After an exceptional first two books at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, MUTH took that momentum into the later books with all but three of his offerings bringing six figures and his $194,000 sale average the highest of any first-crop sire.
The group of nine in the later books was led by a $235,000 Book 2 purchase by Red Devil Bloodstock out of Soldoutshow.
Offered by Eaton Sales, that Ceahorse-bred filly is the first foal out of the Quality Road 5-year-old. Soldoutshow is a half-sister to MCKINZIE’s juvenile winner Scottish Lass, who won on debut in September, and is out of TAPIT’s Grade 3 winner and Grade 2-placed Tapicat.
A four-time winner, Tapicat is one of six winners out of Zealous Cat, who also produced Grade 3-placed Enthusiasm and the dam of Grade 3-placed Dieu du Vin. Zealous Cat is a half-sister to the Grade 1 winner Pohave among others.
X Partners Equine went to $210,000 to purchase a colt out of Queen of May from Legacy Bloodstock.
This colt saw his half-sister’s juvenile filly provide the page with a stakes update when Legacy Lady finished second in the Joseph A. Gimma S. on October 2nd. The colt’s Bernardini dam has produced two winners from four to race, led by multiple Grade 3-placed Agency to give her two stakes performers under her name.
Queen of May’s Mr. Prospector dam Issaqueena produced Grade 2 winner Tizaqueena and stakes winner and Grade 2-placed New Trails in addition to multiple stakes producers. Those out of Issaqueena’s four stakes producers are led by Grade 1-placed You’re My Girl. Issaqueena is also a winning half-sister to stakes winner Charley Tango and stakes placed Cosmic Wing out of the Grade 3 winner Ziggy’s Act.
Rounding out those in MUTH’s $200,000 club was a filly purchased by P & B Bloodstock from Grovendale Sales as agent for St. Simon Place and Schiano Racing.
This is the first foal out of City of Light mare Seine, who is a half-sister to stakes winner and Grade 3-placed Half Is Enough. There is strong stakes form throughout this page with the filly’s third dam Crosswinds producing Grade 1 winner Weep No More and Grade 3 winners Navajo Warrior and Current among her six winners. Crosswinds is a daughter of duel Grade 1 winner Flute, who also produced Grade 2 winner and Grade 1-placed Filimbi and the dams of nine stakes winners.
MUTH had 15 weanlings sell at Keeneland November with a $194,000 average and $180,000 median. His average was the highest of any stallion with more than 11 weanlings sold and highest overall among first-crop sires.