(Mindframe / Photos by Holly M. Smith)

From the Keeneland Media Team / Amy Owens:

Keeneland Championship Sale at Del Mar
to Offer Share in Breeders’ Cup Classic Contender Mindframe

LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 15, 2025) – Keeneland has announced that Claiborne Farm, agent, will consign a share in millionaire, Grade 1 winner and Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) contender Mindframe at the second edition of the Keeneland Championship Sale, to be held in the Del Mar Paddock on Wednesday, Oct. 29, two days before the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

Mindframe, a 4-year-old son of Constitution, is scheduled to enter stud at Claiborne in Paris, Kentucky, at the conclusion of his racing career.

“We are pleased to offer this special opportunity to participate in the stallion career of a truly outstanding prospect, Mindframe,” Claiborne President Walker Hancock said. “With significant early demand from breeders already requesting seasons, this share provides guaranteed access to a top-tier stallion prospect as he retires to stud following the Breeders’ Cup.”

Last year, Mindframe’s ability was apparent at 3 when he ran second in both the Belmont (G1) and the NYRA Bets Haskell (G1) after just two easy blowout wins by a combined 21¼ lengths. This year, he has been even more effective, kicking off the season with a victory in the Gulfstream Park Mile (G2) followed by a win in the Churchill Downs Stakes (G1) Presented by Ford on Derby Day.

Mindframe returned to Churchill to showcase his talent in the Stephen Foster (G1). In contrast to the colt’s first two races of the year, which were around one turn, the Stephen Foster was a route at 1 1/8 miles. Mindframe’s victory over defending Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, Sierra Leone, at the distance stamped him as a leading contender for the 1¼-mile Breeders’ Cup Classic.

“Mindframe has put together a near-perfect record this year, and with the Breeders’ Cup Classic as his next step, there’s plenty more excitement to come,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “For buyers, this share represents a rare opportunity to participate in the tremendous potential of his future stallion career.”

For more information about the share, please call Jacob West at 859 381-7736.

About the Championship Sale

Launched in 2024 when hosted at Del Mar, the Championship Sale is a one-of-a-kind sales event presented by Keeneland. The boutique sale, which unites the sport’s top horsemen, breeders and buyers in a setting designed to celebrate excellence at every level of Thoroughbred racing, spotlights elite offerings that invite buyers to compete at the pinnacle of the sport, from Breeders’ Cup contenders and accomplished stakes performers to rare opportunities in stallion shares. The evening begins with a 5 p.m. PT cocktail reception, followed by the live sale at 6:30 p.m. PT.

The sale includes these previously announced offerings: 25% ownership stake in Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) contender Bentornato; share in leading sire Not This Time; and lifetime breeding right to leading sire Nyquist.

For more information about the Keeneland Championship Sale, including how to nominate, click here.

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Since its first race meet 89 years ago, the Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. The world’s largest Thoroughbred auction house, Keeneland conducts five on-site sales a year, in January, April, September and November. Graduates of Keeneland sales dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Keeneland will host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships in 2026 for the fourth time, following 2015, 2020 and 2022. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a privately held company with a not-for-profit mission that returns its earnings to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses and millions of dollars donated in support of horse industry initiatives and charitable contributions for education, research, and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. Keeneland also maintains Keeneland Library, a world-renowned public research institution with the mission of preserving information about the Thoroughbred industry. To learn more, visit Keeneland.com.

For more information please email Keeneland Communications Associate Amy Owens at aowens@keeneland.com