Keeneland Book 1 Wraps Up with a Flurry

There was a flurry of activity at the end of Book 1, which ended up with more than a handful of million-dollar yearlings.

With four of the day's nine million-dollar-plus horses selling in the final dozen or so hips to be offered, the second and final session of Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale finished strong.

The session topper and likely sale topper was hip 435, a son of Tapit out of the GISW and 'TDN Rising Star' Tara's Tango (Unbridled's Song) offered by Eaton Sales on behalf of Stonestreet Bred & Raised and acquired by a partnership between Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bob LaPenta, Gainesway Farm and Ron Winchell.

The sale's leading filly thus far sold just two hips later, when Larry Best of OXO Equine took home an Into Mischief daughter of SW and GSP fellow 'Rising Star' Taylor S (Medaglia d'Oro), a half-sister to young sires Liam's Map and Not This Time. The bay was consigned by Taylor Made Sales as hip 438.

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