THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 BLOODHORSE.COM/DAILY KEENELAND PHOTO ‘BLUE SKY AHEAD’ Resiliency, Quality Horses Drive November Market See page 3 IN THIS ISSUE 13 Flanery Leaving Post as President of Churchill Downs 14 Calumet Homebred Bravazo Returns Home for Stud Career 15 Keeneland Becomes COVID-19 Surge Testing Site BLOODHORSE DAILY Download the FREE smartphone app PAGE 1 OF 29 CONTENTS 3 Resiliency, Quality Horses Drive November Market 10 Leading Sires of Dirt 3-Year-Olds 11 What’s Going On Here: Fall Breaks 13 Flanery Leaving Post as President of Churchill Downs 14 Calumet Homebred Bravazo Returns Home for Stud Career 15 Keeneland Becomes COVID-19 Surge Testing Site 16 Breeders’ Cup Runners Eye Return at Churchill Downs 18 Bahrain International Trophy Draws Top Names 20 Record-Breaking Mare One Master Retired 21 Christmas Return of British Spectators Not Ruled Out 22 Trainer VanMeter to Take Down Shingle 23 Drumtop Beats the Boys in the 1970-71 Red Smith 24 Results & Entries ANNE M. EBERHARDT ANNE M. #PABred MSW Someday Jones PENNSYLVANIA The only place to breed & race! Up to 50% BREEDER AWARDS pabred.com #PABred A publication of The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc. and TOBA Media Properties, Inc. ON THE COVER Editorial Director General Manager A mare makes her way to the outdoor walking ring Evan Hammonds Scott Carling at the Keeneland November Sale Visuals Director Managing Editor Anne M. Eberhardt Claire Crosby Bloodstock Editor Digital Designer LATEST HEADLINES Eric Mitchell Erin Morgan from Bloodhorse.com Assistant Editors Senior Web Producer Meredith Daugherty Christine Wittmer » Golden Gate COVID-19 Shutdown Extended Through November Molly Rollins Digital Content Coordinator Associate Editors Michelle Benson Byron King Copy Editor » Fans to be Permitted at Upcoming Tampa Bay Downs Meet Mark Sonka Christine Oser Regional Sales Managers Features Editor Shirley Dievert » Charles Town Adds Four Days of Racing Frank Angst Kristi Heasley Sales Editor Ellen Lambertus Ron Mitchell Amanda Ramey » Woodbine Entertainment Adds Three to Board of Directors Senior Correspondent Classified Sales Bob Ehalt Catherine Johnston Senior Columnist Director of Technology » Virtual Sporting Art Auction to be Held Nov. 22 Jay Hovdey Courtney Bearse Senior Bloodstock Columnist Pedigree Analyst Bill Oppenheim Alan Porter Contact Us: Editor: [email protected] • Advertising: [email protected] BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 PAGE 2 OF 29 KEENELAND NOVEMBER RESILIENCY, QUALITY HORSES 2020 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale DRIVE NOVEMBER MARKET Top Hips—Day 10 By Ron Mitchell BROUGHT TO YOU BY KIRKPATRICK & CO. t @BH_RMitchell Sale Hip Sex, Sire—Dam Price Mutakaamil 3753 c, Tapit—Muhaawara $40,000 Buyer: Jeff Engler, agent for Lea Farms Consignor: Bluewater Sales Love of My Heart 3498 f, Colonel John—My Heart's Love $36,000 Buyer: Joel Hunsburger Consignor: Taylor Made Sales Agency Lady Ready m, More Than Ready—Lady Solvig 3488 Covering Sire: World of Trouble $30,000 Buyer: Joe Parker Consignor: Lakland Farm Palpita m, Tapit—Alchemilla 3540 Covering Sire: Keen Ice $29,000 Buyer: Dr. George Veloudis Consignor: Calumet Farm ANNE M. EBERHARDT Sheer Beauty The American Pharoah colt consigned as Hip 244B was the m, Mizzen Mast—Vertical Ascent co-highest-priced weanling of the Keeneland November Sale 3591 Covering Sire: Laoban $29,000 Buyer: Bernard Flint, agent s the curtain closed on its 10-day November Consignor: Lakland Sales Breeding Stock Sale, Keeneland officials were ex- War Tigress A 3638 m, War Chant—Tigresa $28,000 Buyer: Calvin Crain pressing gratitude for the resiliency within the industry Consignor: Lane's End that allowed the racing and sales company not only to Moravian Prayer hold its events as scheduled despite COVID-19, but also 3520 f, Bayern—Greyciousness $25,000 Buyer: Tudor Grey Bloodstock with results that belied the circumstances. Consignor: Lisa & Tim Turney "If I had a takeaway from this whole fall, it's a Sassy Agnes m, Central Banker—Bullish Sentiment word we usually use this time of the year, which 3579 Covering Sire: V. E. Day $22,000 Buyer: K.O.I.D. is 'gratitude,'" said Shannon Arvin, Keeneland Consignor: Buck Pond Farm, agent for Locust Hill Farm president-elect and interim head of sales, referring Bene Pista m, Bernardini—Carriage Trail to the September Yearling Sale, the fall race meet 3682 Covering Sire: Hightail $21,000 held without spectators, the Breeders' Cup World Buyer: McMahon & Hill Bloodstock, agent Consignor: Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services Championships, and the November sale that were c, Tapizar—Fantastic Girl conducted on their pre-pandemic schedules. "This 3423 Buyer: Jeffrey Bloom, agent $20,000 Consignor: Cross Keys Sales year we're all feeling gratitude to consignors, c, Cross Traffic—Summer Place breeders, sellers, buyers, media—our whole 3612 Buyer: Greg James $20,000 Consignor: Cross Keys Sales industry—for being so resilient through tough Bye Bye Buffy times." m, Ghostzapper—Buffythecenterfold 3694 Covering Sire: Enticed $20,000 Buyer: K.O.I.D. 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BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 PAGE 4 OF 29 KEENELAND NOVEMBER RESILIENCY, QUALITY HORSES DRIVE NOVEMBER MARKET (continued from page 3) Not unlike the yearling sale that had declines of 19.7% in average and 15.9% in median, the breeding stock sale also produced a decline in average price while the median remained unchanged when compared with a non-pandemic 2019 sale. From a catalog totaling 3,804 entries—a 16.8% decrease from the 4,572 in last year's auction—Keeneland reported 2,286 horses grossed $157,815,300, compared with the $200,135,200 total paid for 2,671 head in 2019. This year's average price of $69,036 represented a decline of 7.9% from the $74,929 figure a year ago, and the median held steady at $25,000. This year's cumulative RNA rate was 15.9%, compared with 20% in 2019. As the second major sale since Keeneland incorporated internet bidding into the live bidding format, November had 279 horses sold via the internet for $16,274,300, with 3,269 internet bids. Leading the online purchases was grade 1 winner Ollie's Candy, who competed in the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) at Keeneland two days before the sale and sold as a racing or broodmare prospect to K I Farm of Japan for $1.65 million. (continued on page 6) ANNE M. EBERHARDT Shannon Arvin at Keeneland BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 PAGE 5 OF 29 KEENELAND NOVEMBER RESILIENCY, QUALITY HORSES there was good opportunity to purchase," said DRIVE NOVEMBER MARKET Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland's director of sales operations. "The enthusiasm for quality horses and (continued from page 5) the participation of major domestic and foreign buyers, many of whom remained active well into the Topping the sale were a pair of mares purchased by second week of the sale, is a testament to the resiliency Larry Best's OXO Equine for $1.95 million and $1.9 of this industry. There was a healthy mix of U.S. and million, respectively. international interests representing Europe, Japan, Most expensive of the two was Concrete Rose, Korea, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, among others, as a grade 1-winning, $1.2 million earner offered as a well as several new buyers emerging on the scene." broodmare prospect. Best's other market-leading Best said factors that motivated buyers at the top purchase was the 11-year-old mare end of the market were the quality of Indian Miss, the dam of champion stock on offer plus favorable tax laws sprinter Mitole sold in foal to leading under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, sire Into Mischief.