From the Keeneland Media Team / Amy Owens:

25% Ownership Interest in Breeders’ Cup Contender, Future Stallion Mullikin
Supplemented to Keeneland Championship Sale at Del Mar

LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 21, 2025) – The second Keeneland Championship Sale on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at Del Mar has supplemented a 25% ownership interest in Grade 1 winner and millionaire Mullikin, a contender for the $2 million Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) on Nov. 1 at Del Mar. The ownership interest is 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 Keeneland Championship Sale will be held in the Del Mar Paddock days before the track hosts the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The live auction begins at 6:30 p.m. PT.

“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 President, CEO and Racing Manager 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 been remarkably consistent throughout his 15-race career. He has five wins, including the 2024 Forego (G1), with six seconds and one third with more than $1.1 million in earnings.

This year, the son of Violence has seconds behind the highly regarded speedster Book’em Danno in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G2) and True North (G3) both at Saratoga, registering 106 and 105 Beyer speed figures, respectively.

In preparation for the Breeders’ Cup, Mullikin on Friday, Oct. 17 breezed 5 furlongs in 1:00.40 at Keeneland. Click here for a video of the work.

Please call Liam O’Rourke at 859 351-4213 for additional information about this offering.

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, offers high-class racehorses, breeding stock and stallion shares.

The catalog for this year’s sale is online at Championship.Keeneland.com.

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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