Short yearlings, 4-year-old filly by Practical Joke propel January sale finale

A pair of short yearlings by Practical Joke and a 4-year-old filly by Practical Joke highlighted returns for New York-breds Thursday during the final session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.

David Wade, agent for Sycamore Hall Farm, paid the highest overall price of the session when he went to $120,000 to purchase Hip 1179[2], a filly by Practical Joke out of the Tapit mare Mezah.

Bred by James G. Doyle and consigned by Douglas Arnold’s Buck Pond Farm, the filly is the seventh foal out of Mezah, who is a half-sister to Canadian champion and Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, multiple Grade 1 winner Dullahan and multiple stakes winner Mine That Star.

Hip 1390[4], a colt by Practical Joke out of the unraced Unified mare Fancy Bluff, sold for $90,000 to HMC Ltd. during the final session. Bred by Keithshire Farm and consigned by Indian Creek, agent, the colt is the first foal out of Fancy Bluff, who is out of the Curlin mare Fascinate, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner and $1,698,748-earner Dunbar Road.

Disruption, a 4-year-old winning daughter of Practical Joke offered as Hip 1486[5], sold for $40,000 to Paul Jackson/Equine Futures LLC as a racing or broodmare prospect.

Bred by John Lauriello and consigned by Lane’s End, agent, Disruption is out of the winning Malibu Moon mare Orient Moon. A half-sister to stakes winner and $388,350-earner Kept Waiting, Disruption originally sold for $250,000 to Klaravich Stable at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. Campaigned by Klaravich, Disruption went through the ring with a record of 1-1-1 in eight starts and earnings of $77,278.

Keeneland reported sales on 12 of the 14 New York-breds through the ring Thursday for a total of $298,300, an average price of $24,858 and median of $4,350. Ten of the 12 New York-bred short yearlings offered sold for $253,300, an average price of $25,330 and median of $2,850.

Overall, 72 of the 85 New York-breds offered sold for $2,154,100, an average price of $29,918 and median of $15,000. Of the 50 New York-bred short yearlings through the ring, 41 sold for a total of $1,133,900, an average price of $27,656 and median of $10,000.

Sinclair Thoroughbreds paid the highest price of the sale, going to $200,000 during the second session for the winning Union Rags mare Preposterous. Offered as Hip 478[6] in foal to champion Good Magic, the 10-year-old out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Krazy Kathy was consigned by Indian Creek, agent. Bred by Fifth Avenue Bloodstock, Preposterous went 2-2-1 in 11 starts and earned $108,415.

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