MACHO UNO 6 G1 Winners & 4 DAILY Millionaires ADENA SPRINGS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 WWW.BLOODHORSE.COM KENTUCKY IN TODAY’S EDITION SPENDTHRIFT BUYS $1M FASTNET ROCK FILLY 2 PACE SLOWS ON SECOND DAY AT KEENELAND 4 KEENELAND HIPS TO WATCH: SESSION 3 5 BC CLASSIC, NO AUCTION FOR BEHOLDER 6 YOUNG SEEKS 'SATURDAY AFTERNOON' HORSES 7 FIRST CREATIVE CAUSES GET ATTENTION 8 ALLIED JUST FINE WITH LUCK OF DRAW 9 'BUNNETTE' BRINGS MEMORIES FOR DILLMAN 10 KEENELAND PHOTO RESEARCH WILL EXAMINE EIPH, LASIX USE 10 Hip 277, by Distorted Humor out of Forest Music, topped the session at $1,525,000 A DIFFERENT TAKE ON SALE COMPARISONS 11 DISTORTED HUMOR COLT LEADS SESSION RESULTS 12 By Frank Angst ENTRIES 14 he first yearling to reach the $1.5 million mark this LEADING LISTS 19 Tseason came about one hour into the second ses- sion of the Keeneland September yearling sale Sept. 15 when Three Chimneys Farm went to $1,525,000 to land BENCHMARK TRAINING CENTER a Distorted Humor colt. At Keeneland September last year, four horses sold for $1.5 million or more. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for breeder Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Thoroughbred TURNING OUT SUCCESSFUL RUNNERS holdings, the gray or roan colt (Hip 277) is out of the grade II-winning Unbridled's Song mare Forest Music and is a half brother to grade III winner Kentuckian, by See our Tiznow. Goncalo Torrealba of Three Chimneys said he consignment at the sees potential for the colt on the track and beyond. Breeders Sales Co. Sale "We looked at the pedigree and hopefully he'll be our in West Monroe, LA September 29th next stallion," Torrealba said. "We may race him with Stonestreet. We're excited." Banke is interested in buying into the colt because of Forest Music, who won the 2005 Honorable Miss Handi- BENCHMARK TRAINING CENTER Full Service Training Facility Gerwyn “Taffy” Jones, Owner/Trainer with Quality Services. Mark Brennan, Farm Manager cap (gr. II) for Stonestreet at Saratoga Race Course. BH 9645 County Road 2300 • Quinlan, TX 75474 Call about our Competitive Phone/903.356.2998 • Fax/903.356.3480 Pricing! www.benchmarktc.com • Email: [email protected] BLOOD-HORSE DAILY Download the FREE smartphone app PAGE 1 OF 19 LATEST HEADLINES FROM BLOODHORSE.COM PARTNERSHIP BUYS $1.1M MEDAGLIA D'ORO COLT A Medaglia d'Oro colt was purchased by a partnership that includes Ron Winchell, Alex Solis II, Jason Litt, and Gainesway Farm for $1.1 million during the second session of the Keeneland September sale. RACHEL'S HALF BROTHER GOES FOR $800,000 A half brother to Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra was purchased by Sheikh Hamdan's Shadwell Estate Company for $800,000 during the Sept. 15 second session of the Keeneland September yearling sale. BYRNE SEEKS SAFEGUARD FOR IL HORSES, WORKERS In an effort to provide a measure of protection for horses and racetrack workers in Illinois, an Illinois Racing Board commissioner ANNE M. EBERHARDT ANNE M. wants to require tracks to consider their welfare Hip 443, by Fastnet Rock out of Maryinsky, sold for $1 million Sept. 15 in the event of track shutdowns. SPENDTHRIFT BUYS $1M FASTNET ROCK FILLY By Eric Mitchell he $1 million bay filly by Fastnet Rock out of TMaryinsky would have been attractive to any breeder in the world, Spendthrift Farm general man- Keeneland 2015 ager Ned Toffey said after acquiring the yearling out September Yearling Sale, Day 2 of the Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency consignment Sept. 15 Top Hips at the Keeneland September sale. Hip Sex, Sire—Dam Sale Price 277 c, Distorted Humor—Forest Music $1,525,000 "(The price) was little bit more than we wanted to Buyer: Three Chimneys Farm go, but at the end of the day the pedigree alone is Consignor: Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for worth that," Toffey said of the day's top-selling filly. Stonestreet Bred & Raised 365 c, Medaglia d'Oro—Kid Kate $1,100,000 "It was in the ballpark. We made one bid and were Buyer: Solis, Litt, Winchell, & Gainesway lucky enough to get her." Consignor: Lane's End Group I-placed Maryinsky is the dam of European 443 f, Fastnet Rock (AUS)—Maryinsky (IRE) $1,000,000 Buyer: Spendthrift Farm champion 3-year-old filly Peeping Fawn, winner of Consignor: Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency the group I Darley Irish Oaks and Darley Yorkshire 431 c, War Front—Magnificent Honour $900,000 Oaks. Maryinsky is out of grade I winner Blush With Buyer: M.V. Magnier Consignor: Eaton Sales Pride, who produced graded stakes winners Better 362 c, Tapit—Keertana $850,000 Than Honour, Smolensk, and Turnberry Isle. Buyer: Woodford Racing "She is a good representation of (Fastnet Rock)," Consignor: Denali Stud Toffey said. "They tend to be strong, stout, and pow- 452 f, Bodemeister—Mining My Own $850,000 Buyer: Crupi's New Castle erfully made, and she was that." BH Consignor: Betz Thoroughbreds 414 c, Malibu Moon—Lotta Kim $800,000 Buyer: Shadwell Estate Co. 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Reduced to $2,190,000. www.kyhorsefarms.com 518 East Main Street ♦ Lexington, Kentucky 40508 ♦ (859) 255-3657 The average price of $302,570 was down 3.1% from $312,298, while the median of $245,000 dropped about 12% from $280,000 in 2014. Keeneland adjusted the format for Book 1, which spans three days through Sept. 16. Last year there were four sessions in the first book, so comparisons will be tricky. Gross, average, and median were up for the first session, and thus far, cumulative average is up and median is even. The buy-back rate hovered at about 31% for the first ANNE M. EBERHARDT ANNE M. two sessions. Keeneland's Day 2 numbers fell slightly, but cumulative numbers "It was probably just the way the catalog fell, alpha- remain steady betically," Keeneland director of sales Geoffrey Russell said of the difference in the numbers for the first two PACE SLOWS ON SECOND DAY AT KEENELAND days.