Top-class mare Concrete Rose to be offered at Keeneland in November

Grade 1 winner Concrete Rose is to be offered as a racing or broodmare prospect during Book 1 of this year’s Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale

The four-year-old daughter of Twirling Candy who has won six of seven races and earned $1,218,650, will be consigned by Lane’s End, agent for co-owners Ashbrook Farm and BBN Racing.

"We’re excited to offer Concrete Rose as a racing or broodmare prospect with such great companies as Lane’s End and Keeneland," Ashbrook racing manager Bo Bromagen said. "Working with them as partners gives us the greatest opportunity to showcase her."

Lane’s End director of sales Allaire Ryan added: "Lane’s End proudly welcomes Grade 1 winner Concrete Rose back to our sale consignment, this time as a racing/broodmare prospect at Keeneland November.

"Concrete Rose was previously sold by Lane’s End at Keeneland September in 2017 and from the start of her racing career has been a banner sale graduate for us and for our versatile resident stallion Twirling Candy.

"To date, she is the sire’s leader of lifetime top performers with over $1.2 million in career earnings – more than Grade 1-winning sons Gift Box and Collusion Illusion.

"We are thrilled for the opportunity to highlight our November consignment with a filly of her calibre. Her combined talent, looks and breeding will make her a sought-after prospect for any top-level program."

"Concrete Rose is a once-in-a-generation elite athlete that everyone dreams of owning,” BBN Racing founding partner Brian Klatsky said.

"It’s been an honour and a privilege for all of our partners at BBN Racing to be associated with her. She has already created memories of a lifetime and is not done yet.”

Trained by George 'Rusty' Arnold, Concrete Rose opened her three-year-old campaign with a win in the Florida Oaks and remained undefeated for the year. She managed a Grade 1 victory in the Belmont Oaks Invitational and later landed the inaugural $750,000 Saratoga Oaks Invitational by four and three-quarter lengths.

"She’s beautiful, incredibly athletic, stands over some ground,” Bromagen said. "She’s well-balanced with a great shoulder and hip. But her mind really makes her stand apart. She’s incredibly smart. When she progressed from her two to three-year-old year, you could sense the change in her personality from doing things on talent to really taking a hold of the bit and going after them."

Out of the winning Powerscourt mare Solerina, Concrete Rose is from a family of successful North American and international performers. Her family includes Horse of the Year and Kentucky Derby winner Ferdinand.

"Concrete Rose is an extremely accomplished racehorse - one of the best of her generation in her division - and her future is exciting whether she returns to the race track or begins her career as a broodmare," Keeneland president-elect and interim head of sales Shannon Arvin said.

"Keeneland is thrilled for the opportunity to present Concrete Rose at the November Sale with all the support a performer of her stature deserves."

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