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Easy Feeling tops Day 3 at Keeneland November
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| Easy Feeling brought $650,000
on Day 3 of Keeneland November
(Keeneland Photo) |
Hip No. 792, EASY FEELING, a four-year-old daughter of Elusive Quality in
foal to War Front, sold for $650,000 to become the highest-priced horse during
Thursday's third session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
Claiborne Farm, agent, consigned Easy Feeling, out of the
Storm Cat mare Wonder Woman. She is a half-sister to French stakes winners War
Officer and Doo Lang from the family of Grade 2 winner Wandering Star, Group 2
winner War Command and Group 3 winner Naval Officer.
Hip 722, Grade 3 winner BRYAN'S JEWEL, an eight-year-old daughter of
Rockport Harbor in foal to Speightstown, sold to P.L.W., agent for Timber Town
and Jane Winegardner, for $580,000. Bedouin Bloodstock, agent, consigned Bryan's
Jewel, from the family of champion Left Bank.
PLEASANT HOME, winner of the 2005 Breeders' Cup Distaff
(G1) in foal to Orb, sold to Charles Fipke for $530,000 as Hip 543. Claiborne Farm, agent
for Phipps Stable Reduction, consigned Pleasant Home, a 15-year-old daughter of
Seeking the Gold from the family of Grade 1 winners Sky Beauty, Point of Entry
and Pine Island.
Fipke bred and races Pleasant Home's Grade 3-placed
grandson Tale of S'avall, by his stallion Tale of Ekati. He plans to breed
Pleasant Home to Tale of Ekati.
"She is a Breeder's Cup Distaff winner and I think that
properly mated -- even though she is 15 -- that I can do all right with her," Fipke said. "I bought a mare who was either 17 or 18 called Lady Shirl, and we
got a Breeders' Cup winner (2011 Filly and Mare Turf [G1] winner Perfect Shirl). I
figure I would give it a try with this one too. (Claiborne) says she is a sweety
and she is. She's just absolutely gorgeous. She's got a really nice personality,
and I told them we would look after her excellently and that she would be on the
farm till she dies."
WinStar Farm paid $480,000 for SEA ISLAND, also consigned
by Claiborne Farm, agent for the Phipps Stable Reduction. The seven-year-old Pulpit
mare, in foal to Hard Spun, is a full sister to Grade 2 winner Sightseeing. She
entered the ring as Hip 590
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"A really nice race mare (from the) Phipps family," WinStar's Elliott Walden said. "I thought she would be a good addition to our
broodmare band. We might breed her to Pioneerof the Nile, but we will see and
evaluate that later. We are really excited to have her. We thought we could get
her a little sooner (in regards to price) but the last mare we bought from Mr.
Phipps was Supercharger (dam of WinStar's homebred 2010 Kentucky Derby [G1] winner
Super Saver), so if we have as much luck with her, then we will be in good
shape."
P.L.W., agent for Timber Town and Jane Winegardner, paid
$470,000 for Hip 558, QUEENIE'S SONG, a five-year-old daughter of Unbridled's Song in foal
to Lemon Drop Kid. Lane's End, agent, consigned Queenie's Song, out of Queen of
Money, by Corporate Report. She is a half-sister to stakes winners Quiet Cash
and Pocketfullofpesos.
"Mares have been exceedingly tough (to buy) in the last
couple of days, so we are really happy to get this mare," buyer Patrick Lawley-Wakelin
said. "We love who she is in foal to: Lemon Drop Kid. He is such an outstanding
stallion and you can't ask for a better broodmare sire than Unbridled's Song."
The session's top-priced weanling, sold to Stonestreet
Stables for $390,000, is a filly by Speightstown out of Grade 2 winner Nikkis
Smartypants from the family of Grade 1 winner Diamondrella. Bedouin
Bloodstock, agent, consigned the filly as Hip 526.
The Keeneland November Sale continues through November 20, with each session
beginning at 10 a.m. (ET). For complete results please visit keeneland.com.
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