Into Mischief colt highlights penultimate session of Keeneland January

Bred in Kentucky, the four-year-old filly brought $275,000 as a Keeneland

September yearling. She is out of Shop Here (Dehere), making her a half-sister

to Grade 2-placed stakes victress Fifth Avenue (Monarchos) and stakes-placed

Shoptate (Orientate). Our Gal El's second dam is Shopping (Private Account), who

is known for producing Grade 1-winning millionaire Miss Shop (Deputy Minister),

Grade 2 victor Trappe Shot (Tapit) and stakes vixen Shop Again (Wild Again). The

latter is herself the dam of Grade 1 hero Power Broker (Pulpit).

GRENOBLE (Afleet Alex) was purchased for $110,000 while BELLA TRAVIATA

(Indian Charlie) saw a winning bid of $105,000 to round out the other six-figure

sellers on Wednesday.

Consigned as Hip 1083 by Buck Pond Farm (Douglas S. Arnold), agent, Grenoble

went to Twin Hopes Farm while believed in foal to Uncle Mo. The five-year-old

mare has toured the sales ring on three prior occasions, bringing $100,000 as a

Keeneland September yearling and $62,000 as a 2014 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter

Mixed broodmare prospect before RNAing for $125,000 at Keeneland November last

year.

Grenoble's third dam is blue-hen mare Lassie Dear (Buckpasser).

Stakes-placed Bella Traviata sold to Coronation Investments as a broodmare

prospect from the Journeyman Bloodstock (Brent & Crystal Fernung), agent,

consignment after

entering the ring as Hip 991. She brought $67,000 as a yearling at Keeneland

September in 2012.

Bella Traviata is out of Deceit (Danzig), making her a half-sister to Grade

2-placed multiple stakes winner Afleet Deceit (Northern Afleet). She comes from

the same female family as multiple Grade 1-scoring millionaire To Honor and

Serve (Bernardini).

On Wednesday, Keeneland sold 242 horses for $4,074,300, for an

average of $16,836 and a median of $8,250. Compared to the third session of the

2014 sale which sold 246, the total decreased 31.6 percent from $5,953,300, the average was down

30.4 percent from $24,200 and the median was 45 percent below last year's $15,000.

Through the first three days of the four-day sale, Keeneland has

sold 694 horses for $31,872,700, down 12.6 percent from $36,462,400 through the

same period last year. The average of $45,926 decreased 5 percent from

$48,359 in 2014 and the median of $23,000 is 9.8 percent below last year's

$25,500.

The sale concludes Thursday beginning at 10 a.m. (EST). For the complete

catalog, results, updates and live video of the auction, please visit keeneland.com.