Three horses sold at Keeneland’s 2025 September Yearling Sale — Hughes, Emphatic and Haffner — triumphed today on Future Stars Friday at the 43rd Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland. 

The 2¼ length winner of the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Hughes was ridden by Flavien Prat for trainer Bob Baffert. 

The Into Mischief colt, who was bred in Kentucky by Breffni Farm, was consigned to the September Sale by Blandford Stud, agent, and purchased for $675,000 by Donato Lanni, agent for SF Racing/Starlight Racing/Madaket Stables. He has won his five career races. 

Hughes led a sweep of September Sale graduates in the Juvenile. American History was second, and Salahudin was third.  

Emphatic, who won Keeneland’s Darley Alcibiades G1) on Oct. 2, opening day of the Fall Meet, captured the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) by 1½ lengths. Four Star Sales, agent, consigned the unbeaten Nyquist filly to the September Sale, where she sold for $260,000 to Ben Gowans, agent for Young Squirrel Stable. 

Tyler Gaffalione rode Emphatic for owner Gainesway Stable and Andrew Rosen. She is trained by Brendan Walsh. Bred by Jon A. Marshall in Pennsylvania, Emphatic has won her four races. 

Emphatic’s 4-year-old half-sister by Omaha Beach, Persuasive, is cataloged as a broodmare prospect to Book 1 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale on Nov. 3. Consigned by Gainesway, agent, Persuasive is a multiple winner who scored a 12-length victory in her first win. She is Hip 271. 

Haffner, who is trained by Aidan O’Brien, scored a 1¾-length victory in the Brown Advisory Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1). The son of Justify sold for $375,000 at the September Sale, where he was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. The buyer was M.V. Magnier/White Birch Farm. 

Haffner races for Peter Brant, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg (Lucia Waldner) and Brook T. Smith.