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Langfuhr colt blazes one furlong in :9 3/5

A juvenile half-brother to Fountain of Youth hero Cool Coal Man set the timer ablaze (Eleanor Gustafson/Horsephotos.com) A colt by Langfuhr, who is a half-brother to Fountain of Youth S. (G2) winner Cool Coal Man (Mineshaft), breezed an eighth-mile in a world-record-equaling time of :9 3/5 during Monday's under tack preview for the Keeneland April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, which will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday evening, beginning at 7 p.m. (EDT). Cataloged as Hip No. 7, the gray colt is out of the winning Rubiano mare Coral Sea, who also produced current stakes winner Kathleens Reel (Lemon Drop Kid). The 13-year-old mare is a three-quarter sister to multiple Grade 3 winner and $429,108-earner Signal Tap (Fappiano), and the dam of stakes winners Destiny Calls (With Approval) and You'llbeinmyheart (Broad Brush). This is the same female family as English and Irish champion Storm Bird (Northern Dancer). Cool Coal Man is expected to make his final start before the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) in Saturday's $750,000 Blue Grass S. (G1). The record-equaling colt is consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent. He previously sold for $135,000 at the 2007 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Six juveniles breezed an eighth-mile in :9 4/5. They were: Hip 99, a filly by Scrimshaw out of Christmas Rose (Private Terms), consigned by Leprechaun Racing, agent; Hip 101, a colt by Seattle Fitz (Arg) out of Cometuseibella (Pentelicus), consigned by Scanlon Training Center, agent; Hip 149, a colt by Officer out of Push Her (Devil His Due), consigned by Wavertree Stables, agent; Hip 155, a filly by More Than Ready out of Riverboat Miss (Storm Cat), consigned by Eddie Woods, agent; Hip 163, a filly by Cat Dreams out of Siphonophora (Siphon [Brz]), consigned by Jon Jazdzewski, agent for Patience Jazdzewski and Susan Dare; and Hip 184, a filly by Speightstown out of Balancing Act (Spectacular Bid), consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent.

Two colts tied for the fastest quarter-mile, getting the distance in :20 2/5 on Keeneland's Polytrack.

Hip 45, a colt by Aldebaran, is a full brother to Santa Ysabel S. (G3) runner-up and Alcibiades S. (G1) third Grace Anatomy. The bay colt is the second foal out of Propriety (Storm Cat), a half-sister to the dam of Grade 2 winner Diabolical (Artax), and a daughter of Grade 1 heroine Plenty of Grace (Roberto). He is consigned by Kirkwood Stables, agent.

Hip 190, a colt by Forestry, is out of 1996 Astarita S. (G2) queen Broad Dynamite (Broad Brush), who is the dam of stakes-placed Santa Croce (Saint Ballado) and the granddam of stakes-placed Star Defender (Vindication). His third dam, Never Scheme (Never Bend), produced 1987 Breeders' Cup Sprint S. (G1) victress Very Subtle (Hoist the Silver). He is consigned by McKathan Brothers, agent.

"This Preview Day was one of our best attended ever," said Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland's director of sales. "Perhaps the proximity of the sale to Toyota Blue Grass week made it more convenient for a number of prominent owners and trainers to be on hand today."

Last year's April sale produced a number of prominent alumni, including the undefeated Big Brown (Boundary), who became a leading Kentucky Derby contender with his dominating victory in the March 29 Florida Derby (G1). Big Brown was purchased for $190,000 by Hidden Brook, as agent for co-owner Paul Pompa Jr., from the consignment of Eddie Woods, agent.

Video replays of all works can be viewed online at www.keeneland.com.

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