Seven for BRIGHT FUTURE at Keeneland November

It’s a seven-horse debut for Grade 1 winner BRIGHT FUTURE at Keeneland November when his weanlings make their first sales ring appearance at the Kentucky sale.

The first through the ring is the Claiborne-offered Hip 1210 out of Culdee.

A February-born filly, she is a half-sister to a placed juvenile from her winning Flatter dam’s first to race. Culdee earned nearly $70,000 on the track as one of nine winners out of the stakes placed Arch mare Bend.

A three-time winner in addition to multiple stakes placings, Bend is also the dam of three stakes winners in multiple Grade 3 winner Clearly Now, Grade 3 winner Bendable, and the stakes winning Bender. There are stakes performers under three of the filly’s first four dams.

A half-brother to the stakes winning Stifling sells as Hip 1483 with Claiborne.

Stifling leads the seven winners from seven to race out of WAR FRONT mare Speedy War, whose other winners include five-time winner Epic Battle and three-time winners Game Theory and Rule Follower. This February 20^th-born colt is a grandson of the multiple stakes placed Maid For Speed, whose siblings include Korean Horse of the Year Dongbanui Gangja and the dams of Grade 3 winner Richiegirlgonewild and stakes winner Artempus.

There are stakes winners under four of the colt’s first five dams with others including champion Clase Estelar and Grade 2 winner Isayso. Stifling has her own BRIGHT FUTURE weanling selling here when her March 14-born colt sells as Hip 3101 with Claiborne.

Vinery Sales is the consignor of BRIGHT FUTURE’s Hip 3035.

Born on March 15, the filly is a half-sister to the stakes-placed, eight-time winner Wise Anchor, who leads the charge of four winners from six to race out of Oh Wise one. That mare was an eight-time winner herself as one of nine winners out of Wise Ending. This family often takes its connections to the winner’s circle with Wise Ending winning 12 times and producing 11-time winner Strong Ending.

Her other winners include the stakes winner and Grade 1-placed King Congie and Chicks Dig Scars, whose nine wins include a stakes. Wise Ending is also the granddam of five-time winner King Kranz, whose race record includes multiple stakes and a Grade 2-placing.

Hip 3067 is a first foal out of a daughter of the Grade 2 winner Jeltrin.

Offered by Taylor Made, this filly’s dam by Authentic is the second foal out of the highly regarded Jeltrin. That mare won the Davona Dale S. (G2) on her way to a Kentucky Oaks (G1) entry and in the summer of 2019 finished third in both the Acorn S. (G1) and Mother Goose S. (G2). She won the Cathryn Sophia S. in her third to last start before selling for $370,000 at the end of her 3-year-old season in 2019.

Jeltrin is one of three stakes performers out of Song to the Moon with the others including her full brother Axiomo while Song to the Moon is a half-sister toGrade 2 placed Tap for Luck and to two stakes producers.

The Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale runs from November 3 to 11 with all but the first session starting at 10a.m. ET