Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm went on a late session buying spree during the supplemental portion of Keeneland November Monday, purchasing champion Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute) for $5.5 million as hip 235 and then adding 2022 French two-time Group 1 winner Dreamloper (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) for $2.7 million as hip 239.
Midnight Bisou had previously sold for $5 million at the conclusion of her racing career to partner Chuck Allen at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton November sale. Since then she produced a Curlin colt Feb. 12 and was offered back in foal to Tapit. Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa consigned the 7-year-old, whose juvenile half-brother Verifying (Justify) was second in this year's GI Champagne S.
Dreamloper, meanwhile, was consigned by her trainer Ed Walker, having finished 12th in Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Mile. The Mrs. Olivia Hoare homebred took the G1 Prix D'Ispahan in May and romped by 5 1/2 lengths in the G1 Prix de Moulin de Longchamp in her most recent European start. She was offered as a racing or broodmare prospect.
Yoshida also paid $1.5 million for GSW 'TDN Rising Star' Jouster (Noble Mission {GB}) as hip 198.
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