Summer Wind Farm

Timing can be everything, and just two days after her full sister cruised home as a debut maiden special weight winner at Gulfstream Park, a yearling filly by Summer Wind-bred McKinzie will lead the farm's final 3 yearlings at this year's Keeneland September sale today.

Consigned as Hip 2038 with Lane's End, the filly is out of GSW Tapicat, by Tapit. Her catalog page reveals some impressive names in her immediate female family, including G1-winning sprinter Pohave, champion Track Robbery and Breeders' Cup Classic victor and sire Cat Thief.

Scottish Lass, the yearling's 2yo sister, began a new era for the family while racing as a homebred for Jane Lyon on Sept. 19. In the first race for Summer Wind with new trainer Saffie Joseph Jr., Scottish Lass galloped home as the even-money favorite in a maiden special weight dash at six furlongs, blazing a propitious trail for the very lovely yearling.

Meanwhile, set to be first into the ring for Summer Wind in today's session opening Book 4 is a c**t by American Pharoah out of Shadow Play (Galileo), consigned as Hip 1998 with Lane's End.

A robust, handsome individual, the c**t is bred on the same cross that yielded G1 winner Above the Curve, and his female family features his dam's half brother, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Hootenanny (Quality Road) and stakes winner Ryder Ryder Ryder (Quality Road).

Closing out what has been an epic, record-breaking sale for the farm will be Hip 2093, a filly by Authentic who is a half sister to G1pl stakes winner Moon Over Miami (Malibu Moon).

Produced by the GSP winner Zinzay (Smart Strike), the Authentic filly is from a hot family that includes Arkansas Derby winner Sandman (Tapit) and Dubai World Cup winner and sire Mystic Guide (Ghostzapper), as well as the G1-winning mares on her catalog page: Music Note (A.P. Indy) and Musical Chimes (In Excess), the latter winner of the French One Thousand Guineas.

All three yearlings are based in Barn 30 until they head to the ring for the session that begins at 10 a.m.

Records are made to be broken, and Summer Wind has done just that, achieving another farm record at the Keeneland September yearling sale.

Beginning the auction with the highest ever total for two yearlings sold in the same session (Book 1, session 2), Summer Wind now has eclipsed its own mark for total sales at this venue. Through Saturday's Book 3, session 5 (Sept. 19), 11 yearlings bred and raised at the farm (including one bred in partnership) had been sold for $8,670,000 and an average of $788,182.

The previous record was set in 2025 when 16 yearlings were sold for a combined $7,912,000.

Leading the way on Sept. 19 was the first c**t we featured for this auction, a son of out of For Royalty, by Not For Love. The dark bay, a half brother to G1 winner Constellation, multiple stakes winner Truth Seeker and a trio of other stakes-placed winners, sold for $850,000 to Al and Sandee Kirkwood, and we hope he will be their next big stable star.

Jane Lyon has retained this c**t's now 2yo full sister, Royal Flight, who is in training with Riley Mott.

The yearling c**t could not have looked any more star-like when he cantered across his paddock in the late summer setting sunlight not so long ago, as the attached image reveals. We will really miss these kinds of moments with this special group of 2026 yearlings, although the current group of weanlings is readying for their own unique moments as they continue to grow.

Summer Wind has not finished at Keeneland, however. and still has 3 more yearlings in the catalog set to make their way to the sale ring early on Monday, Sept. 21 (Book 4, session 7) so the farm's record sales total is likely to grow. We will have more to report on that final group poised for the ring soon.

In the meantime, however, we are taking a moment to reflect on all our , and we thank all the buyers who have made this a year to always remember.

While every young Thoroughbred can be counted upon to blaze across the pasture every now and then, sometimes we are fortunate enough to witness a c**t who has clearly been born to be a natural runner and who revels in his life's calling.

This c**t is that kind, and he has given us so many goose bumps just watching him soaring across his paddock, over and over again, no matter how hot the weather, no matter whether he has witnesses or rivals to appreciate his efforts or not.

He just wants to fly, as natural runners do.

Intriguingly enough, he seems to have been born with that special "look," as the very first profile photo we posted of him after he was born proved to be one of the most "liked" pictures on our page from all of 2025. So, we tip our hats to the followers who must have instantly seen something special about him.

His catalog page verifies his special nature. He's coming up soon at Keeneland as Hip 1507 with Lane's End, and he's by out of More Hennessy (Hennessy), thus a half brother to Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf victor Hootenanny (Quality Road), as well as to stakes winner Ryder Ryder Ryder (Quality Road), stakes-placed Tipple (Constitution) and multiple winner More'n Likely (Blame), dam of stakes winner Daring Do (Into Mischief) and GSP Should've (Not This Time).

This is one of those prized Edward P. Evans families, and the c**t's dam is a half sister to G1 winner Cat Moves (Tale of the Cat).

One of the most popular young sires at the Keeneland September sale has been champion Up to the Mark, a son of Not This Time (and out of Summer Wind's own Belle's Finale [Ghostzapper]) whose yearlings from his first crop have been averaging 17 times his initial stud fee of $25,000, according to the most updated statistics.

That is a rather remarkable feat these days for a turf champion in America, but we are not surprised, based on this Summer Wind-bred son of Up to the Mark. Consigned as Hip 1488 with Lane's End, he has always been handsome, precocious and full of run at the farm.

Even as a very young foal, he delighted in running rings around his dam, Memory Road (Quality Road) -- who is a half sister to MG1-placed stakes winner Fleet Review (War Front) and to stakes winner How About Now (Not This Time) -- provoking her to chase him all around their paddock. Since he was her first foal, she had that typical "new mother" concern as he galloped and gamboled with unbounding energy.

Clearly, he has the genes to be a runner as his second dam, A Star Is Born (Galileo), is a full sister to champion Rip Van Winkle. He is available in Barns 1 & 6 for inspection until he goes to the ring.

Today is a new day at Keeneland! It's the beginning of Book 3 and Summer Wind has 6 yearlings ready for the ring in the opening session with each deserving his or her own special showcase.

Carrying the torch for the line of will be Hip 1377, the daughter of Good Magic and Eblouissante (Bernardini), the half sister to the legendary champion and Breeders' Cup Classic winner.

And you can see that heritage in this filly's strong frame and her confident walk. Some might say she has the family's ears, too : )

Consigned with Lane's End, the filly is a half sister to G2 winner and $823,962 earner Confidence Game (Candy Ride) and to G3pl The Process (More Than Ready). She also is bred on the exceptionally successful cross of Curlin over Bernardini that already has produced so many outstanding runners including this year's Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Golden Tempo.

With the yearlings by in high demand, just as they were last year, we are thrilled to have several more c**ts to offer in the Keeneland September sale, where his current average for 2026 offspring sold is $743,907.

Near the very end of today's Sept. 17 session, Summer Wind and consignor Grovendale Sales are set to present Hip 1131, a c**t out of GSW Proud Emma (Include).

As can be seen in these images, this c**t will stand out in any crowd! Born with a white question mark emblazoned on his face, that distinction has changed into more of an exclamation point, hopefully indicating what he could be in his future career and what is hinted at by his substantial engine.

His dam is just getting her broodmare career underway (he is her second foal) and yet she has one special characteristic that is always notable: she is a tail-female descendant of the queen of broodmares, La Troienne, through that mare's daughter Baby League and subsequent generations Striking, Glamour and Intriguing.

The influence on the Thoroughbred breed of that group is phenomenal. Just a superficial glance reveals the likes of: La Troienne's son Bimelech (Black Toney), a twice champion who won the Preakness and Belmont Stakes; Baby League's daughter Busher (War Admiral), a Horse of the Year; Striking, a Broodmare of the Year, and her daughter Glamour (Nasrullah), who produced G1 winner Poker (sire of My Charmer, dam of Seattle Slew)) and Intriguing (dam of champion Numbered Account [Buckpasser], who in turn produced G1 winner and influential sire Private Account [Damascus], who gave the world undefeated champion and Broodmare of the Year Personal Ensign) ... and everyone can see this list could go on and on and on.

As the centuries old idiom goes, "blood tells," and hopefully this c**t will add his own feats to the record books.

Hip 1131 is in Barn 41 prior to going to the sale ring.

Today brings another batch of special yearlings to the fore at Keeneland -- and a special chance to acquire a filly from the same family that produced this summer's record-breaking €4.6 million yearling c**t at Arqana in Deauville.

Summer Wind doesn't tend to offer many fillies at the sales, so Hip 851, a dark bay filly from the last crop of Uncle Mo, stands out for that and many other reasons. Her dam, War Bonnet (War Front), was unraced but the catalog page can't even contain all the names that make this Coolmore-developed family so successful in racing and breeding.

Her second dam is Love Me Only (Sadler's Wells), a half sister to the Iron Horse himself, champion and outstanding sire Giant's Causeway, and dam of Epsom & Irish Derby-placed G2 winner Storm the Stars (Sea The Stars). Another of Love Me Only's half siblings is Fabulous (Galileo), dam of the truly fabulous 5x G1 winner Scandinavia (Justify) as well as G1 winner Above the Curve (American Pharoah) and Deadly Nightshade (Justify), the mare who produced the record Arqana c**t by Wootton Bassett, who was purchased by Coolmore at Deauville.

There are so many other stars in this family, including champion, Classic winner and sire Gleneagles (Galileo) and his G1-winning siblings Happily, Joan of Arc and Marvellous, not to mention SW & G1 Irish Oaks runner-up Toy (Galileo), whose Justify filly sold for $1.2 million during Monday's opening session of the Keeneland September sale.

There's not much time before she goes to the ring, but well worth going to see Hip 851, who is consigned with Grovendale Sales and is based in Barn 41.

Sending congratulations to Godolphin for selecting Summer Wind-bred Hip 423, the c**t by and out of G2 winner Skims, by Frankel.

May he always be as fleet and as striking as he has been in the paddocks here at the farm, and we can't wait to see what the future holds with him in your stable.

This stunning c**t becomes the third out of a trio of Summer Wind-breds so far offered at the Keeneland September sale to bring seven figures, selling for $1.2 million.