Lane's End's Up to the Mark (Not This Time) is represented this year by his first crop of yearlings and the 7-year-old stallion has made a strong impression this week at Keeneland, with Kia Joorabchian's AMO Racing USA extending to $1.65 million for a well-related colt (hip 646) Wednesday afternoon at Keeneland September.Bred by John Mayer's Nursery Place in partnership with Wilhite and consigned by Nursery Place, the March 7 foal is a son of Inchargeofme (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}), the dam of 2025 G1 English 2000 Guineas hero Ruling Court (Justify), who unfortunately passed away just over a year ago from complications of laminitis.America's champion turf male of 2023, Up to the Mark raced for the partnership of Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable, winning Grade I races on the turf at eight, nine and 10 furlongs before closing his career with a gallant runner-up effort to Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) when trying a mile and a half for the first and only time in the 2023 GI Breeders' Cup Turf.Up to the Mark stands for $25,000 at Lane's End.The post AMO Racing Splashes Out $1.65M For Up to the Mark Colt appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.