Dispersal of Sam-Son Farm among highlights of four-day Keeneland January auction

Keeneland has catalogued 1,588 horses for its 2021 January Horses of All Ages Sale, which will include dispersals of Sam-Son Farm, Paul Pompa Jr and Spry Family Farm during the four sessions of the sale, to be held January 11-14.

Keeneland will continue to offer online and phone bidding to enable buyers to participate in the January Sale remotely, while employing onsite Covid-19 protocols similar to those used during its two recent auctions.

The catalogue consists of 808 broodmares and broodmare prospects, 697 newly-turned yearlings, 78 horses of racing age and five stallions or stallion prospects.

Sam-Son Farm, a multiple Eclipse Award- and Sovereign Award-winning breed-to-race operation based in Ontario, will offer 21 broodmares in foal to Accelerate, American Pharoah, Bernardini, Candy Ride, City Of Light, Distorted Humor, Hard Spun, Into Mischief, Kantharos, Kitten’s Joy, Lookin At Lucky, Malibu Moon, Munnings, Omaha Beach, Speightstown, Street Sense, Twirling Candy, Uncle Mo and War Front. They include:

• Danceforthecause, a daughter of Giant’s Causeway who is the dam of Grade 1 winner Say The Word and Grade 2 winner Rideforthecause and is in foal to Twirling Candy;
• Deceptive Vision, a Grade 2-winning, Grade 1-placed mare out of Canadian champion Eye Of The Sphynx and a full-sister to Canadian champion Eye Of The Leopard who is in foal to War Front;
• Fun In The Desert, a Distorted Humor mare who is a half-sister to Deceptive Vision and Eye Of The Leopard and is the dam of Canadian champion Desert Ride, by Candy Ride. She is carrying a full sibling to Desert Ride; and
• Southern Ring, a Grade 3-winning, Grade 2-placed daughter of Speightstown in foal to Into Mischief.

Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency will handle 46 horses catalogued in the dispersal of Spry Family Farm. They include:

• 11 mares, including seven in foal to Ghostzapper, Speightstown, Maclean’s Music, Midshipman and Take Charge Indy;
• Ten foals of 2020 by Creative Cause, Ghostzapper, Maclean’s Music and Tapiture;
• Nine foals of 2019 by Lea, Maclean’s Music and Temple City; and
• 16 racing or broodmare prospects by such sires as Uncle Mo, Frankel, Invincible Spirit, Medaglia D’Oro and Kodiac.

As previously announced, the 39 horses in the complete dispersal of the late Paul P Pompa Jr are broodmares, foals of 2020, horses of racing age and broodmare or stallion prospects.

“This year’s January Sale is especially deep because of the Sam-Son, Paul Pompa and Spry Family Farm dispersals, which offer one-of-a-kind opportunities to obtain breeding and racing stock from established, successful operations,” said Keeneland president-elect and interim head of sales Shannon Arvin.

“These dispersals further enhance the January Sale’s reputation for being a source of quality broodmares prior to breeding season and a popular market for newly-turned yearlings and horses of racing age.”

The auction will be streamed live on Keeneland.com, where January Sale catalogues are available to view now.

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