by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis LEXINGTON, KY – The Keeneland September Yearling Sale stormed out of the gates with a power-packed, record-setting opening session Monday in Lexington. “It was a great opening session,” Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said when the dust had settled at the end of Monday's session. “It was really

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A Not This Time half-brother (hip 181) to GISW Tapit Trice (Tapit) brought $2.1-million just two hips from the end of Monday's Book 1 opener at Keeneland September, selling to J.S. Company Ltd. The ticket was signed by Japan's Yoshito Yahagi, the trainer of Breeders' Cup Classic winner Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}). Out

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Anyone researching historic racing venues such as Saratoga and Keeneland on Tripadvisor in recent weeks has been met with a stark message from the popular website. The pages for several American racetracks now include the following disclaimer: “This business does not currently meet Tripadvisor's Animal Welfare Policy.” Dig a little deeper and you will find

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A Gun Runner half-brother (hip 116) to MGISW Colonel Liam (Liam's Map) continued the high demand for the Three Chimneys stallion, selling to Coolmore and Peter Brant for the day's second-highest price of $2.3 million. This is the pair's second pricey Gun Runner colt in nearly as many minutes as they also went to $1.5

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Chickies Perch (Into Mischief)  was the 13-5 favorite for this first trip to the races, about $370 more than fellow debutante Snowdrop (Into Mischief), and made light work of her rivals to graduate by a pole Monday afternoon at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Making best use of her inside draw, the $500,000 Keeneland September yearling quickly opened

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