Nearly three-quarters of the way through the third day of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, SF Racing, Starlight Racing, and Madaket Stables went to $1.05 million for the Sept. 11 co-session topper, the Tapit colt consigned as Hip 674. Donato Lanni signed the ticket for power partnership.
“You know, it’s a very deep family. … It’s a beautiful piece of paper, out of a very good fast dirt mare. By Tapit. What else can we say about him? He just keeps on proving how good he is and age hasn’t slowed him down,” said the partnership’s Tom Ryan. The colt will be heading to trainer Bob Baffert, who Ryan said doesn’t have much experience with Tapit’s offspring. Though he noted that one who is currently under Baffert’s tutelage, Fort Bragg , last year won the Dwyer Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park.
SF Racing, Starlight Racing, and Madaket Stables bought eight hips Day 3 for a gross of $4,545,000. In addition to the Tapit colt, they went to $950,000 for a McKinzie colt and $775,000 for a son of Uncle Mo .