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Keeneland Championship Sale Catalog Features Breeders’ Cup Contenders, Top-Class Stakes Performers and Exciting Stallion Shares
Keeneland Release
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Keeneland announced today that 12 offerings covering an array of Breeders’ Cup World Championships hopefuls such as Mufasa (CHI), Gold Phoenix (IRE), Kilwin and Pandora’s Gift (IRE) along with talented stakes performers and stallion shares in Horse of the Year Flightline and Grade 1 winner Cogburn comprise the inaugural Championship Sale catalog, now available on Championship.Keeneland.com. The Championship Sale will be held the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 30, in the Paddock at Del Mar, site of the 2024 Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 1-2. The event begins at 5 p.m. Pacific; the sale starts at 6:30 p.m.
The interactive catalog features photos, videos, speed figures and more for each entered horse.
“Keeneland created the Championship Sale to be a fun, unique event that celebrates the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and the sport, and we look forward to hosting a top-level experience,” Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said. “We thank our owners and consignors for their enthusiastic support.”
“The star power of this catalog, its quality and diversity will appeal to a wide variety of potential buyers,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “There’s a renewed interest in racing that is very encouraging, and the Championship Sale is a gateway for new investors as well as current owners to participate at the highest level.”
The Championship Sale offers a range of high-class individuals and stallion shares, including:
Breeders’ Cup Contenders and Connections
- A 50% ownership interest in recent Vosburgh Stakes (G3) winner Mufasa (CHI). A 5-year-old son of Practical Joke, Mufasa has won 10 of 13 lifetime races in the U.S. and Chile and is a leading contender for the Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1). The interest is consigned by I. C. Racing, agent.
- A 25% interest in Grade 1 winner and millionaire Gold Phoenix (IRE), consigned by Little Red Feather Racing, Sterling Stables and Marsha Naify. This year, Gold Phoenix won the Del Mar Handicap (G2) Presented by Japan Racing Association for the third consecutive time and took the Charles Whittingham Stakes (G2) Presented by FanDuel TV; last year he won the Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1) and the Eddie Read Stakes (G2). Gold Phoenix is anticipated to make his next start in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1).
- A 25% interest in undefeated Kilwin, winner of the $1 million Untapable Stakes at Kentucky Downs in September. Kilwin is scheduled to start in the John Deere Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes (G1). The interest is consigned by Damian and Braxton Lynch’s Royal Oak Farm, agent for owners BBN Racing.
- Pandora’s Gift (IRE), a multiple group/graded stakes-placed winner in England and the U.S. who finished third in Keeneland’s Franklin Stakes (G2) on Sunday. She is being pointed toward the PNC Bank Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) or the Prevagen Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1). Pandora’s Gift is consigned by Stuart Williams Racing.
- She’s Got a Way, a winning, stakes-placed half-sister to undefeated Japanese racing sensation Ecoro Sieg, among the favorites for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1). In winning the Canna Stakes in September at Nakayama, Ecoro Sieg posted a time of 1:07.02 for 1,200 meters, the fastest time recorded by a juvenile at that distance in the history of the Japan Racing Association. She’s Got a Way, a 5-year-old mare by Tonalist, is consigned as a broodmare prospect by River Oak Farm, agent for Forever Spring Farm.
High-Quality Stakes Performers
- A 25% interest in Grade 1winner Book’em Danno, one of the top 3-year-old sprinters in the country, consigned by Gracie Bloodstock, agent for Atlantic Six Racing. Book ‘Em Danno finished second in the Boutique Group Saudi Derby (G3) in February before returning to the States to win the Woody Stephens Stakes (G1) at Saratoga and the Jersey Shore Stakes at Monmouth. He finished third in the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) at Saratoga in late August. He is entered in Keeneland’s Perryville Stakes (G3) on Saturday.
- Reincarnate, a graded stakes-winning colt by Good Magic consigned by ELiTE, agent. Winner at 3 last year of the Sham Stakes (G3) and the Los Alamitos Derby (L), Reincarnate is Grade 1-placed in the FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Stakes and the Santa Anita Handicap Presented by Yaamava’ Resort & Casino in 2024.
- Rothschild, a multiple graded stakes-placed winner by Uncle Mo. A talented grass horse, Rothschild finished third in the DK Horse Nashville Derby Invitational (G3) at Kentucky Downs in August and the Caesars Sportsbook Oceanside Stakes (L) at Del Mar in July. He was second in the 2023 Cecil B. DeMille Stakes (G3), also at Del Mar. Rothschild is consigned by ELiTE, agent.
- Green Light, a multiple stakes-placed winning sophomore son of Hard Spun. This year, he has recorded two wins and third-place finishes in the American Derby (L) and the Kentucky Downs Preview Nashville Derby. Green Light was an impressive allowance winner against older horses at Keeneland on Oct. 9 and is a live contender for the Hollywood Derby (G1) in late November. He is consigned by Bridie Harrison, agent for Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds.
- Cornell, a multiple stakes-placed winning 3-year-old colt by Into Mischief. Consigned by ELiTE, agent, Cornell was second in the Los Alamitos Derby (L) and third in the Affirmed Stakes (L) in June. He won an allowance going one mile on the dirt at Santa Anita in late September, earning a lifetime-best 96 Beyer.
Stallion Shares
- A stallion share in Horse of the Year and sire Flightline, who stands at Lane’s End Farm and whose first foals are weanlings of 2024. Consigned by Lane’s End, agent, the share is offered by an original owner of Flightline.
- A stallion share in Grade 1 winner and North American record holder Cogburn, currently the consensus fastest horse in the world who is targeting the Prevagen Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1). Cogburn will be retired at the end of the year to WinStar Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, for the 2025 breeding season. The share is consigned by ELiTE, agent for Cogburn Syndicate.
Keeneland Championship Sale
Given the sale’s proximity to the Breeders’ Cup races, all cataloged horses will be offered remotely but will be available for inspection by appointment with the seller in their respective locations.
Interested parties are encouraged to visit Championship.Keeneland.com for more information and to pre-register to bid both in person and remotely. Potential bidders must register and be approved for credit in advance and meet such additional requirements as Keeneland may request. Qualified bidders may bid in person at the sale, online via the Keeneland Sales Portal at portal.keeneland.com or by phone with a Keeneland representative.
Live coverage of the Keeneland Championship Sale will be available on the FanDuel Racing channel, FanDuel Racing + app and on Keeneland’s YouTube channel.
