FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 KEENELAND MARCHES TIZ THE LAW CONFIRMED FOR PEGASUS, FRANCO SACKED INTO BOOK 3 Confirming a report from Bill Finley in the Nov. 11 edition of the TDN, Sackatoga Stable=s Tiz the Law (Constitution) will train on in 2021 as a 4-year-old, with the $3-million GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park Jan. 23 as his target. In a release pushed across its social media channels Thursday afternoon, Sackatoga announced that Manny Franco, who had ridden Tiz the Law to victories in the GI Curlin Florida Derby, GI Belmont S. and GI Runhappy Travers S. and to a runner-up effort to Authentic (Into Mischief) in the GI Kentucky Derby, would be replaced by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez. In last Saturday=s GI Longines Breeders= Cup Classic, Tiz the Law broke alertly from gate two, but was taken hold of by Franco to sit behind the pacesetting Authentic. He came under pressure with about three furlongs to race and could make no late impact, finishing sixth as the 3.20-1 favorite. Cont. p9 Keeneland photo by Jessica Martini IN TDN EUROPE TODAY WOOTTON BASSETT TO STAND FOR €100,000 LEXINGTON, KY - The Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale The sire of Breeders’ Cup winner Audarya is one of four continued to generate steady trade as its two-session Book 3 newcomers to Coolmore, which has revealed its 2021 fees. opened Thursday in Lexington. A pair of mares from the Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Bluewater Sales consignment brought the day=s co-highest price of $300,000 and were joined at that price by a weanling colt from the first crop of Mendelssohn who was purchased by Larry Best from the Four Star Sales consignment. During Thursday=s session, 227 head grossed $13,153,000. The session average of $57,943 ticked up 2.29% from last year=s corresponding session and the median dipped 6.67% to $42,000. The session=s buy-back rate was 24.33%. Eleven horses sold for $200,000 or over during the session, compared to three reaching that threshold in 2019. AI think it=s been fair,@ Four Star=s Tony Lacy said of the market. AWhen you peel back the layers, I think this has been fair on both sides. Good horses are bringing good money. I think that horses that are perceived to have lesser value are a tougher sell. And I=m not saying that they are not good horses, but it=s just that there is a polarization for some better horses. But we are selling most of them, which is encouraging. I think, all in all, I have to say we are very pleased with how it=s turning out.@ Cont. p3 PUBLISHER & CEO Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected] SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Gary King @garykingTDN [email protected] EDITORIAL [email protected] Editor-in-Chief Jessica Martini @JessMartiniTDN Managing Editor Friday, November 13, 2020 Alan Carasso @EquinealTDN Senior Editor Steve Sherack @SteveSherackTDN Racing Editor Brian DiDonato @BDiDonatoTDN Deputy Editor Christie DeBernardis @CDeBernardisTDN Associate Editors Christina Bossinakis @CBossTDN Joe Bianca @JBiancaTDN News and Features Editor In Memoriam: Ben Massam (1988-2019) ADVERTISING [email protected] Director of Advertising Alycia Borer Advertising Manager Lia Best Advertising Designer Amanda Crelin Advertising Assistant/Dir. Of Distribution Rachel McCaffrey Advertising Assistants Amie Newcomb Kristen Lomasson Photographer/Photo Editor Sarah K. Andrew @SarahKAndrew [email protected] Social Media Strategist Following its arrival on Thursday, Authentic’s Kentucky Derby trophy is displayed at Justina Severni Spendthrift Farm. | Autry Graham Associate Producer Katie Ritz BEST SECURES WEANLING TOPPER 7 Director of Customer Service OXO Equine’s Larry Best continued to make an impression on the Vicki Forbes [email protected] sheets at Keeneland November, going to $300,000 for a colt from the first crop of Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy) Thursday afternoon. Marketing Manager Mendelssohn, himself a Keeneland sales topper, is a half-brother Alayna Cullen @AlaynaCullen to Into Mischief, a stallion Best has much affinity for. Director of IT/Accounting Ray Villa [email protected] ZAYAT LIQUIDATION UPDATE 10 [email protected] A report filed in Fayette County (KY) Nov. 11 shows that the financially insolvent Zayat Stables is down to just 12 horses in WORLDWIDE INFORMATION eight different locales. T.D. Thornton reports that a colt acquired International Editor Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN for $450,000 at public auction was simply given away. [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | www.TheTDN.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 14 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Keeneland November cont. Four Star Sales=s Tony Lacy (right) with Larry Best | Keeneland Duncan Taylor of Taylor Made Sales Agency agreed that, given all the economic and pandemic uncertainties swirling around the auction, the November market was holding up well as it entered its Book 3 section. AI think it was steady,@ Taylor said as Thursday=s session was winding down. AI don=t think you got a lot of extra money at any point, but I think things were bringing about where we had them valued. There were still plenty of people wanting to buy. So I think it=s positive. I think the market is good. I=m not saying it=s great. There are a lot of people who selling horses who aren=t making any money, but things are moving and there is trade going on. We didn=t have many RNA=s today, so that=s always a good sign.@ The Keeneland November sale continues through next Wednesday with sessions beginning daily at 10 a.m. KEENELAND NOVEMER SALE THURSDAY’S TOP MARES HIP NAME STATUS PRICE ($) 1149 Quality Heat racing/b=mare prospect 300,000 (3, Quality Road--Rushen Heat, by Unsusual Heat) Consignor: Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent VI Purchaser: Springbord Farm Thursday Toppers cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 14 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • NOVEMBER 13, 2020 1183 Sex Symbol i/f City of Light 300,000 (3, Uncle Mo--Icon Project, by Empire Maker) Consignor: Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent III Purchaser: Green Lantern Stables/Patrick Masson, agent 1198 Spanish Star i/f Arrogate 275,000 (6, Blame--La Gran Bailadora, by Afleet Alex) Consignor: Woods Edge Farm (Peter O=Callaghan), Agt VI Purchaser: Crestwood Farm, agent 1292 Bambalina i/f Street Sense 270,000 (4, Bernardini--Perfect Sting, by Red Ransom) Consignor: Hidden Brook, Agent XXXI Purchaser: West Bloodstock, Agent for Repole Stables, Inc. 1313 Blooming i/f Speightstown 240,000 (5, Graydar--May Night, by Gulch) Consignor: Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent LIV Purchased by Black Ridge Stables LLC 1201 Special Code i/f Catalina Cruiser 235,000 (4, Ghostzapper--Rehear, by Coronado=s Quest) Consignor: Lane=s End, agent Purchaser: Frisco Ventures 1139 Pinchbeck i/f Mastery 200,000 (6, Mineshaft--Seeking Atlantis, by Seeking the Gold) Consignor: Candy Meadow Sales, Agent I Purchaser: Jody Huckabay, agent 1350 Courteous i/f Upstart 200,000 (4, Midnight Lute--Famous, by Vindication) Consignor: Claiborne Farm, agent Purchaser: Arthur Hoyeau, agent THURSDAY’S TOP WEANLINGS HIP SEX SIRE | DAM PRICE ($) 1269 colt Mendelssohn--Abuntia 300,000 Breeder: Malia Hopkins (Ky) Consignor: Four Star Sales, agent Purchaser: OXO Equine LLC 1202 colt Flatter--Speedy War 205,000 Breeder: Bradley Purcell (Ky) Consignor: Claiborne Farm, agent Purchaser: Peter Pugh, Agent for Cherry Knoll Farm 1289 colt City of Light--Awesome Bella 200,000 ($70,000 RNA i/u >19 KEENOV) Breeder: DP Racing (Ky) Consignor: Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent LXVI Purchaser: Louisiana Leasing, LLC 1113 filly Not This Time--Movie Star Magic 170,000 Breeder: Tim Thornton (Ky) Consignor: Threave Main Stud LLC, agent Purchaser: Mike G. Rutherford 1073 colt Twirling Candy--Love for Scarlett 135,000 Breeder: Double B Racing Stables (Ky) Consignor: Buckland Sales (Zach Madden), Agent V Purchaser: Prince Farm TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 14 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Sex Symbol Sells at Keeneland KEENELAND NOVEMBER SALE SESSION TOTALS 2020 2019 $ Catalogued 399 419 $ No. Offered 300 355 $ No. Sold 227 255 $ RNAs 73 89 $ % RNAs 24.33% 25.07% $ High Price $300,000 $310,000 $ No. Over $200k 11 3 $ Gross $13,153,000 $14,444,200 $ Average $57,943 (+2.29%) $56,644 $ Median $42,000 (-6.67%) $45,000 Hip 1183 | Keeneland CUMULATIVE TOTALS 2020 2019 $ Catalogued 1402 1528 Patrick Masson signed the ticket at $300,000 to acquire Sex $ No. Offered 1029 1173 Symbol (Uncle Mo) (hip 1183) for his family=s Green Lantern $ No. Sold 748 857 Stables. The 3-year-old mare, who sold in foal to City of Light, is $ RNAs 281 316 $ % RNAs 27.31% 26.94% a daughter of Grade I winner Icon Project (Empire Maker) and is $ Gross $120,262,000 $148,848,200 a half-sister to graded winner Fashion Business (GB) (Frankel $ Average $154,654 (-10.96%) $173,685 {GB}). She was consigned by Meg Levy=s Bluewater Sales. $ Median $90,000 (-10.0%) $100,000 Cont. p6 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 14 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Sex Symbol cont. At last year=s November sale, Masson purchased Ultimate APhysically, she checked all of the boxes,@ Masson said. AI like Cause (Giant=s Causeway) (hip 1301)--also from the Bluewater the cross of Uncle Mo over Empire Maker. The mother has the Sales consignment and also in foal to City of Light--for $310,000.