Keeneland September Sale Graduate War of Will Favored in $1 Million Ricoh Woodbine Mile

Keeneland September Yearling Sale graduate War of Will, winner of Keeneland’s Maker’s Mark Mile (G1) in his last start, is the early favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile (G1), a Breeders’ Cup Challenge event for the FanDuel Mile Presented by PDJF (G1) on Nov. 7 at Keeneland. Also featured in the talented field is Keeneland sale alumnus and 2019 Canadian Horse of the Year Starship Jubilee.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

RICOH WOODBINE MILE (G1), Woodbine, 1 Mile (T), 3YOs & Up

STARSHIP JUBILEE, 7YO mare by Indy Wind – Perfectly Wild ($425,000 RNA, 2018 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brookdale Sales, agent) O- Blue Heaven Farm; B- William Sorren (FL); T- Kevin Attard

OLYMPIC RUNNER, 4YO gelding by Gio Ponti – Nadadora ($27,000, 2016 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, Buyer- Equest Thoroughbreds; $180,000, 2017 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Equest Thoroughbreds, Buyer- Justin Casse) O- Gary Barber; B- Eutophia Farm (KY); T- Mark Casse

WAR OF WILL, 4YO colt by War Front – Visions of Clarity (IRE) (RNA to Sale, 2017 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent) O- Gary Barber; B- Flaxman Holdings (KY); T- Mark Casse

BELMONT OAKS INVITATIONAL S. (G1), Belmont, 1¼ Miles (T), 3YO Fillies

SETTING THE MOON, 3YO filly by Lea – Moon Meeting Too ($67,000, 2017 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Elm Tree Farm, agent, Buyer- Brian Holmes, agent; $27,000 RNA, 2018 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Scott Mallory, agent) O- Paul Pompa Jr.; B- Curt Leake (KY); T- Todd Pletcher

SINGSPIEL S. (G3), Woodbine, 1¼ Miles (T), 3YOs & Up

STANDARD DEVIATION, 4YO colt by Curlin – False Impression ($450,000, 2017 Sept Yearling, Consignor- KatieRich Farms; Buyer- Mike Ryan, agent) O- Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani; B- KatieRich Farms (KY); T- Graham Motion

SKYWIRE, 4YO gelding by Afleet Alex – Meandering Stream ($47,000, 2017 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- deMeric Stables, agent) O- Gary Barber & Lucio Tucci; B- William Graham (ON); T- Mark Casse

NAKAMURA, 5YO gelding by Animal Kingdom – I’m Always Hopeful ($110,000, 2016 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Allied Bloodstock, agent; Buyer- Jane Buchanan, agent) O- Staghawk Stables; B- The Elkstone Group (MD); T- Graham Motion

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

SUMMER S. (G1), Woodbine, 1 Mile (T), 2YOs 

SECRET POTION, 2YO colt by Into Mischief – Caxambas Pass ($475,000, 2019 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent; Buyer- White Birch Farm) O- Peter Brant, Robert LaPenta & Woodford Racing; B- Dixiana Farms (KY); T- Chad Brown

READY TO REPEAT, 2YO gelding by More Than Ready – Christine Daae ($60,000, 2019 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sale Agency, agent; Buyer- Gail Cox, agent) O- Gail Cox, John Menary, Michael Ambler & Windways Farm; B- Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings (KY); T- Gail Cox

HEAT OF THE NIGHT, 2YO gelding by Summer Front – Lilbourne Eliza (IRE) ($18,000 RNA, 2019 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent) O- John Fielding, Fred Hertrich III & Blazing Meadows Farm; B- Fred Hertrich III & John Fielding (KY); T- Tim Hamm

NATALMA S. (G1), Woodbine, 1 Mile (T), 2YO Fillies

STUNNING PRINCESS, 2YO filly by Cairo Prince – Psychadelacized ($95,000, 2019 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brereton C. Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent; Buyer- R. A. Hill/Oracle Bloodstock, agent) O- R. A. Hill Stable & Brereton Jones; B- Brereton Jones (KY); T- Danny Gargan

SLEEK LYNX (GB), 2YO filly by War Front – Sarah Lynx (IRE) ($250,000 RNA, 2019 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent) O- Gary Barber; B- Haras Don Alberto (GB); T- Mark Casse

BIG BIG PLANS, 2YO filly by Point of Entry – Morilles (GB) ($17,000, 2019 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Keith Lancaster, agent; Buyer- Nick Gonzalez) O- Martha Gonzalez; B- Sean Fitzhenry (ON); T- Nicholas Gonzalez

SALVATOR MILE S. (G3), Monmouth, 1 Mile, 3YOs & Up

PIRATE’S PUNCH, 4YO gelding by Shanghai Bobby – Catch the Moon ($90,000, 2017 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Summerfield, agent; Buyer- W. E. Morey, agent) O- Gulliver Racing, Craig Drager & Dan Legan; B- Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings (KY); T- Grant Forster

VALID POINT, 4YO colt by Scat Daddy – Goldbud ($140,000, 2017 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Blandford Stud, age