Promising Juveniles With KEESEP Kin

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With summer racing at venues like Saratoga and Del Mar in the rearview mirror and the Keeneland September Sale set to start Monday, we have compiled a list of some of the promising 2-year-olds whose siblings or close relatives are catalogued to be sold in Lexington.

INGRID (f, Gemologist)
O-Black Swan Stable. T-Michael Hushion.
Ingrid ran to serious tote action on debut at the Spa Aug. 24. Installed at 7-5 facing New York-breds, the Mike Hushion trainee zipped right to the front and was never seriously threatened en route to a six-length score (video). Her half-sister is the dam of hip 55, a Lemon Drop Kid filly consigned by Paramount Sales, Agent XXXV. Ingrid is also a half to Grade I-winning sprinter Sean Avery (Cherokee Run).

ADULATION (c, To Honor and Serve)
O-Marylou Whitney Stables LLC. T-Ian Wilkes.
Dismissed at 16-1 for a conditioner who almost never wins first out, well-bred Adulation broke very poorly, but uncorked a strong turn rally before settling for second after struggling with his lead changes going seven furlongs in the Spa slop Aug. 13 (video). Out of a half-sister to champion Bird Town (Cape Town) and MGISW Birdstone (Grindstone), his Giant's Causeway half-brother will be offered by Gainesway, Agent V as hip 109.

NOBLE READY (f, More Than Ready)
O-Cheyenne Stables LLC. T-Christophe Clement.
Noble Ready broke her maiden at second asking over the Delaware Park lawn in July, and entered Saratoga's Sept. 1 P. G. Johnson S. a bit under the radar. She gave a good account of herself that day, however, chasing the pace before checking in second behind highly regarded 'TDN Rising Star' Coasted (Tizway) (video). Noble Ready's half-sister sells Monday at KEESEP as hip 185 through the Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services consignment. Their dam is also responsible for GISW Western Aristocrat (Mr. Greeley) and 2016 stakes winner Zindaya (More Than Ready).

BLAME WILL (c, Blame)
O-Willis Horton Racing LLC. T-D. Wayne Lukas.
Blame Will, himself a $600,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga grad, went turf-to-dirt and route-to-sprint to earn his diploma third out at Saratoga Aug. 20 (video). The bay only won by a neck, but there was a gap of five back to third and he received one of the highest Beyer Speed Figures earned by a 2-year-old at the 2016 meet. His full-brother will be offered by Eaton Sales as hip 210.

SKY GESTURE (f, Tiznow)
O-My Meadowview Farm LLC. T-Richard A. Violette, Jr.
Sky Gesture took heat from all sides in her Aug. 28 unveiling in New York, but held sway late to fend off a fast-finisher by daylight with a gap of 8 1/2 lengths back to third (video). Hip 257 is a Tiznow filly out of a half-sister to Sky Gesture's dam and is consigned to the sale by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent CXLVI. Her dam is an unraced full-sister to none other than leading sire Tapit.

NOT THIS TIME (c, Giant's Causeway)
O-Albaugh Family Stable. T-Dale Romans.
Not This Time never really recovered from a slow break when fifth in a key heat at Churchill June 30, but was all business stretching to a mile at Ellis Aug. 12. Backed down to 1-2, he went straight to the front and poured it on to earn his diploma by an emphatic 10 lengths. Hip 502 is a Taylor Made-consigned Bodemeister half-brother to Not This Time, as well as brilliant MGISW and 'TDN Rising Star' Liam's Map (Unbridled's Song).

WARRIOR HALL (f, War Front)
O-Robert S. Evans. T-Christophe Clement.
Warrior Hall, herself a $1-million purchase 12 months ago, failed to land a blow sprinting in the Saratoga slop July 31, but ran a drastically improved race when stretched out on the lawn Aug. 28 to show good speed and hold second (video). Her Candy Ride (Arg) half brother sells as hip 730 through Lane's End.

PARLOR (c, Lonhro {Aus})
O-Anderson Thoroughbreds. T-Eddie Kenneally.
Parlor kicked home impressively for a first-up success routing on the Ellis grass Aug. 14, and came up a neck short when second in the Sept. 3 Kentucky Downs Juvenile S. after breaking slowly and checking badly–a rough trip that likely cost him several lengths (video). KatieRich Farms consigns a More Than Ready half-sister to the colt as hip 1334.

BIG GRAY ROCKET (c, Tapit)
O-Frank Fletcher Racing Operations Inc. T-Bob Baffert.
Big Gray Rocket, a $450,000 KEESEP graduate, entered with a big reputation for his Aug. 13 unveiling at Del Mar, but completely blew the break before running on late to finish an incredible second. He atoned for that debut outing with a 6 3/4-length drubbing Sept. 5, earning 'TDN Rising Star' status in the process (video). His Grade I-winning dam Mistical Plan (Game Plan) is also responsible for a Medaglia d'Oro colt consigned as hip 1338 by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent for Blue Heaven Farm.

GORMLEY (c, Malibu Moon)
O-Mr. & Mrs. Jerome S. Moss. T-John Shirreffs.
Gormley took a bit of tote support for an extremely patient barn at Del Mar Sept. 4, dueled in between horses from the two path and blew them away in the lane to score by a geared-down 4 1/4 lengths (video). His Smart Strike half-brother (hip 1388) will be offered by Paramount Sales, Agent LXXIII next Saturday.

 

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