Colin Davis’s APRICOT VALLEY THOROUGHBREDS bought three, in-foal mares for a total of $215,000 on Friday at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Davis was among several Canadians who have picked up mares at the large sale which continues through November 11.
Minshall Farms, Murray Smith, David Anderson, Josham Farms, Tall Oaks Farm, Glenn Sikura and Dr. Brian Van Arem have all brought mares back to Ontario.
(see Friday’s news item, https://canadianthoroughbred.com/horse-news/minshall-smith-dalos-anderson-buy-mares-at-keeneland/)
On Friday, in addition to Apricot Valley, Dave Clancy’s Track West Racing Stable bought mares as did Maureen Hewitt-Topp, through Dale Desruisseaux.
Davis bought DUKE GIRLS (Street Sense) for $50,000 in foal to Upstart. Duke Girls is a half sister to recent maiden allowance winner Golden Harvest and stakes placed Naptown.
Soon after, Davis paid $55,000 for GHOST BAYOU, a winning Ghostzapper mare in foal to Citizen Bull. And seven hips later, picked up GOOD AS GONE, a multiple winner at Woodbine, for $110,000 in foal to Upstart. Good As Gone is by Nyquist.
Clancy paid $40,000 for the 3-year-old BETSY, by Constitution from the stakes winning mare Another Broad. Betsy is carrying her first foal, by Gunite. Buying through agent Tex T., Clancy also bought RUBY’S REIGN, a half sister to stakes winner Like a Gem, dam of Grade 1 winner Hard Not to Like, for $150,000 in foal to Life Is Good.
Desruisseaux bought IS IT GOLD (Indygo Shiner), in foal to Domestic Product for $40,000 for breeder Hewitt-Topp.
Highfield Investment Group bought two mares including a 4-year-old by Curlin named Daughter, in foal to new sire Locked. Daughter cost $100,000. Highfield also paid $60,000 for Wave of Goodness, by Cairo Prince, and she is a stakes winner in foal to champion Up to the Mark.
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