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Champion Midnight Bisou, who is in foal to Tapit, sold for $5.5 million to Katsumi Yoshida of Japan to lead today’s Book 1 opening session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and continue the excitement at Keeneland, which hosted the Breeders’ Cup World Championships Friday and Saturday.

A colt by Quality Road sold for $1.7 million and a son of Gun Runner brought $1.2 million during Thursday’s session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, which recorded a fourth consecutive day of spirited trade and strong results.

Desire for premium Thoroughbred racing prospects from the world’s leading horsemen continued to fuel heady trade during Tuesday’s second session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, which realized strong gains and the sale of 13 seven-figure horses led by a colt by Constitution for $1.8 million.

Keeneland announced today that Marion Ravenwood, dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Nest, who is the highest-rated 3-year-old on the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, and Callingmissbrown, dam of 2022 Belmont Stakes winner Mo Donegal, have been entered in Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock Sale to sell on opening day, Nov. 7, during the prestigious Book 1.

“Gray’s extraordinary background and expertise in many facets of the Thoroughbred industry will be a terrific asset to the Board,” said Banke, Breeders’ Cup Chairman.

Bound for Nowhere, trained and owned by Wesley Ward, found daylight in late stretch to win in the $203,200 Highlander Stakes (G2) Saturday at Woodbine.

The results of the 2022 Belmont Stakes produced a double of different kinds for both the sire of the winner Mo Donegal (by Uncle Mo) and for the breeders, the Lyster family’s Ashview Farm and Richard Santulli’s Colts Neck Stables, which bred and sold the winner, as well as the runner-up, Nest (Curlin).

Ryan Elected President Of Consignors And Commercial Breeders Association Sponsored by: Allaire Ryan The new officers and board members for the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association (CBA) were installed at its most recent meeting. Allaire Ryan of Lanes End Farm will serve as president, Walker Hancock of Claiborne Farm has been named vice president and Mark Taylor of Taylor Made Farm will serve as treasurer. Outgoing president Gray Lyster will continue to serve the organization...