Two seven-figure yearlings light up Keeneland

Legs Lawlor's other half-siblings include Grade 1-placed Medievil Hero

(Sea Hero), Grade 3-placed Tricky Elaine (Grindstone) and stakes scorer Cold N

Calculating (It's Freezing). They were all produced by stakes victress Evil

Elaine (Medieval Man), a full sister to multiple stakes winner Ravensmoor.

The Kentucky-bred bay also hails from the family of Grade 2 queen Tizfiz (Tiznow),

Grade 3-placed stakes winner Rasierra (Kafwain) and current Grade 2-placed

juvenile Indian Evening (Indian Charlie), hero of last Sunday's Swynford S.

"He is a very nice horse, very elegant," said Mark Roberts, manager of Adena

Springs South, who was on the phone with Stronach during the bidding and signed

the ticket for the colt. "We liked that he is out of a young Unbridled mare; the

family is very nice. But we just liked the individual. He's got a lot of stretch

to him, a lot of scope. We thought he stood out in the sale."

The session topper was one of only six yearlings Greenwood Lodge consigned to

the September Sale. A 280-acre Thoroughbred operation near Paris, Kentucky,

Greenwood Lodge is operated by Bill and Carole McAlpin.

"We knew he was a good horse and we expected him to do well, but we didn't

expect that (the million-dollar sale)," said Bill McAlpin, who credited the

staff at Greenwood Lodge for the success. 

"I liked everything about her -- her walk, her size, strength, and obviously

she has a very good pedigree," said Leon, who was the session's top buyer and

the second leading buyer overall. "When you find something that fits your

program, and is so very special, it's difficult to let them go."

Double-digit, across-the-board increases continued for both the daily and

cumulative numbers. On Thursday, 209 yearlings were sold for $34,040,500, a 46.5

percent spike from the $23,234,000 realized by 197 yearlings during the same

session last year. The average jumped 38.1 percent, from $117,939 to $162,873,

and the median rose 30 percent, from $100,000 to $130,000.

Through the first five days, 753 yearlings have grossed $145,216,500, a climb

of 22.3 percent from the $118,690,000 brought by 724 thus far in 2010. The

average increased 17.6 percent, from $163,936 to $192,851, while the median

soared 36.4 percent, from $110,000 to $150,000.

"This was a great session today, any way you slice it," Keeneland Vice

President of Sales Walt Robertson said. "It is impressive that the three-session

Book 2 this year out-grossed last year's four-session Book 2.

"The fact that we had two million-dollar-plus horses at this point in the

sale speaks volumes. Add to it that those horses rank second and third,

respectively, among the top-priced horses so far in the sale is phenomenal.

There are many good horses still ahead, so we're very encouraged as we move

forward with a second week of selling."

The 13-day sale takes a hiatus on Friday, resuming with Book 3 on Saturday

and running through September 24. Sessions begin daily at 10 a.m. (EDT).

For the complete catalog, results and live video of the auction, log onto

keeneland.com.