It's been awhile since we've done an updated on Guinevere (part of The Royal Duet) so this will catch up her latest news.
Guinevere has won her last two starts by 2-3/4 lengths and 3 lengths respectively.
This was a 1-1/6 mile Maiden Special Weight 16K on August 2nd, and a 1 mile and 70 yards Allowance 18.3K on September 25th, both run at Belterra Park on dirt.
We expect her next start will be at Keeneland, but no date has been set.
The update after her last race:
Guinevere has exited her race in good order and is back at Keeneland with trainer Wesley Ward. She will get back into training this week to prepare for what could be her third win in a row. She earned a career-best 66 Beyer Speed Figure and a copy of her updated lifetime past performances can be seen above. It's been a nice turn around for our daughter of Justify.
Update on 10/03/2024: (Which came with some surprising news)
In an effort to keep all options open, Guinevere was entered in the Keeneland November sale and that catalog was released today. Your daughter of Justify was cataloged as hip 1008, meaning if she were to sell, she would sell on Thursday, Nov. 7 as part of Book 2.
Please note that we have no concrete plans to sell her or not sell her at this time, and the immediate focus is to test the waters at Keeneland and see if she can grab a third-straight win. It is standard practice to enter fillies like her in the November sale to have that option and, again, absolutely nothing is set in stone.
Our take: This took us by surprise. Along it was stated this is common practice, we aren't sure if "test the waters" means they intend to place a reserve on Guinevere to see if she will bring a particular price, or if they have another plan in play.
Guinevere is not owned outright by MRH, and has two other partners involved, including a major Kentucky farm.
We shall see what we shall see in the coming month.
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