The anticipation leading up to the Keeneland September Sale each year is loaded with various factors, having yearlings in peak presentation form, keeping them bubble wrapped until they walk through the sales pavilion, and the pedigree page.

Glennwood Farm sold the Curlin colt out of its stakes-placed Ghostzapper daughter Stage Magic, dam of 2018 American Triple Crown winner Justify. Japanese trainer Hideyuki Mori bought the chestnut colt.

Paramount Sales sold the bay filly (Hip 52) by Into Mischief out of grade 3 winner Song of Spring. Agent Donato Lanni signed the ticket for the filly on behalf of Frank Fletcher Racing.

As part of the deal, NCMS acquires a significant equity position in TSG Global Wagering Solutions, a subsidiary of 1/ST CONTENT responsible for the delivery of horse racing content to global markets.

Rick Dane, Jr. was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment Sept. 9 in federal court following a February guilty plea to a single count of drug adulteration and misbranding of performance enhancing drugs used on race horses.

A filly out of the immediate family of Gun Runner sells for $1.2 million to Bernie Sams, agent. Gainesway consigned the filly bred by Whisper Hill Farm out of the Medaglia d’Oro daughter Princesa Silvia, a half sister to Gun Runner’s dam Quiet Giant.

Undefeated Flightline, who posted a 19 1/4-length victory in the Pacific Classic (G1) earlier this month, will enter stud as the property of a syndicate at Lane’s End Farm upon the conclusion of his racing career.

Dan Blacker and Craig Rounsefell continue their quest for talent.

Cave Rock, in dominating stablemate Havnameltdown, gave trainer Bob Baffert a record 16th Del Mar Futurity victory. He followed And Tell Me Nolies as a second consecutive Del Mar grade 1 winner for sire Arrogate.

The gray or roan son of Creative Cause picked up his second career win in three starts.