Aided by strong international participation and a trio of $4 million-plus mares, Keeneland’s 11-day November breeding stock sale ended Friday with generally solid trade despite declines, though sellers remarked that the market remains highly polarized.
Castleton Lyons in Lexington, Ky., announced on Friday that champion Gio Ponti will stand for a fee of $20,000 in 2013, the same as this year.
Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Lexington, Ky., released its 2013 stallion roster along with stud fees on Friday, and lowered fees for six of its eight returning stallions, including Stormy Atlantic and Zensational.
The sixth and final book of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale on Thursday began with a decline in total sales and average but an improved median.
The penultimate session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale appeared on its way to a gain in median at its midpoint Thursday, although average price posted a modest decline.
Ashford Stud announced on Thursday that Grade 1 winner Stay Thirsty will stand his initial season at stud in 2013 for $17,500 when the foal stands and nurses.
Olmodavor, sire of three 2012 stakes winners including Idle Talk, will relocate from Magali Farms in California to Rivard Stables in St. Eustache, Manitoba, Canada, for 2013. Olmadavor's fee has not been announced.
Few breeders have experienced a weekend like Michel Zerolo did, watching two horses he co-bred capture Breeders’ Cup races, and then watching one of them sell for $2.5 million at the Fasig-Tipton mixed sale.
Blame and Quality Road were among 22 first-crop sires who had weanlings cataloged at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected fall mixed sale and the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, which included five champions, three winners of Triple Crown races, and two Breeders’ Cup winners.
The Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland November breeding stock results reveal that Kentucky’s most important mixed sales remain a truly global marketplace, especially for higher-quality stock.
