Nothing but Net: KEESEP Thursday

KEENELAND SEPTEMBER – THURSDAY 

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Hip Sex Sire Dam Price ($) 

611 c Gio Ponti Eltimaas 450,000
B-Frederick M. Allor, Michael T. Barnett & Anothony M. Warrender (KY) 
Consigned by Woods Edge Farm (Peter O’Callaghan), agent 
Purchased by Tanma Corp. 
Purchased by Woods Edge Farm for $200,000 as a Keeneland November weanling, this youngster proved popular during Thursday’s final Book 1 session, bringing $450,000 from Tanma Corp. The bay’s unraced dam Eltimaas (Ghostzapper) is a half-sister to champion Action This Day (Kris S.). 

612 c Kitten’s Joy Elusive Champagne 180,000
B-Kenneth L. & Sarah K. Ramsey (KY) 
Consigned by Ramsey Farm, agent 
Purchased by John Ferguson 
The Ramseys picked up this colt’s winning dam for just $25,000 at the 2012 FTKFEB sale. Bred to the couple’s flagship stallion, the resulting colt caught the eye of Darley advisor John Ferguson. His second dam is GIII Miss Preakness S. heroine Belong to Sea (Belong to Me). 

613 f Giant’s Causeway Embur’s Song 290,000
B-Fares Farms, L.L.C. (KY) 
Consigned by Lane’s End, agent 
Purchased by Velera Stable LLC 
Canadian champion Embur’s Song (Unbridled’s Song), a $170,000 KEESEP purchase by Fares Farms, proved all class on the racetrack, posting a trio of graded wins and $616,926 in earnings. Her first foal by Giant’s Causeway, conceived on an $85,000 stud fee, continued to reward her connections in the ring yesterday. 

614 f Harlan’s Holiday Empire West 320,000
B-WinStar Farm (KY) 
Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent CLVII 
Purchased by Team D 
WinStar Farm purchased the unplaced Empire West (Empire Maker)– a half-sister to the fleet multiple graded stakes winner Forest Music (Unbridled’s Song)–while in foal to Giant’s Causeway for $230,000 at the 2010 Keeneland November Sale. After cashing in for $375,000 on the resulting colt at the 2012 FTSAUG sale, this filly by Harlan’s Holiday ($25,000 stud fee in 2012) helped add to Kenny Troutt’s operation’s bottom line.

618 c Hard Spun Ender’s Sister 360,000
B-Green Lantern Stables (KY) 
Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent LXXI 
Purchased by Crupi’s New Castle B. B./J. J. Crupi, agent 
Acquired by Springdell Farm for $100,000 as a KEENOV weanling, this colt out of multiple stakes winner Ender’s Sister (A.P. Indy) proved his worth in the ring Thursday. 

635 f Street Sense Fighter Wing 225,000
B-Twin Creeks Farm (KY) 
Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent XXIX 
Purchased by Three Amigos Stables 
Twin Creeks Farm purchased the multiple-stakes placed Empire Maker mare Fighter Wing, a daughter of multiple graded stakes winner Lakenheath (Colonial Affair), while carrying this Street Sense filly for $95,000 as the 2012 KEENOV sale. The resulting filly immediately put the operation in the black yesterday. 

713 c Awesome Again Holy Blitz 400,000
B-SF Bloodstock (KY) 
Consigned by Woods Edge Farm (Peter O’Callaghan), Agent VI 
Purchased by Hartley/DeRenzo 
While carrying this son of Awesome Again, stakes-winner Holy Blitz (Holy Bull) was purchased by SF Bloodstock for $75,000 at the 2012 FTKNOV sale. The resulting 3/4-brother to GI Madison S. heroine Judy the Beauty (Ghostzapper) was in high demand yesterday. 

731 c Harlan’s Holiday Intensify 460,000 
B-Machmer Hall & Haymarket Farm (KY) 
Consigned by Select Sales, agent 
Purchased by Frank Brothers, agent for Starlight 
(See story) 

739 f Tapit Jera 600,000
B-Gainesway Thoroughbreds (KY) 
Consigned by Gainesway, Agent VI 
Purchased by Spendthrift Farm 
The stakes-winning Jera (Jeblar), purchased by Gainesway for $150,000 while in foal to Eskendereya at the 2011 KEENOV sale, has quickly proven to be a shrewd investment. Bred to Gainesway’s red-hot sire Tapit, the resulting filly, a half-sister to MGISW Jeranimo (Congaree), proved to be a homerun during Thursday’s session.