Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) winner Bentornato is nearing a return to the work tab Jan. 17 with a target on a trip to the Middle East for the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) on Dubai World Cup night March 28.
Maiden Watch: Thunderously makes noise in his two-turn debut at Gulfstream Park. Powered by Family and Touch of Fire also impress around two turns at Fair Grounds Racecourse and Slots.
The Jan. 13 session of the Gold Coast Yearling Sale finished with a clearance rate of 78% as 145 yearlings found a new home. In turn, the aggregate reached AU$41.285 million, down 8.5% year-on-year. The average price closed at AU$284,725, up 2.2 %.
Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst: Last fall Matt Lehman bet a horse at Keeneland that left the gate at 21-1 and won, but then paid 8-1. Now the Kentucky state representative has filed a bill that aims to ensure a level playing field.
Keeneland concluded Day 1 of the January Sale with 319 head changing hands for $31,706,400, including private sales. The average was $99,393 with a median of $42,000.
The chestnut colt (Hip 114) out of grade 2 winner Deceptive Vision becomes the early leader during opening day Jan. 12 at the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale. The yearling is the second horse in the early offerings to sell above $500,000.
Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm went to a sale-topping $3.2 million to acquire Tiffany Case (Hip 465), the dam of grade 1 winner Nitrogen, during the Jan. 12 opening session of the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale.
During the second and final day of Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale, Paramount Sales will offer two broodmare prospects out of grade 1-winning dams—Flawless Quality (Hip 706) and Legacy Defined (Hip 783).
Grade 1 winner Simply in Front returned to the spotlight Jan. 12, this time at the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, where she saw a winning bid of $2 million from Greg Tramontin, who views her as a foundation mare for his farm.