Keeneland announced Oct. 22 three additional supplements to the catalog for its Championship Sale Oct. 28, at historic Castleton: a 2.5% fractional interest in leading sire Upstart ; a lifetime breeding right in Life Is Good ; and a 50% ownership interest in stakes-winning 2-year-old filly Citrus Springs, who is pre-entered in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) Oct. 30.
The new offerings add to a curated collection of exceptional racing and breeding opportunities being presented during Breeders' Cup week, including interests in horses targeting the World Championships Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland.
Share in Airdrie sire Upstart
The 2.5% fractional interest in Upstart, the established grade 1 sire enjoying another strong season of racing and sales success, provides two breeding seasons annually and includes the shareholder's proportionate income beginning in 2027 and continuing in subsequent years.
Upstart, who bred a career-high 179 mares in 2026, will stand for $40,000 in 2027 at Airdrie Stud near Midway, Ky. The share is consigned by Claiborne Farm, agent.
Upstart continues to distinguish himself through the performance of his progeny, ranking second nationally by number of 2-year-old winners in 2026. His runners include this year's Ashland Stakes (G1) winner Percy's Bar and undefeated Pocahontas Stakes (G3) winner Manuka Honey, who was pre-entered in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).
The stallion has been represented by 15 black-type horses in 2026, further demonstrating the depth and consistency of his progeny. His established runners include 2022 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) winner Zandon and graded stakes winners Trademark, Kathleen O., Prerequisite, Masqueparade, and Fondly. His success on the racetrack has also translated to the sales ring, with his yearling average and median prices increasing steadily in each of the past four years.
Lifetime breeding right in Life Is Good
A lifetime breeding right in Life Is Good, the co-leading freshman sire by grade 1 winners and graded stakes winners in 2026, also has been supplemented to the Championship Sale. The lifetime breeding right is consigned by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, agent.
The breeding right provides lifetime access to the stallion without the expenses or equity associated with ownership in the syndicate.
Life Is Good has made an immediate impact with his first crop of runners. His early success includes grade 1 winner The Good Life, winner of the Hopeful Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, and multiple stakes winner Waggley, who captured the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes at Churchill Downs and the Prairie Gold Juvenile Stakes at Prairie Meadows.
Other high-class runners include two fillies pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1): Scarlett Begonia, runner-up in the Pocahontas Stakes and third in the Adirondack Stakes (G3); Life Changing, runner-up in the White Clay Creek Stakes; and Caribbean Life, third in the Iroquois Stakes (G3).
Citrus Springs offers BC opportunity
A 50% fractional interest in Citrus Springs, a stakes-winning 2-year-old daughter of freshman sire Olympiad , also has been supplemented to the Championship Sale. The filly has been pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf to be run Oct. 30, just two days after the auction.
Citrus Springs broke her maiden by 5 lengths going 7 furlongs Aug. 12 at Gowran Park in Ireland before traveling to Kentucky, where she captured the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies Stakes in her United States debut. With that victory, she became the first stakes winner for her sire.
Citrus Springs is out of a half sister to multiple graded stakes winner and grade 1-placed Protonico.
The 50% interest is consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
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