Delahaye (Medaglia d'Oro), winner of this year's GIII Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes at Churchill Downs, is among 70 supplemental entries for the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, the auction house announced Thursday. The sale, which also includes in-foal mares, broodmare prospects and newly turned yearlings, will take place in Lexington over the course of three sessions Jan. 13-15, 2025.
In addition to her marquee success, Delahaye–a $550,000 purchase out of the 2021 Keeneland September Sale–also finished a close third in the GIII Matchmaker Stakes and in the GII Ballston Spa Stakes. Hailing from the family of Grade I winners Swagger Jack and Malibu Prayer, Delahaye has amassed a record of 4-1-3 from nine starts and earned $490,815 and is consigned by Four Star Sales as a broodmare prospect only.
Other supplements include:
- Paris Secret (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), winner of the 2023 GIII Providencia Stakes at Santa Anita who is offered by ELiTE Sales as a racing/broodmare prospect;
- Poetic, a 9-year-old daughter of Violence, whose first foal Ah Jeez (Mendelssohn) was placed in the GI F. E. Kilroe Mile Stakes. Carrying to Elite Power, she is part of the draft of Grovendale Sales, agent, and catalogued alongside her is her yearling Mitole filly;
- Pretty Birdie (Bird Song) won the GIII Schuylerville Stakes at second asking in 2021 and was sold during Book 1 of the Keeneland November Sale, when she had never been observed to be a cribber, but was seen to crib post-sale. For that reason, she is being reoffered by Gainesway as agent for the Estate of John Hendrickson. This is the Marylou Whitney family of Kentucky Oaks winner Bird Town and Belmont hero Birdstone;
- School Dance (Animal Kingdom) was runner-up in the GI American Oaks and GII Royal Heroine Stakes and descends from the family of Grade I winners Al's Gal and Ivar (Brz); Paramount Sales consigns as a racing or broodmare prospect.
Additional supplements include mares in foal to American Pharoah, Arcangelo, Corniche, Elite Power, Girvin, Gunite, Life Is Good, McKinzie, Nyquist and Taiba.
Nineteen short yearlings also are among the supplements and are progeny of stallions including Classic Empire, Cyberknife, Daredevil, Flameaway, Golden Pal, Greatest Honour, Jack Christopher, Jackie's Warrior, Maclean's Music, Mandaloun, Maxfield, McKinzie, Nashville and Yaupon.
With the supplements announced Thursday, the total number of horses cataloged to the January Sale is 1,306. Click here for the Keeneland January catalogue.
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