Stuart S. Janney III's upcoming dispersal at the Keeneland November Sale of course will mark the close of a distinguished and significant chapter in American breeding.

A rare dip into the yearling market saw Janney, whose homebred Orb won the 2013 Kentucky Derby, land Smart Strike's Fair Point at the Keeneland September Sale later that year for $310,000.

A daughter of Fair Rose (Harlan's Holiday), 1/2 sister to Smart Strike's GSW winner Super Freaky and from the immediate family of Silver Charm, Fair Point was bred in partnership by M R Capital, Sam-Son & WinStar Farms.

The Smart Strike filly came into her own at 4yo for Shug McGaughey, winning two stakes including the Gr3 Sen. Ken Maddy S. She narrowly missed adding as well both the Gr3 Buffalo Trace Franklin Co. S. and Gr3 Cardinal H., the latter her career finale in the mud.

Overall, Fair Point finished 1st/2nd in 14 of 21 starts for earning just shy of $500,000.

Keeneland photo.