By Bloodhorse.com
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2021) — A stakes-winning daughter of Old Fashioned thrilled her consignor when she lit up the board early at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Nov. 11 in Lexington.
In the sale’s opening Book 2 session Thursday, Streak of Luck , from the consignment of James B. Keogh (Grovendale)—who also was part owner of the horse—sold for $620,000 to Aaron and Marie Jones.
“Wow, it couldn’t be any better,” Keogh said. “Mr. and Mrs. Jones are great people. I’m thrilled and delighted they got her. They are dear friends.”
Sold as Hip 265, the 6-year-old daughter of the Unbridled’s Song son Old Fashioned is the first stakes winner for her dam, Valeria , who has produced three winners from as many starters. Valeria is a daughter of Elusive Quality .
Streak of Luck is believed to be in-foal to 2020 classic winner and Horse of the Year Authentic .
Frank Taylor of Taylor Made Sales, purchasing on behalf of the Jones’, said the mare is a great physical and has plenty of ties to Taylor Made.
“She’s by Unbridled’s Song, which we love. We raised Old Fashioned on the farm so that was a plus for me,” Taylor said. “She’s a good graded stakes race mare and in foal to a Derby winner (Authentic) with an early January foal. She’s what we are looking for.
“I saw a mare yesterday that was very comparable to Streak of Luck and she brought $700,000. That was a bid or two past what we were trying to do. We just wanted her (Hip 265).”
Campaigned by Roncelli Family Trust in the early-to-middle portion of her career, with Keogh and Carrie Brogden joining Roncelli Family Trust later in ownership, the durable Streak of Luck posted a 6-3-3 record and $352,109 earnings from 30 starts. A winner at ages 2, 3, 4, and 5, Streak of Luck won the 2020 Lady Canterbury Stakes at Canterbury Park. She also placed in a pair of graded stakes.
“I campaigned her as a racehorse. She won a stakes for me; so she is pretty special to me,” Keogh said. “Carrie Brogden and I owned her together, Carrie found her in California, and in two seconds I made the decision to take half of her. It’s pretty darn good.”
Later in the session, Cal-bred mare Tenacious Tina sold for $100,000 to Forty Oaks. The 14-year-old daughter of Benchmark, out of the Bertrando mare My Tina, was bred by Marjorie Dye and Alex Venneri and is in foal to War of Will.