NEWS: SALES

New York-bred Uncle Mo filly hammers for $160,000 in Book 3 of Keeneland September

Tuesday, September 20th, 2016

keeneland-logoBy Sarah Mace

Hip 1894, a dark bay/brown filly by Uncle Mo, who was purchased by Rayben Stables in Monday’s seventh session of the 2016 Keeneland September yearling sale for $160,000, was the top-selling New York-bred of Book 3.

Bred by Rf HF Mares Rule #3 and Lansdowne Thoroughbreds, LLC, the filly turned out to be a profitable pinhook. Purchased for $33,000 as a short yearling at this year’s January sale at Keeneland by McKenzie Bloodstock, she accrued nearly five times her value when offered on Monday by Burleson Sales, agent.

The Uncle Mo filly is the first foal out of Tap All Night, a Kentucky-bred winner by Closing Argument. Her second dam is multiple stakes winner Pleasant Music, a daughter of Pleasant Tap who has gone on to produce four winners, including stakes winner Galvan.

To date, 16 New York-bred yearlings have sold of 27 offered at the Keeneland sale for an average price of $112,313. The overall cumulative sale average now stands at $170,947. The New York-bred median of $95,000 is more on par with the sale median of $105,000.

The September Sale continues through Sunday, September 25, with all sessions beginning at 10 a.m.

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