$1 million Zee Drop Tops Keeneland November’s Book 2 Opener

In the waning moments of Wednesday's Keeneland November sale Book 2 opener, agent Bertie Butler, bidding from the back ring, outlasted St. Elias's Monique Delk to snag Zee Drop (Lemon Drop Kid) ( Hip 717 ), who sold in foal to Flightline . Butler was bidding on behalf of Saleh Al Otaibi's Al Ruwais Stables, who purchased The Puma ( Essential Quality )'s dam Eve of War (Declaration of War) for $2.4 million in Book 1. “I think she's a really, really nice mare, good quality mare,” said Bertie Butler. “She has a great cover and I just loved her.