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Honest Pursuit brings $3.1 million at Keeneland November Wednesday's second session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale in Lexington, Kentucky, saw four horses from the Overbrook Dispersal bring seven-figure prices to help the session gross $45,360,000, an increase of 8 percent over last year's corresponding session which saw an aggregate of $42,006,000. The median of $175,000 also rose on Wednesday for the 169 horses sold, jumping 9.4 percent over 12 months ago when 150 horses brought a median of $160,000. The average for the session dropped 4.2 percent, falling from $280,040 in 2008 to $268,402.
The five-year-old mare is out of stakes winner For Dixie (Dixieland Band), making her a half-sister to 2005 Perryville S. (G3) winner Vicarage (Vicar) and the unraced Fat City (Carson City), who is herself the dam of multiple stakes heroine Miss Atlantic City (Stormy Atlantic). Others of note in this female line include dual Grade 1 scorer Dontstop Themusic (Stop the Music), Grade 2 winner Spectacular Sue (Spectacular Bid) and multiple Grade 3 queen Zonk (Farma Way). Cotton Blossom was sold in foal to Street Cry (Ire) on a March 10 cover. The third-highest price on Wednesday came when SUMMER RAVEN (Summer Squall), Hip 313, entered the ring. Also coming from the dispersal handled by Eaton Sales, the seven-year-old mare brought a final bid of $1.7 million from Reynolds Bell, agent. The Grade 3-winning mare's first foal, juvenile colt Winslow Homer (Unbridled's Song), broke his maiden by three lengths at Saratoga on August 22 for trainer Tony Dutrow. Summer Raven, who is believed in foal to Unbridled's Song on an April 22 cover, is out of the winning Rahy Rose (Rahy), who is most noted for producing multiple Grade 1-winning sire Wild Rush (Wild Again). Rahy Rose, who is also the dam of Grade 3-placed Almuhathir (Capote), is herself out of Grade 1-placed Hardship (Drone) and comes from the same family as 1997 Middle Park S. (Eng-G1) winner Hayil (Dayjur). Edward Evans went to $1.3 million to secure DARK SKY (Storm Cat) from Eaton Sales. Consigned as Hip 418, the four-year-old lass sold as a racing or broodmare prospect after compiling a 5-2-1-0, $82,733, record during one season of racing, which took place in 2008. The chestnut filly is out of Grade 2 winner Media Nox (GB) (Lycius), who previously has produced French Oaks (Fr-G1) heroine Nebraska Tornado (Storm Cat), Group 2 victor Burning Sun (Danzig) and Grade 3 victress Mirabilis (Lear Fan). Media Nox is herself a half-sister to Group 2 queen Bonash (Rainbow Quest), who is the dam of Group 3 scorers Day Flight (Sadler's Wells) and Sense of Joy (Dansili [GB]). Others of note in Dark Sky's family include English highweight and dual Group 2 winner Missed Flight (GB) (Dominion [GB]), 1966 Broodmare of the Year Juliets Nurse (Count Fleet) and Grade 1 hero Full Out (Never Bend). Cumulative numbers for the sale are down across the board, with 295 horses selling for a total $71,651,500, an average of $242,886 and a median of $160,000 so far. Those figures represent declines of 20.4 percent, 19.3 percent and 5.9 percent, respectively, over 2008 when 299 horses brought an aggregate $90,027,000, an average of $301,094 and a median of $170,000. The 13-day sale continues Thursday and runs through November 22. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. (EST) daily. Live coverage and results can be found at keeneland.com.
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