Lucan Bloodstock

TIMONIUM, MD - While many buyers and consignors are making adjustments around the new format of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale's under-tack preview, Karl Keegan of Lucan Bloodstock is making his first trip to Timonium specifically because of the preview's untimed works. "I am a big fan of the no-time format," Keegan said. "It really appealed to me. I personally think we are asking probably average horses to do crazy times that only a few special horses can do." Lucan Bloodstock will offer six 2-year-olds at the...

The Inglis Digital USA September Sale added a pair of offerings to its catalog in debut winner Saxton (Mosler) and MSP Munny Grab (Munnings), both to be offered on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Saxton enters the September sale after a 4 1/2-length debut victory in a 5 1/2-furlong turf maiden special weight at Colonial Downs Sept. 4. Trainer Cathal Lynch co-owns the 2-year-old gelding with Nick Sanna Stables. "Saxton acts like an older horse," remarked trainer Cathal Lynch of Saxton. "He is good minded and feels like he will improve as...

LEXINGTON, KY - The Fasig-Tipton October Yearlings Sale concluded Thursday with a solid renewal which very nearly kept pace with its record-setting 2022 version even in the midst of a softening yearling market and a backdrop of uncertainty in the global economy and geo-political landscape. "It was a very successful 2023 Fasig-Tipton October sale," Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr. said after the last horse went through the ring Thursday evening. "The results were very similar to last year and very similar to the 2021 results, which is pretty remarkable when...

Karl Keegan, who has spent the last 15 years building his resume in Ocala, decided it was time to strike out on his own last fall when he officially launched Lucan Bloodstock. Following a successful sales debut in March, the operation will offer its second consignment at the upcoming Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. Keegan, the son of a jockey, first found his love of horses in his hometown of Lucan, just south of Dublin. After serving as a work rider for trainers like John...