Sales

$425,000 Broodmare Chameleon is Saturday’s High Seller at Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale

Chameleon, a 4-year-old daughter of Candy Ride (ARG) in foal to Practical Joke, sold to Stoneway Farm for $425,000 to record the highest price of Saturday’s fourth session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

Mt. Brilliant Farm, agent, consigned Chameleon, who is from the family of Grade/Group 1 winners Dunbar Road, Maria Candela (CHI), Miss Brio (CHI) and Secret Status. She is out of stakes winner Secret Someone, by A.P. Indy.

Stoneway Farm was the day’s leading buyer, purchasing two horses for a total of $520,000.

On Saturday, Keeneland sold 243 horses through the ring for $15,012,500, for an average of $61,780 and a median of $50,000. The total declined 28.47% from $20,988,500 from the fourth session of the 2022 sale when 248 horses sold. The average was 27% lower than the $84,631 last year, while the median decreased 23.08% from $65,000.

Through four sessions, 807 horses have sold through the ring for $138,872,500, which was 15.22 lower than $163,795,500 for 795 horses last year. The average declined 16.48% from $206,032 to $172,085, and the median of $100,000 was 23.08% below $130,000.

Opening Act, a 3-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper who is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Bast and is carrying a member of the first crop of two-time Breeders’ Cup winner Golden Pal, sold to Nice Guy Stables for $290,000. Consigned by Legacy Bloodstock agent, Opening Act is out of the Arch mare Laffini and from the family of Grade 1 winners Fault and Juju’s Map. On Oct. 6 at Keeneland, her 2-year-old half-sister, Royal Slipper, won her career debut by 4¾ lengths.

Dixiana Farms went to $235,000 to acquire stakes winner and Grade 2-placed Diamond Wow from the consignment of Grovendale Sales, agent. The 4-year-old filly is by Lookin At Lucky out of the stakes-winning Hat Trick (JPN) mare Patriotic Diamond, a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Diamond Oops. She was offered as a broodmare prospect. 

Legacy Bloodstock, agent, also consigned Saturday’s top-priced weanling, a colt from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Yaupon purchased by Brownsboro Racing for $220,000. Out of stakes winner Cartwheelin Lulu, by Bustin Stones, he is from the family of Grade 1 winner Maracuja and Grade 2 winners Appealing Tale and Rockport Harbor.

Pearl Glory (IRE), a 4-year-old winning, stakes-placed daughter of Cotai Glory (GB) in foal to War of Will, sold for $210,000 to Sugarloaf Ltd. Consigned by Bluewater Sales, she is out of the Dalakhani mare Oatmeal and from the family of Group 1 winners Pure Grain and Fine Grain.

Another weanling colt by Yaupon sold to Cavalier B/S for $205,000. Consigned by Grovendale Sales, agent, he is the first foal out of the Quality Road mare Sunday Driver and from the family of Grade 2 winner and millionaire Skippylongstocking, who was third a week ago in the Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1).

Lane’s End was the day’s leading consignor, selling 31 horses for $1,487,000.