup Classic. Though he didn’t get started racing until April of his 3-year-old season, he won at least one graded stakes race in each of his first three campaigns, and the lone start in his fourth was an in-the-money effort in the Pega-sus World Cup Invitational Stakes.

4. ABEL TASMANQuality Road x Vargas Girl, by Deputy MinisterRNA for $65,000 in 2015; Consigned by Clearsky FarmSix of her eight career victories were in Grade 1 races, in-cluding the 2017 Kentucky Oaks. That victory helped her se-cure the Eclipse Award for champion 3-year-old filly, further bolstered by wins in the G1 Acorn Stakes, and Coaching Club American Oaks, along with a narrow runner-up effort in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.

5. LADY ELIDivine Park x Sacre Coeur, by Saint BalladoSold to Bradley Thoroughbreds, agent, for $160,000 in 2013; Consigned by Runnymede FarmOne of the decade’s biggest comeback stories, recover-ing from laminitis to become the champion turf female of 2017, and the winner of five lifetime Grade 1 races. She was undefeated prior to her year away to recover from in-fection after stepping on a safety pin, highlighted by a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

6. WEST COASTFlatter x Caressing, by Honour and GlorySold to Ben Glass, agent, for $425,000 in 2015; Con-signed by Hermitage FarmThough he was late to reach the upper-tier competition during his sophomore campaign, West Coast earned the champion 3-year-old male Eclipse on the strength of a campaign that included wins in the G1 Travers Stakes and Pennsylvania Derby. He went on to secure a series of big checks with in-the-money efforts in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes, and Dubai World Cup.

7. GAME WINNERCandy Ride x Indyan Giving, by A.P. IndySold to Ben Glass, agent, for $110,000 in 2017; Lane’s End, agentThe champion 2-year-old male of 2018 went undefeated that season, using victories in the G1 Del Mar Futurity and American Pharoah Stakes to lead into his crowning score in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

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8. MCKINZIEStreet Sense x Runway Model, by PetionvilleSold to Three Amigos for $170,000 in 2016; Con-signed by Lane’s EndOne of his crop’s most consistent high-end runners, McK-inzie has taken down four Grade 1 races, and he finished second in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic. All four of his campaigns have included at least one graded stakes win.

9. SHANGHAI BOBBYHarlan’s Holiday x Steelin’, by OrientateSold to Starlight Racing for $105,000 in 2011; Con-signed by Stonehaven SteadingsA perfect five-for-five record with wins in the G1 Champagne Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile secured champion 2-year-old male honors for Shanghai Bobby in 2012. He came back at three to win a stakes race and finish second in the G3 Holy Bull Stakes.

10. LIAM’S MAPUnbridled’s Song x Miss Macy Sue, by TrippiSold to St. Elias Stables for $800,000 in 2012; Con-signed by Taylor Made Sales AgencyNever worse than second in eight career starts, Liam’s Map became one of the top contenders in the older males division in 2015 after winning the G1 Woodward Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Mile. He preceded those efforts with a runner-up finish in the G1 Whitney Stakes.

11. HAWKBILLKitten’s Joy x Trensa, by Giant’s CausewaySold to John Ferguson for $350,000 in 2014; Con-signed by GaineswayA Group 1 winner on two continents, who came within a head of adding a third in the G1 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes in 2017. His six career group stakes victories included the G1 Coral-Eclipse Stakes in England and the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic in the U.A.E., and he was also multiple Group 1-placed in Germany.

12. LADY AURELIAScat Daddy x D’Wildcat Speed, by Forest WildcatSold to George Bolton and Peter Leidel for $350,000 in 2015; Consigned by James Herbener Jr.Europe’s champion 2-year-old filly of 2016 was a two-time winner at the prestigious Royal Ascot meet. She also picked up a Group 1 win in France and a listed stakes win in the U.S.

13. PRACTICAL JOKEInto Mischief x Halo Humor, by Distorted HumorSold to Aquinnah Ventures for $240,000 in 2015; Consigned by GaineswayA precocious juvenile who grew into a high-level one-turn horse by the end of his 3-year-old campaign. He won his first three starts, including the G1 Hopeful and Cham-pagne Stakes, then ran third in the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. At three, he took the G1 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes, then competed admirably against older foes in the Breed-ers’ Cup Dirt Mile and G1 Cigar Mile Handicap.

14. OXBOWAwesome Again x Tizamazing, by Cee’s TizzySold to Bluegrass Hall for $250,000 in 2011; Con-signed by Burleson FarmsThe 2013 Preakness Stakes winner, who also finished sec-ond in that year’s Belmont Stakes and won the G3 LeComte Stakes earlier in his career.

15. VEKOMACandy Ride x Mona de Momma, by SpeightstownSold to R.A. Hill Stable for $135,000 in 2017; Con-signed by Lane’s EndAfter winning the G2 Blue Grass Stakes at three, the colt is undefeated at four, including wins in the G1 Carter Handi-cap and Metropolitan Handicap.

16. I’M A CHATTERBOXMunnings x Chit Chatter, by Lost SoldierRNA for $30,000 in 2013; Consigned by William B. HarriganNotched G1 wins in the Cotillion Stakes, Delaware Handicap, and Spinster Stakes, and ran third in the 2015 Kentucky Oaks.

17. SHE’S A TIGERTale of the Cat x Shandra Smiles, by Cahill RoadSold to Mersad Metanovic Bloodstock for $150,000; Consigned by Warrendale SalesChampion 2-year-old filly of 2013 won the G1 Del Mar Debutante Stakes, and was later disqualified from first to second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies.

18. DIVISIDEROKitten’s Joy x Madame du Lac, by Lemon Drop KidSold to Margaux Farm, agent, for $250,000 in 2013; Consigned by Hinkle FarmsA two-time winner of the G1 Woodford Reserve Turf Clas-sic Stakes.

19. BODEMEISTEREmpire Maker x Untouched Talent, by Storm CatSold to Zayat Stables for $260,000 in 2010; Con-signed by Brookdale SalesParlayed a win in the G1 Arkansas Derby to runner-up ef-forts in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.

20. CON TE PARTIROScat Daddy x Temple Street, by Street CrySold to Cromwell Bloodstock for $130,000 in 2015; Consigned by Taylor Made Sales AgencyA Grade 3-placed multiple stakes winner who was later sold to race in Australia, where she has become a two-time Group 1 winner at age six.

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Young Sire WatchKeeneland September Yearling Sale Book 2

By Joe Nevills

Stallions whose first crops of yearlings are represented in Book 2 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, includ-ing the number of horses cataloged and the farm where the stallion is currently advertised.

American Freedom – (1) Airdrie Stud, Ky.

Arrogate – (16) Deceased

Astern – (1) Darley, Ky.

Caravaggio – (1) Coolmore Stud, Ire.

Classic Empire – (13) Ashford Stud, Ky.

Connect – (9) Lane’s End, Ky.

Cupid – (1) Ashford Stud, Ky.

Gun Runner – (29) Three Chimneys, Ky.

Keen Ice – (1) Calumet Farm, Ky.

Klimt – (1) Darby Dan Farm, Ky.

Lord Nelson – (4) Spendthrift Farm, Ky.

Mastery – (29) Claiborne Farm, Ky.

Midnight Storm – (1) Taylor Made Stallions, Ky.

Mohaymen – (1) Shadwell Farm, Ky.

Practical Joke – (12) Ashford Stud, Ky.

Unified – (1) Lane’s End, Ky.

Stallions whose second crops of yearlings are represented in Book 2 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, including the number of horses cataloged and the farm where the stallion is currently advertised.

Air Force Blue – (7) Ashford Stud, Ky.

Brody’s Cause – (1) Spendthrift Farm, Ky.

California Chrome – (1) Arrow Stud, Japan

Exaggerator – (2) WinStar Farm, Ky.

Frosted – (16) Darley, Ky.

Not This Time – (4) Taylor Made Stallions, Ky.

Nyquist – (16) Darley, Ky.

Runhappy – (15) Claiborne Farm, Ky.

Speightster – (2) WinStar Farm, Ky.

Upstart – (1) Airdrie Stud, Ky.