Danceinthesunlight commands $675,000 at Keeneland

The royally bred Danceinthesunlight was a bright spot in a tough market (Photo by Z/Keeneland Association)

Consigned by Anderson Farms, agent for Sam-Son Farm, the three-year-old

Danceinthesunlight is in foal on a March 27 cover to Forest Wildcat. She is the

second foal from $1.6 million earner Dancethruthedawn, who was honored as

Canada's champion three-year-old filly after capturing the Queen's Plate S. and

Woodbine Oaks in 2001. At four, she added the Go for Wand H. (G1) and

Doubledogdare S. to her resume.

Dancethruthedawn won or placed in a total of 10

stakes while compiling a lifetime mark of 16-7-2-3. She is herself a daughter of

Hall of Famer Dance Smartly (Danzig), whose other notable offspring include dual

Canadian classic winner Scatter the Gold (Mr. Prospector), Canadian Grade 2

scorer Dance with Ravens (A.P. Indy) and stakes-placed sire Dance Brightly (Mr.

Prospector).

The session's priciest weanling, a colt by Indian Charlie from the

consignment of Highclere Sales, agent, also made an early appearance. Sporting

Hip 1047, the dark bay went to Foxtale Farm for $370,000. The January 26 foal is

out of the winning A.P. Indy mare Fapindy, making him a half-brother to the

stakes-placed Point Me the Way (Point Given). This is the family of Grade 1 hero

Jovial (GB) (Northern Jove) as well as French Group 2 winners Majorien (GB)

(Machiavellian) and America (Ire) (Arazi), who is herself the dam of current

French stakes victor Americain (Dynaformer).

On Thursday, 201 horses were sold for a total of $16,556,000, a plunge of

41.4 percent from the comparable session last year, when $28,275,000 was

realized by 238 head. The average tumbled 30.7 percent, from $118,803 to

$82,368, and the median fell 29.7 percent, from $92,500 to $65,000.