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SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021 MAXFIELD REIGNS KEENELAND SEPTEMBER TO FEATURE TWO- DAY BOOK 1 FORMAT WITH A TWIST SUPREME IN FOSTER The Keeneland September Sale will kick off with a new two-day Book 1 format, with RNAs from day one having the opportunity to be offered again at the end of Book 1's day two. "As we come in here with a fresh perspective, we obviously have to try to find the best balance between what works for the seller and what works for the buyer and alleviate the major concerns they both have," said Keeneland's Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy. "If we ignore those concerns, we're not doing a very good job listening." The news was first revealed in a letter to consignors Friday from Lacy which reads as follows: "I wanted to keep you closely informed with regards the creation of this year's September Sale catalogue. As we shared a few weeks ago, our goal was to conduct a three-day Book 1.@ Cont. p3 Maxfield | Coady IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Godolphin homebred Maxfield (Street Sense) put on a show at HURRICANE LANE SWOOPS IN IRISH DERBY Churchill Downs yet again with a dazzling victory in the Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) gave his sire, Godolphin and Charlie Appleby a pair of Derby wins after swooping in the G1 GII Stephen Foster S., a AWin and You're In@ for the GI Breeders' Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby on Saturday. Adayar (Ire) saluted in Cup Classic. Running off the fence early, the 2-5 chalk settled in the G1 Cazoo Derby earlier in the month. Click or tap here to go sixth as longshots Empty Tomb (Speightstown) and Sprawl (City straight to TDN Europe. Zip) duked it out through opening splits of :23.33 and :46.88. Making an eye-catching move up the outside on the backstretch run, the dark bay swiftly picked off rivals, flying up to take charge at the quarter pole. It was all over from there. With Jose Ortiz still motionless in the irons, Maxfield charged home down the fourth path to win as he pleased by 3 1/2 lengths. Warrior's Charge (Munnings) filled the place spot and Sprawl held third. With Maxfield and G1 Dubai World Cup winner Mystic Guide (Ghostzapper), who is expected to make his next start in the July 3 GII Suburban H., Godolphin has a strong hold on the older male division. The powerhouse operation also won the G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby earlier Saturday with Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). AIt was a really good performance,@ trainer Brendan Walsh said. AIt looks like he continues to improve all the time. Thankfully now he=s been good and healthy. Our goal has been to get a good string of races into him and that=s starting to happen. I=m glad to get over another obstacle today. We=ll hope he comes out of today=s race in good order and we=ll move on to the next one.@ Cont. p5 The SON shines bright Maxfield, by the outstanding Street Sense, takes the G2 Stephen Foster. At the end of his racing career, his new Kentucky home will be Darley. And the daughter shines bright too: on a big day for Street Sense, Zaajel takes the G2 Mother Goose. Go faster... 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See p6 for more. | Horsephotos Social Media Strategist Justina Severni DOUBLE THUNDER TAKES THE BASHFORD MANOR 11 Associate Producer Double Thunder (Super Saver) gave trainer Todd Pletcher a nice Katie Ritz birthday present, winning the GIII Bashford Manor S. just 15 minutes Director of Customer Service after Zaajel (Street Sense) won the GII Mother Goose S. Vicki Forbes [email protected] TODAY’S GRADED STAKES Marketing Manager ET Race Click for TV Alayna Cullen @AlaynaCullen 2:40a Takarazuka Kinen-G1, HSN -------------- TVG 7:55a Dortmund Grand Prix-G3, DOR -------------- ------- Chief Financial Officer 9:00a Airlie Stud S.-G2, CUR -------------- TVG Ray Villa 10:40a Alwasmiyah Pretty Polly S.-G1, CUR -------------- TVG [email protected] [email protected] 10:55a Premio Primi Passi-G3, MIL -------------- TVG 11:10a Comer Group International Curragh Cup-G2, CUR -------------- TVG WORLDWIDE INFORMATION 11:30a Premio del Giubileo-G3, MIL -------------- ------- International Editor 12:10p Gran Premio di Milano-G2, MIL -------------- ------- Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | www.TheTDN.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • JUNE 27, 2021 KEESEP cont. from p1 Keeneland Photo "This format had worked extremely well in the past and received broad support from sellers. However, as we have worked through the entries, it has become apparent that we must focus on a two-day Book 1, as it was in 2020. As we strive to create a stable and consistent format, we are aware of the fear of being drawn early in the catalogue during Book 1. This is a concern we are committed to addressing and creating a safeguard to protect the best interests of the seller. "Therefore, we intend to allow RNAs that sellers feel were disadvantaged by an early hip number to be re-offered after the last hip on the second day of Book 1. This opportunity will come at no additional cost if the horse RNAs a second time. Our intent is to provide horses an opportunity to be considered by buyers who may not have looked at Book 1 horses, as they will have finished looking at Book 2 horses earlier that afternoon. "Creating confidence and excitement for Keeneland September Book 1 is one of my primary goals. This will not happen overnight, but we are committed to delivering the buzz. Over the last decade, the Book 1 averages have remained very stable no matter the format. Book 2's numbers are approximately half that of Book 1, so it is vital that we continue to grow the beginning of the sale for the mutual benefit of sellers and buyers, who want to have a critical mass of diverse yearlings to inspect. I'm keenly aware of the needs of each of our sellers this September and I appreciate your continued feedback and support." Reached Saturday, Lacy confirmed the new format, which will feature a dark day Wednesday, after the two-day Book 1 and before a two-day Book 2. "This is not done in a vacuum," said Lacy. "This is not being imposed on people. It has been circulated among a core group of people who supported it heavily and wanted to try it. Not everything works, but we've got to try." Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • JUNE 27, 2021 KEESEP cont. "It's an idea I've had for two or three years now; after hearing people say, `I'm okay with Book 1 as long as it's not day one," said Lacy. "It's an anxiety that I want to recognize and that Keeneland wants to recognize. If there's something we can do to offset the potential problematic aspects of that, we want to try to approach it." Lacy said that in a perfect world, he believed that a three-day Book 1 is the ideal scenario. "A three-day Book 1 format works. It is a great format. It has been proven to work. The last time it was implemented was 2019. It was a fantastic year, and Book 1 was very solid, as was Book 2. But I think it's important that we nip the anxiety in the bud and try to rectify it." Lacy said that there would be parameters set on the amount that a seller could modify the initial reserve price. "If people feel like it was a matter of timing in the morning, or the market hadn't just warmed up yet, we're going to put parameters around the reserves so they can't be adjusted beyond those parameters. You'll be able to adjust a little bit, but not a lot." Lacy said he felt the format offered benefits to buyers and sellers alike. "It's not all to the benefit of the seller," he said. "It can also be beneficial to the buyer, who may like a horse later in the day and who might overlook some horses early. They may be able to come back and take a second look at the ones they overlooked early." In the end, said Lacy, perfecting the September Sale is a long game. "We're trying to create stability," he said. "We're playing long ball. As the September sale evolves and grows, it's really the key yearling sale for the industry.