After a banner day at the races Thursday with two impressive new winners, young sire Mucho Macho Man had a good day at the sales Friday with a $170,000 filly from his second crop topping the single-session Book 5 of Keeneland September.
A total of 287 yearlings changed hands Friday for a gross of $5,313,000, an average of $18,512 and a median of $11,000. There were 54 youngsters who failed to meet their reserves for an RNA rate of 15.8%.
Friday's session was the 11th of 13 for the marathon auction, which has sold 2,546 yearlings thus far for $373,577,600. The average currently stands at $146,731 with a median of $70,000. A total of 793 horses were led from the ring unsold for an RNA rate of 23.7%.
Friday's topper (Hip 3745) was purchased by Dean and Patti Reeves's Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, which campaigned the filly's GI Breeders' Cup Classic-winning sire Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno). The freshman sire was represented by his fourth and fifth winners Thursday when Mucho Gusto was named a 'TDN Rising Star' after an ultra-impressive debut at Los Alamitos and Belle Laura powered home to a decisive score on the grass at Churchill Downs. Consigned by Eaton Sales, Hip 3745 is out of the Awesome Again mare Carolina Sunrise and is a half-sister to SW & GISP Reveron (Songandaprayer) and MSP Carolina Mist (Mr. Greeley).
The session's top colt was Hip 3804, a yearling from the first crop of Secret Circle, who brought $140,000 from SBM. Consigned by Select Sales, the dark bay is out of Fantasy Slam (Smoke Glacken).
Gainesway was the day's top consignor with 18 yearlings selling for $567,000.
Keeneland September continues through Sunday with sessions beginning at 10a.m.
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