25% share of Mullikin will be sold next week at Del Mar

Before he races in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, Grade 1 winner and multimillionaire Mullikin will have a 25% ownership interest in him auctioned at the second Keeneland championship sale next Wednesday at Del Mar.

Keeneland announced the supplementing of the minority stake that is being offered as the property of WinStar Farm, where Mullikin will enter stud in 2026 for a fee to be announced after the Breeders’ Cup.

The sale will be held in the Del Mar paddock two days before the track hosts the Breeders’ Cup. The live auction begins at 9:30 p.m. EDT.

“Our participation in the Keeneland championship sale with our Breeders’ Cup Sprint entrant Mullikin is an opportunity to run for $2 million in 72 hours and have a stallion to boot,” WinStar boss Elliott Walden said. “We’re offering more than just a percentage of a Breeders’ Cup contender. This is an interest in an accomplished racehorse with a promising stallion career ahead at WinStar Farm.”

Mullikin, who is set to return to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint after finishing third as the favorite last year, has a record of 15: 5-6-1 including a victory in the 2024 Forego (G1). His earnings exceed $1.1 million.

This year the son of Violence had seconds behind Book’em Danno in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G2) and True North (G3), both at Saratoga, registering 106 and 105 Beyer speed figures, respectively, according to Daily Racing Form.

In preparation for the Breeders’ Cup, Mullikin breezed five furlongs Friday in 1:00.4 at Keeneland.