SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015 STEADY BOOK 3 CONCLUDES AT KEENOV Lovely Purchase for Baccari by Jessica Martini Chris Baccari purchased a Tapit weanling out of Lovely Regina Keeneland concluded the two-day Book 3 section of its (Deputy Minister) for $520,000 at last year’s Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Saturday in Lexington with November sale and resold the youngster for $700,000 at this figures largely in line with year’s Keeneland September last year’s statistics. sale. The colt impressed him Through the two Book 3 enough that he was sessions, 474 horses sold committed to securing Lovely for $25,852,000 with an Regina herself when she went average of $54,540. During through the November sales last year’s Book 3, 532 ring Saturday as hip 1940, head sold for $29,525,000. acquiring the 14-year-old The average was $55,498 mare, in foal to Flashback and the median was (Tapit), for $370,000. $45,000. Last year’s top “I really thought he was a Book 3 price of $230,000 million-dollar yearling, if not was bettered five times, more than $1 million,” Baccari including by Saturday’s top admitted of the Tapit colt. Chris Baccari | Keeneland Geoffrey Russell | Keeneland offering, the mare Lovely “There were a lot of Tapits and the stockmarket was a little off, Regina (Deputy Minister), so I thought he could have brought a little more than that. And who sold for $370,000 to Chris Baccari. The 14-year-old mare, the people who have him are very happy with him and all the who was in foal to Flashback, was consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales reports that I have about him are excellent. So I felt like this was Agency as hip 1940. Nine offerings sold for $200,000 or over in a way for me to get in that family and I wouldn’t have to both 2014 and 2015. compete with everybody bidding on the babies.” Cont. p3 “Both days of Book 3 were very comparable to last year,” confirmed Keeneland’s Director of Sales Geoffrey Russell. “There is still a very strong trade in the foal market. There was great interest in the freshman sires--they seem to be doing very well, especially today.” The top four weanlings during Saturday’s session were all from the first crop of their sires, led by a colt by GI Haskell Invitational winner Paynter (hip 1847), who sold for $145,000 to Orchard Lane Farm. Both GI Donn H. winner Graydar and GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. winner Justin Phillip had weanling colts bring $110,000 and GI Preakness S. winner Oxbow rounded out the foursome with a filly selling for $105,000. Through six sessions of the November sale, 1,206 horses have sold for $190,531,000, compared to 1,321 grossing $180,429,500 in 2014. The average of $157,986 is up 15.67% from 2014, while the median is up 6.67% to $80,000. The cumulative buy-back rate is 27.65%, compared to 21.93% a year ago. The Keeneland November sale continues through Friday with sessions beginning daily at 10 a.m. Triple Crown champion American Pharoah continues to settle in PRESIDENT & CO-PUBLISHER Barry Weisbord @barryweisbord nicely at his new home at Ashford [email protected] Stud in Versailles, Ky. Sherackatthetrack photo SR. 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Out of Cara Rafaela, Lovely Regina is a half-sister to champion Bernardini, as well as to the dam of multiple Grade I winner Love and Pride (A.P. Indy), who sold for $4.9 million at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton November sale. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, Lovely Regina is the dam of multiple graded stakes KEENELAND NOVEMBER SALE winner Thiskyhasnolimit (Sky Mesa). SESSION TOTALS 2015 2014 Lovely Regina was the third mare purchased by Baccari at the • Catalogued 415 410 November sale. He also acquired Aguilera (Unbridled’s Song) • No. Offered 332 338 • No. Sold 238 275 (hip 1294) for $240,000. • RNAs 94 63 “I cut it down a few years ago,” Baccari said of his broodmare • % RNAs 28.31% 18.6% band. “But I am just starting to replace mares now.” • No. $100K+ 25 25 • High Price $370,000 $200,000 • Gross $11,753,000 $13,986,500 8 Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. • Average (% change) $49,382 (-2.91%) $50,860 This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by • Median (% change) $40,000 (-4.76%) $42,000 any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior CUMULATIVE 2015 2014 written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. • Catalogued 2140 2086 Information as to the American races, race results and • No. Offered 1667 1692 earnings was obtained from results charts published by • No. Sold 1206 1321 • RNAs 461 371 The Jockey Club Information Services and utilized here • % RNAs 27.65% 21.93% with their permission. • Gross $190,531,000 $180,429,500 • Average (% change) $157,986 (+15.67%) $136,586 • Median (% change) $80,000 (+6.67%) $75,000 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 16 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • NOV. 8, 2015 KEENELAND NOVEMBER SATURDAY’S TOP WEANLINGS Hip Sex Sire Dam Price ($) 1847 colt Paynter Glory and Grace 145,000 B-WinStar Farm & Bob Nettles (Ky) KEENELAND NOVEMBER Consigned by Denali Stud (Craig & Holly Bandoroff), Agent XLVI Purchased by Orchard Lane Farm SATURDAY’S TOP BROODMARES 1750 colt Graydar Burg Berg 110,000 Hip Name Status Price ($) B-Twin Creeks Farm (Ky) 1940 Lovely Regina i/f Flashback 370,000 Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agenv CVIII (14, Deputy Minister--Cara Rafaela, by Quiet American) Purchased by Springdell Farm LLC Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent 2126 colt Justin Phillip Winter’s Quest 110,000 Purchased by Baccari Bloodstock B-Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate (Ky) 1878 Honey Chile Ryder r/bmare prospect 210,000 Consigned by Paramount Sales, Agent LXXXI (3, Medaglia d’Oro--Honey Ryder, by Lasting Approval) Purchased by Sobhy Sonbol Consigned by Four Star Sales, Agent for JSM Equine LLC & 2124 filly Oxbow Window Woman 105,000 Greathouse Horse Properties LLC B-Shelby Lane Farm & Calumet Farm Purchased by Joe Minor Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent LIV 1785 Daguerreotype i/f Hard Spun 170,000 Purchased by Calumet (10, Silver Deputy--Looking for a Win, by Crafty Prospector) 1840 filly The Factor From Jump Start 100,000 Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent B-Mr & Mrs Broussard Hundley (Ky) Purchased by Winchester Farm Consigned by Four Star Sales, Agent for Saxony LLC 1978 Paladin Bay r/b’mare prospect 170,000 Purchased by Red Baron’s Barn, LLC (4, Sligo Bay {Ire}--Stormin Wife, by Stormin Fever) 1967 filly The Factor Music Please 100,000 Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent ($75,000 RNA i/u ‘14 KEENOV) Purchased by Calumet B-Dr & Mrs A Leonard Pineau (Md) 1837 Form Fitting i/f Bodemeister 165,000 Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent (5, Tapit--Fashion Girl, by Tactical Cat) Purchased by Dennis O’Neill (Missing Teeth Stable) Consigned by Burleson Farms Consigned by Calumet Minor Takes Control of Honey Chile Ryder 1981 Party Starter b’mare prospect 165,000 Joe Minor went to $210,000 to acquire Honey Chile Ryder (6, Medaglia d’Oro--Speeding Star {Arg}, by Fitzcarraldo) (Medaglia d’Oro), a 3-year-old filly his JSM Equine co-owned Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent with John Greathouse’s Greathouse Horse Properties, during Purchased by Baoma Corporation Saturday’s session of the Keeneland November sale. The dark 1875 Holiday’s Jewel b’mare prospect 160,000 bay has made four trips to the post and is coming off her best (6, Harlan’s Holiday--Denali Red, by Crafty Prospector) finish, a runner-up effort over the Kentucky Downs turf in Consigned by Hidden Brook, Agent XLII September.