Brunacini

by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis LEXINGTON, KY - Solid trade continued right through the conclusion of the second and final Book 2 section of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Thursday, with the 3-year-old broodmare Finesse (Street Sense) bringing the section's top price of $900,000 when selling to Dixiana Farms. "It was really solid today," said Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy. "It was very competitive. I was speaking to a lot of buyers out there, and they were finding it very difficult to buy the foals that...

34-year-old trainer Matt Sims, who recorded his first stakes win Saturday with 28-1 longshot Brunacini (Dortmund) in the GIII Perryville Stakes at Keeneland, is already looking for a second with his upset runner before the winter season. "He looks good this morning, and he wasn't tired after the race," said Sims, who will split the winter between racing at Turfway Park and Oaklawn Park. "[We're] looking at the Cherokee Mile at Churchill Downs Dec. 1." Meanwhile, Perryville favorite Book'em Danno (Bucchero) had to settle for second Saturday after a tricky...