Half-Sister to Knicks Go, Colt by Empire Maker Supplemented to Keeneland September Yearling Sale

Keeneland has announced that two yearlings – a half-sister to recent Whitney (G1) winner Knicks Go from the first crop of undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify and a colt by Empire Maker – have been supplemented to Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale and are scheduled to sell Sept. 13-14. 

Both yearlings are consigned by Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services, agent.

Click here for the catalog page for the half-sister to Knicks Go, who is Hip 399B selling on Sept. 14. The filly is out of stakes winner Kosmo’s Buddy, by Outflanker. Knicks Go has earned more than $5.3 million with victories led by the Whitney, Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), and Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland.

Click here for the catalog page for the colt by Empire Maker, who is Hip 199B and will sell on opening day, Sept. 13. He is out of Tacking, a daughter of Mizzen Mast, and from the family of multiple Grade 1 winner Paradise Woods, Grade/Group 3 winner Tajaaweed and successful stallions Mr. Greeley and champion and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Street Sense.

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A total of 4,036 horses have been cataloged to the September Sale. Click here for the auction’s enhanced online catalog, which will include walking videos of yearlings, comments from consignors about their yearlings and links to each consignor’s website.           

See theworldsyearlingsale.com for features about the importance of the September Sale and the success of sales graduates along with a Lexington destination guide presented by Keeneland and VisitLex with information about where to stay and eat while in town.