Buy TicketsKeeneland has announced two supplemental entries consigned by Royal Oak Farm (Damian and Braxton Lynch), agent for BBN Racing, to upcoming sales:
- Millionaire and 2025 Test S. (G1) winner Kilwin joins Book 1 of the November Breeding Stock Sale on Tuesday, Nov. 4. She is cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect.
- A 25% ownership interest in last-out Grade 3 winner and 2025 Travers S. (G1) runner-up Bracket Buster will be offered in the second edition of the Keeneland Championship Sale in the Del Mar Paddock on Wednesday, Oct. 29.
Kilwin, a 3-year-old daughter of Twirling Candy named for the famous candy and ice cream chain, is one of the top filly sprinters in the country. She has four wins in eight starts led by the 2025 Test (G1) Presented by Ticketmaster at Saratoga and the $1 million Untapable Stakes at Kentucky Downs last year at 2. In June, she also captured the Leslie’s Lady Stakes at Churchill Downs.
In the 7-furlong Test, Kilwin stumbled badly at the start and was so far behind early that she appeared to be hopelessly beaten but unleashed a commanding stretch run to win by a neck.
“I was watching the TV, and she wasn’t on the TV,” trainer Rusty Arnold said. “I didn’t even consider that she was still in the race.”
Kilwin is a half-sister to Grade 2 winner and millionaire One Timer and stakes winner and Grade 1-placed Just Basking. Kilwin’s dam is the Blame mare Spanish Star, a half-sister to Belmont (G1) winner Sir Winston.
“Kilwin is an incredibly versatile performer who was precocious at 2 with a win in a million-dollar race on turf and the next year scored a Grade 1 victory on dirt at Saratoga with a heart-stopping performance to win one of America’s most historic races,” BBN Racing Founding Partner Brian Klatsky said. “With her prowess on dirt and turf, she’s a true collector’s item.”
The November Breeding Stock Sale, which will cover eight days through Tuesday, Nov. 11, has cataloged 3,085 horses.
Keeneland will consider supplemental entries to Book 1 until the auction begins.
Bracket Buster to Keeneland Championship Sale
Bracket Buster, who is based at Keeneland with trainer Vicki Oliver, has carried his talents to six tracks. In April at Keeneland, the Vekoma colt made his 3-year-old debut in the Coolmore Lexington (G3) at 1 1/16 miles and finished a strong second in the seven-horse field.
At Monmouth Park, Bracket Buster won the NYRA Bets Pegasus (L) by 7 lengths and was fourth in the NYRA Bets Haskell (G1). He resurfaced in another top-level race, the DraftKings Travers (G1) at Saratoga in August, finishing second to Kentucky Derby (G1) Presented by Woodford Reserve and Belmont (G1) Presented by NYRA Bets winner Sovereignty.
A month later, Bracket Buster traveled to Remington Park, where he won the Oklahoma Derby (G3) as the odds-on favorite. The colt lived up to his support at the betting window by stalking the early leader, pouncing in early stretch and drawing off to an easy 3¾-length win.
Bracket Buster is scheduled to make his next start Oct. 25 in the Hagyard Fayette (G3) on closing day of Keeneland’s Fall Meet or Nov. 1 in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar.
“BBN Racing purchased both Kilwin and Bracket Buster at Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale, and both horses are wonderful additions to our upcoming sales,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “We thank them for their tremendous support.”
About the Championship Sale
Launched in 2024 when hosted at Del Mar, the Championship Sale is a one-of-a-kind sales event presented by Keeneland. The boutique sale, which unites the sport’s top horsemen, breeders and buyers in a setting designed to celebrate excellence at every level of Thoroughbred racing, offers high-class racehorses, breeding stock and stallion shares.
The catalog for this year’s sale is online at Championship.Keeneland.com.
For more information about the Keeneland Championship Sale, click here.