My Favorites From Keeneland 2021

Eventually this post will list all the horses that I liked from the Keeneland sale. It will take awhile to build out to at least 20 horses.

These are horses that looked good. In general they had athletic walks.

1. f – Bolt d’Oro – Confirmation Bias by Orb, 5/8 foal, $130,000 from Taylor Made, C+ nick, beautiful, sleek, athletic build, my favorite
2. c – Funtastic – Mikey Likes It by Elusive Quality, 4/30 foal, $62,000 from Vinery Sales, big and tall horse with athletic walk, another top pick, not sure about sire
3. f – City of Light – Betty Draper by Street Cry, 3/7, RNA $165,000 from Runnymeade, mom won going 1 1/2 miles, great looking horse, where will this horse show up???
4. f – Mastery – Keening by Curlin, 4/12, C nick, $55,000 from Nursery Place, great looking, but sold too early in the day to get vetted
5. c – Unified – Minewander by Mineshaft (Gabe ???), $60,000 from Four Star, maybe TGTBT because there is a stakes winning sibling, great walk
6. f – Unified – Irish Princess by Bernardini, 3/16, $105,000 from Four Star, sleek looking, A nick
7. c – Cairo Prince – Auntie Sparkles by More Than Ready – 4/16, A++ nick, He was so small he was almost a pony, but he had a great fluid walk. This horse required imagination. The pedigree is very interesting. Was really surprised he sold for $75,000. Really thought he would sell for less
8. f – Ransom the Moon – Catlanta by Medaglia d’Oro – 4/8, A nick, $35,000, I was impressed by this sire even though he was only a sprinter. This was a nice looking 2 turn horse
9. f – Oscar Performance – Proud Herione by Proud Citizen – “Proud Performer”, $45,000, a sire that I have some interest in, 3rd dam in 2nd dam of Honor AP, bought by Robison family
10. c – Flatter – Seize the Ring by Tiznow, $130,000, 2/9, this was a giant horse with a very athletic walk, Can a horse this big stay sound???

And let’s add a 2nd group:

1. . c – Super Saver – Ponder Lea by More Than Ready – $37,000, 5/19, not a pedigree I love, but a very solid looking horse, maybe a great value
2. c – Army Mule – Delta Sensation by Thunder Gulch – $35,000, 4/17, this has become a trendy sire, this guy looked solid and 2 turn oriented
3. c – Mendelssohn – Madame Clouseau by Galileo, $34,000, 3/23, long and racy
4. f – Twirling Candy – Maui Town by Speightstown – $100,000, 4/6, strong looking filly with good size for a TC
5. c – Lookin at Lucky – More Hoping by North Light – $120,000, 3/24, the ultimate solid but unexciting looking horse, consigned by a nice family,
6. f – Liam’s Map – Island School by AP Indy – $55,000, 5/6, small but nice
7. f – The Factor – Rightful Time by Bodemeister – $37,000, nice looking long horse
8. f – Cairo Prince – Pleasant Laughter by Coranado’s Quest, 5/25, $30,000
9. f – Good Magic – Diplomatic Miss by Violence – $82,000, 3/1
10. c – Shackleford – Star Silver by Aldebaren – 3/16, $60,000, a big strong horse by a questionable sire, West Point was the buyer
11. f – Street Sense – Saratoga Belle by The Factor, $70,000. 4/16, nice looking, but a little crooked