Lot 156 – Naples Bay (Giant’s Causeway – Cappucino Bay)
Keeneland’s November breeding stock sale runs from 4 – 14 November and has posted strong results for the first two days.
Tuesday’s first Book 1 session sold 135 horses, including seven for $1 million or more. Sales topper was Lot 156, the $3.6 million broodmare Naples Bay.
The half-sister to Medaglia d’Oro was consigned by Clairborne Farm on behalf of Edward A. Cox Jr. The mare is by Coolmore sire Giant’s Causeway and is a graded stakes winner. The 6-year-old daughter of stakes winner Cappucino Bay (Bailjumper) was sold in foal to Claiborne’s hot young stallion, War Front.
“She comes from a great family, she’s by Giant’s Causeway, she’s in foal to War Front, and we’ll be looking forward to seeing that,” said M. V. Magnier, who signed the ticket on Coolmore’s behalf. “Not sure what we’re going to do with her, but she could easily go back to Galileo. We’ll decide over the next couple of days.”
The purchase put Magnier at the top of the log of the day’s buyers and Claiborne ended the day as the session’s top consignor with an average of $1,403,333.
Also active on day 1 was Markus Jooste’s Mayfair Speculators, which signed for Lot 83, Gianthalf for $335,000. The Giant’s Causeway mare out of Halfbridled (Unbridled) is believed to be in foal to Exchange Rate.
Lot 246 – Aloof (Galileo – Airwave)
The second and final Book 1 session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale took place on Wednesday, 5 November and saw Irish broodmare Aloof (Lot 246 by Galileo out of the Air Express mare Airwave) knocked down for to Whisper Hill Farm for $3,9 million. There was also a record price for a weanling, when Bridlewood Farm went to $3 million for the Tapit filly out of Serena’s Cat (Lot 402). The filly is a half-sister to Rathmor Stud’s Noble Tune.
South African buying power was again in evidence with 4 more purchases. Mayfair Speculators went to $325,000 for lot 224, the Irish-bred Untoward, a 5yo daughter of Galileo out of the Mt Livermore mare Eliza, believed to be in foal to Malibu Moon. They also went to $725,000 for Lot 413, another Irish-bred mare named Society Pages. The 3yo daughter of Medaglia d’Oro out of the Coronado’s Quest mare Society Selection is believed in foal to Tapit.
Sales Topper – Lot 402 (Tapit – Serena’s Cat)
Klawervlei Stud signed for 2 lots. The first was Lot 386, Queenofalldiamonds. The 10yo daughter of Kingmambo out of Strawberry Road mare Escena, sold for $180,000 and is believed to be in foal to Kitten’s Joy. Their second purchase was Lot 443, the Irish-bred Marquesa Naranja by Duke Of Marmalade out of the Darshaan mare, Renashaan. The hammer fell at $55,000 and Marquesa Naranja is believed in foal to Scat Daddy on Southern Hemisphere time.
The sale runs until 14 November and daily sessions can be watched live on the Keeneland website starting at 5pm local time.
