Breeders’ Cup Sprint hopeful Mullikin scoring the 2024 Grade 1, Forego at Saratoga. (Adam Coglianese/NYRA)
25% Ownership Interest in Breeders’ Cup Contender, Future Stallion Mullikin, Supplemented to Keeneland Championship Sale at Del Mar
Keeneland Release
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The second Keeneland Championship Sale on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at Del Mar has supplemented a 25% ownership interest in Grade 1 winner and millionaire Mullikin, a contender for the $2 million Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) on Nov. 1 at Del Mar. The ownership interest is offered as the property of WinStar Farm, where Mullikin will enter stud in 2026 for a fee to be announced after the Breeders’ Cup.
The Keeneland Championship Sale will be held in the Del Mar Paddock days before the track hosts the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The live auction begins at 6:30 p.m. PT.
“Our participation in the Keeneland Championship Sale with our Breeders’ Cup Sprint entrant, Mullikin, is an opportunity to run for $2 million in 72 hours and have a stallion to boot,” WinStar President, CEO and Racing Manager Elliott Walden said. “We’re offering more than just a percentage of a Breeders’ Cup contender; this is an interest in an accomplished racehorse with a promising stallion career ahead at WinStar Farm.”
Mullikin, who is set to return to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint after finishing third as the favorite last year, has been remarkably consistent throughout his 15-race career. He has five wins, including the 2024 Forego (G1), with six seconds and one third with more than $1.1 million in earnings.
This year, the son of Violence has seconds behind the highly regarded speedster Book’em Danno in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G2) and True North (G3) both at Saratoga, registering 106 and 105 Beyer speed figures, respectively.
In preparation for the Breeders’ Cup, Mullikin on Friday, Oct. 17 breezed 5 furlongs in 1:00.40 at Keeneland.
Please call Liam O’Rourke at 859 351-4213 for additional information about this offering.
About the Championship Sale
Launched in 2024 when hosted at Del Mar, the Championship Sale is a one-of-a-kind sales event presented by Keeneland. The boutique sale, which unites the sport’s top horsemen, breeders and buyers in a setting designed to celebrate excellence at every level of Thoroughbred racing, offers high-class racehorses, breeding stock and stallion shares.
The catalog for this year’s sale is online at Championship.Keeneland.com.
