Big Brown colt tops 10th sale session

A half-dozen six-figure yearlings led selling Wednesday at the Keeneland September auction, where the sale continued strong momentum heading for its Sept. 24 ending.

The session-topper was an Adena Springs purchase, a $140,000 Big Brown colt who is a half-brother to Grade 2 winner Recapturetheglory. The chestnut colt is a member of his sire’s first yearling crop and is out of the stakes-placed Dehere mare Cold Awakening. Blake-Albina Thoroughbreds Services, agent, sold the colt to Frank Stronach’s operation.

Ann and Jerry Moss bought the day’s second-highest-priced lot, a $130,000 Macho Uno colt out of Ruby’s Prize, by Elusive Quality. Allied Bloodstock consigned the colt on behalf of D.C. Goff. He is from the family of multiple graded winner Ruby Surprise.