A $1.7M Colt Hits Early for Not This Time

A $1.7 million colt (Hip 211) consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency topped the four seven-figure yearlings by leading sire Not This Time that sold during the Sept. 9 second session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Agent Pedro Lanz signed for Hip 211 on behalf of Saudi Arabia-based KAS Stables. The dark bay or brown colt is out of the winning Bernardini mare Wembley, who is a daughter of grade 1 winner Game Face (Menifee). The colt was bred in Kentucky by Albaugh Grand Stables, which also bred and raced Not This Time Besides Hip 211, Not This Time was represented by three other seven-figure yearlings during Tuesday's session, including the Gainesway-consigned Hip 304, who realized $1.3 million. The colt, a half brother to 2023 Summertime Oaks (G2) victress Window Shopping (American Pharoah) and out of the grade 3-winning Tapit mare Delightful Joy, was acquired by Douglas Scharbauer. Not This Time stands at Taylor Made Stallions for $175,000. Through Sept. 8, he sits second on the leading general sire list behind Into Mischief. Not This Time had the highest-priced filly during the Sept. 8 opening session, when Hip 144 sold for $2 million to David Lanigan and Ted Durcan, the agents for Cindy Heider from the consignment of Hinkle Farms. Through two days of selling, Not This Time has had 22 yearlings sell for an average of $805,682 and gross of $17,725,000. "When I see the physical … the way he behaves in the stall is amazing," Lanz said of Hip 211. "I told them this is my favorite colt in all of the sale. A Bernardini mare, by a hot sire (Not This Time), I'm very excited. "This is the one I really liked, so I'm very happy. I told him, 'Let's go all in.' I was ready to go one more." Among other purchases for KAS Stables, Lanz also signed for a colt by Curlin (Hip 351) out of the grade 1 winning mare Guarana (Ghostzapper) for $500,000 late during Tuesday's session. On Monday, Lanz went to $700,000 to purchase Hip 147, an Into Mischief colt. Lanz said those three colts and a Constitution colt purchased for $1 million at The Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton's select yearling sale, will stay and race in the United States. They will get their early training at Scanlon Training and Sales near Ocala, Fla. A trainer has not yet been decided. "We have a Bernardini filly here with Bill Mott," he said. "It's kind of a new idea to race here in the United States with top-class horses like this."