Keeneland Catalogs 80 for April Selected HORA Sale

Keeneland has cataloged 80 horses for its April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. ET April 25 following the races on closing day of the Spring Meet. Supplemental entries will be accepted until the sale date. The sale will be livestreamed on Keeneland.com. "Strategically positioned at the end of the spring meet and just before Kentucky Derby week, the April Sale gathers the industry's top owners, trainers, and bloodstock agents in one central location," Keeneland vice president of sales Tony Lacy said. "This competitive buying bench combined with a catalog of proven and ready-to-run Thoroughbreds create the perfect opportunity for buyers to secure talent for the summer season." Horses entered in the sale include more than a dozen winners of their most recent races and more than 25 horses that have earned 80-plus Beyer Speed Figures in their last starts. Twenty entries are by stallions ranked in the top 10 by progeny earnings for 2025. See the Keeneland April Sale Online Catalog Several horses of note in the catalog are: Chandigarh, a 4-year-old gelding by Speightstown, who in his second start won a maiden special weight race on the turf April 13 at Tampa Bay Downs. Consigned by ELiTE, agent, he is out of grade 3 winner Colonial Flag, by Pleasant Tap, and from the family of Breeders' Cup winners Shared Account and Sharing. Graffiti Writer, a 3-year-old colt by Into Mischief, who is coming off a maiden win at Tampa Bay. ELiTE, agent, consigns the son of grade 2 winner Paid Up Subscriber, by Candy Ride (ARG). Instant Coffee, a 5-year-old multiple graded stakes winner by Bolt d'Oro, who finished third in the Challenger Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs in March. Consigned by Greenfield Farms, agent, Instant Coffee is out of the stakes-placed Uncle Mo mare Follow No One. Miso Spicy (FR), a 3-year-old filly by Mehmas (IRE) who scored a 4 1/2-length victory in a five-furlong turf race April 12 at Gulfstream Park. Consigned by ELiTE, agent, she is out of the winning Exceed And Excel (AUS) mare Karishma (IRE). Normandy Coast, a 3-year-old colt by Omaha Beach who won Keeneland's Palisades Stakes April 6. The winner of three races in five starts, he is consigned by Kenneally Racing, agent. Normandy Coast is out of the winning Congrats mare Alliteration. Star of Wonder, a 4-year-old colt by Uncle Mo, who is a half brother to multiple grade 1 winner Shedaresthedevil. Star of Wonder has won four of five career starts, including a one-mile allowance optional claimer at Aqueduct Racetrack April 4. He is consigned by ELiTE, agent. Print catalogs will be available April 24 at Keeneland's Information Center (formerly called the Welcome Center) located near the Grandstand South and Clubhouse entrance. A supplemental catalog will be printed prior to the sale. Consignments will be stabled and a barn order list produced around April 21. Graduates of last year's April sale include the co-sale topper Dana's Beauty, who has since added four stakes wins, including the Latonia Stakes at Turfway Park for the second year in a row. She now has won 12 races, including five stakes, in her career.