Neural Network, winner of the 2023 Gander Stakes at Aqueduct, sold for $65,000 at the Keeneland horse of racing age sale. Photo courtesy of ELiTE.
Stakes winner Neural Network landed a bid of $65,000 to finish as the most expensive New York-bred at the Keeneland November horses of racing age sale Thursday in Lexington.
Sok Racing/Michael Kares purchased Hip 4185, Neural Network, a 4-year-old son of Cloud Computing, out of the ELiTE consignment. Bred by and foaled at Milfer Farm Inc. in Unadilla, Neural Network is out of the winning Street Cry mare Lapinski.
A $120,000 purchase at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale, Neural Network went 2-1-1 in seven starts with $136,204 for owner Klaravich Stable and trainer Chad Brown.
Neural Network started his career with two wins in three starts – a debut win in mid-November 2022 at Aqueduct and a victory in the Gander Stakes in late February 2023 at Aqueduct. He also placed in the 2023 Woodhaven Stakes at Aqueduct.
Keeneland reported sales on all five of the New York-breds through the ring Thursday for a total of $146,000, an average price of $29,200 and median of $19,000.
ELiTE, agent, also sold the second most expensive New York-bred, Hip 4100, the 3-year-old maiden Good Magic filly Dance On Air that went to Ken Kachel for $37,000.
Bred by Erin Corners Bloodstock and out of the Arch mare Valentines Romance, Dance On Air placed twice in five starts for owners William Lawrence and Richard Schermerhorn and trainer Chad Brown. She originally sold for $200,000 to Meridian Partners at the 2022 Keeneland September yearling sale.
