Keeneland September Sale Graduate and Grade 2 Winner Focus Group Tops Grade 3 Sycamore at Keeneland

Keeneland September Yearling Sale graduate Focus Group, a Grade 2 winner who finished third in the Northern Dancer (G1) at Woodbine on Sept. 14, leads entries for the Sycamore (G3) at Keeneland on Thursday. Other prominent sales alumni set to compete are multiple Grade 3 winners My Boy Jack, winner of last year’s Stonestreet Lexington (G3) at Keeneland, and Blended Citizen. 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17

SYCAMORE S. (G3), Keeneland, 1½ Miles (T), 3YOs & Up

SPACE MOUNTAIN, 6YO gelding by Street Cry (IRE) – Magical Ride ($290,000 RNA, 2014 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent; $55,000 RNA, 2016 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent) O- Hooties Racing & Michael Hui; B- G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & St. George Farm (KY); T- Michael Maker

NAKAMURA, 4YO gelding by Animal Kingdom – I’m Always Hopeful ($110,000, 2016 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Allied Bloodstock, agent; Buyer- Jane Buchanan, agent) O- Staghawk Stables; B- The Elkstone Group (MD); T- Graham Motion

FOCUS GROUP, 5YO horse by Kitten’s Joy – Cocktail Hour ($140,000, 2015 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent; Buyer- Mike Ryan, agent) O- Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence; B- Dixiana Farms (KY); T- Chad Brown

MY BOY JACK, 4YO colt by Creative Cause – Gold N Shaft ($14,000 RNA, 2015 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brereton C. Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent; $20,000, 2016 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent, Buyer- Don’t Tell My Wife Stable) O- Don’t Tell My Wife Stables,  Monomoy Stables & West Point Thoroughbreds; B- Brereton C. Jones (KY); T- Keith Desormeaux

BLENDED CITIZEN, 4YO colt by Proud Citizen – Langara Lass ($57,000 RNA, 2016 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Penn Sales, agent) O- Greg Hall, SAYJAY Racing & Brooke Hubbard; B- Ray Hanson (KY); T- Doug O’Neill

MARZO, 4YO gelding by Medaglia d’Oro – Spring Party ($1 million, 2016 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- M. V. Magnier) O- Three Diamonds Farm; B- Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings (KY); T- Michael Maker