Keeneland's four-day January mixed sale, which runs from Jan. 12-15, features a number of horses with noteworthy pedigrees or race records. And while those are only some of the factors in a buyer's decision to bid, they certainly add attraction, both for bidders and racing fans. Following is a listing of particularly interesting catalog pages for the sale's opening session Jan. 12:
Hip 12 - The 8-year-old broodmare November is by A.P. Indy and is a half sister to grade I winner The Cliff's Edge, and she's carrying a Street Boss foal. She's one of only six A. P. Indy mares in the catalog. Taylor Mades Sales Agency consigns.
Hip 47- Pure Symmetry, a 12-year-old daughter of the influential late sire Storm Cat and champion Serena's Song. That makes her a full sister to group I winner Sophisticat, grade II winner Grand Reward, and grade III winner Schramsberg, as well as a half sister to grade II winner Harlingtonand to Serena's Tune, whose daughter Serena's Catis the dam of Honor Code and a record $3 million Tapit weanling filly who sold at the recent Keeneland November sale. Pure Symmetry is cataloged in foal to Take Charge Indy. Denali Stud consigns.
Hip 79 - The Quiet American mare Scolara, now 10, is multiple graded-placed and had earnings of more than $458,000 at the races. She's now carrying her fourth foal, by Lemon Drop Kid, after producing a colt and a filly by Giant's Causeway and a colt by Tiznow. Scolara is a half sister to stakes-winner Platinee and to stakes-producer Vanilla Dream. Taylor Made Sales Agency consigns.
Hip 87 - Highclere, agent, offers this yearling filly, foaled Feb. 19 last year. She is a full sister to the popular graded winner Notacatbutallama, whose earnings stand at $695,534. Both are by the late sire Harlan's Holiday, and the bay filly is a member of his final Northern Hemisphere crop.
Hip 143 - This Feb. 9, 2014, filly is from the first crop of 2012 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Union Rags and is a half sister to 2009 champion juvenile filly and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) winner She Be Wild. Bluewater Sales consigns.
Hip 164 - Hill 'n; Dale Sales Agency offers Canada's champion female sprinter of 2013, Youcan'tcatchme, who goes through the ring as a broodmare prospect with earnings of $$436,529. Now age 6, this mare by The Daddy is a full sister to stakes-placed Winning Desire, and her dam is a half sister to such standouts as grade III winnerRhythm Band and to stakes-placed Storm Dixie, the dam of multiple grade I winner Princess of Sylmar.
Hip 168 - Accusation, a 15-year-old Royal Academy mare, is a half sister to graded winner Ifitstobeuptomeand is out of a half sister to 1997 Epsom Derby (Eng-I) winner Benny the Dip. So far, Accusation has produced four stakes performers, most recently the grade III winner Sharp Sensation. That runner added a grade II placing to his record since the catalog's publication when he was second to Calgary Cat in the Nov. 23 Kennedy Road (Can-II) at Woodbine. Accusation is in foal to Midnight Lute. Hill 'n; Dale Sales Agency consigns
Hip 198 - Multiple graded winner and millionaire Bear Now heads to the sale ring carrying a Medaglia d'Orofoal. The 11-year-old Tiznow mare was a track record-setter during her career and so far has produced four foals, including the yearling Bernardini filly Bear She Goes, who follows her through the auction. Bear Now is out of the graded-placed stakes-winner Controlled, a full sister to grade II winner Icecoldbeeratreds. She is a half sister to graded-placed stakes winner Controlled Meeting. Taylor Made Sales Agency consigns.
Hip 207 - Blind Luck, 2010's champion 3-year-old filly, retired with more than $3.2 million in earnings. Now an 8-year-old broodmare, the Pollard's Vision mare is offered at Keeneland open. To date she has produced a 2013 Bernardini filly and a 2014 Giant's Causeway colt. She's from the family that also produced grade III winnerEthan Man and, farther back, Chas Conerly. Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency consigns.
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Hip 247 - Deputy Cures Blues is a stakes-winning War Deputy mare with two stakes-performers to her credit so far: stakes-placed Moon Traveler, by Malibu Moon, and the grade I-placed Speightstown runnerWine Police, who added a fourth stakes victory and a new stakes-placing to his past-performance lines since the catalog was printed. Deputy Cures Blues, in foal to Quality Road, is consigned by Marshall W. Silverman, agent for Marathon Farms.
Hip 267 - Elusive Jackpot is a daughter of two-time champion Silverbulletday, whose daughters also include the dams of grade I winner Shakin It Up, track record-setting graded winner Govenor Charlie, stakes winnerCrisis of Spirit, and stakes-placed Mile High Magic. Eluive Jackpot, a 6-year-old Elusive Quality mare, is offered in foal to Midnight Lute. She is consigned by Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency.
Hip 282 - This yearling Hard Spun colt, born last Feb. 6, is a half brother to 2012 Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) winnerRolling Fog and hails from the very deep family of 2005 Horse of the Year Saint Liam. The yearling colt's dam, the Unbridled's Song mare Fog Dance, is a half sister to Quiet Dance, who produced Saint Liam and five other graded and stakes-performers. This yearling is a Florida-bred and is offered by Summerfield, agent.
Hip 285 - The graded-placed stakes winner Foxy Danseur is carrying a foal by the highly fashionable Tapit, and she's already produced a pair of seven-figure sales horses: Tathqeef, a Tapit colt who brought $1.1 million at last year's Keeneland September auction, and Fidelity, an A.P. Indy filly who was a $1.1 million juvenile at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton Florida March sale. Foxy Danseur is a 10-year-old Mr. Greeley mare. Her yearling Medaglia d'Oro filly, a May 17 foal last year, follows her through the ring. Taylor Made Sales Agency consigns.
Hip 309 - This Ghostzapperyearling, born last Feb. 26, is out of Haysee, a full sister to 2007 Alabama Stakes (gr. I) winner Lady Joanne and a half sister to 2011 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Shackleford, multiple graded winner Baghdaria, dual graded winner Afleeting Lady, and graded-placed stakes-winner Stephanoatsee. The family also includes 2014 grade III winner Florida Won. Darby Dan Farm consigns.
Hip 317 - Honey Huesis a 6-year-old grade III winner by Henny Hughes who captured the Early Times Mint Julep Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs last year at age 5, one of her two stakes scores on turf last season. She's earned $328,822. Her dam, Unbridled Echo, is a stakes-placed daughter of Unbridled's Song. Glendalough consigns as agent.
Hip 348 - This 9-year-old Kipling mare, Kip Berries, has earned more than $400,000 from 11 wins in 37 starts and is cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect. She's a half sister to stakes winner Miss Natalie. Mulholland Farms consigns as agent.
Hip 352 - This bay Artie Schiller yearling is a three-quarter sister to grade I winner and $405,991-earnerLucifer's Stone and a half sister to Texas stakes winner Lilly Ladue. This is also the family of track-record-setting champion Left Bank. Timber Town consigns as agent.
Hip 353 - Lady Fifty Two is a 4-year-old stakes-winning half sister to grade I winner Lady of Fifty and stakes winner Forestry Steel. She's by Kodiak Kowboy out of the grade III-placed Maria's Mon mare K.D.'s Shady Lady. To date, Lady Fifty Two has earned $83,352; her most recent win was in the 2014 Washington Oaks. She is offered as a racing or broodmare prospect by Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency.
Hip 354 - La Sorella, a 4-year-old Corinthian filly, is a half sister to 2013 King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) winnerCapo Bastoneand to graded-placed C J's Leelee. The daughter of stakes-placed Fight to Love is offered as a racing or broodmare prospect and so far has earned $51,149 from nine starts, including one win. Bluewater Sales consigns.
Hip 391 - This Lemon Drop Kid colt, foaled May 10 last year, is out of the Storm Cat mare Motokiks, who also is the dam of three grade I-placed stakes winners: millionaire multiple graded winner Keertana, dual graded winnerSnow Top Mountain, and stakes-winner Diversy Harbor, who added a grade III placing to her tally after the catalog's publication. She is offered by Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency.
Keeneland's January sale will take place at 10 a.m. EST each day in the Keeneland sale pavilion in Lexington.
