Afleet Again, winner of the 2011 Breeders' Cup Marathon, was the final horse to go through the ring at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale Monday, with Yoon Heung Yul of Korea signing the $30,000 ticket for the stallion prospect.
Average price declined but median rose as the Keeneland November breeding stock sale concluded its seventh session on Monday.
Top miler Jersey Town will retire after his planned start in the Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct on Nov. 24 and will stand at Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Ky. A 6-year-old son of Speightstown, he will stand for a fee of $10,000 when the foal stands and nurses and will also participate in Darby Dan's "Share the Upside" program, which grants a lifetime breeding right to the stallion for an additional fee.
As Monday’s seventh session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale rolled into the afternoon, the average and median sale prices painted different pictures.
Brent and Crystal Fernung’s Journeyman Stud in Ocala, Fla., released 2013 stud fees for its 13-horse roster on Sunday, headlined once again by Wildcat Heir, currently Florida’s leading general sire.
Though no horse surpassed a $200,000 price tag until the final offering of Sunday’s sixth session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, the steady growth of the middle market helped fuel across-the-board gains.
Taylor Made Stallions in Nicholasville, Ky., announced on Sunday that stud fees for four of its five returning stallions will be lower in 2013. Prominent sire Unbridled’s Song will stand for $60,000, down from $85,000 last year.
As the Keeneland November breeding stock sale settled into the middle market portion of its schedule, the sale’s economic indicators continued to post gains from last year.
After posting solid gains on Friday, the Keeneland November breeding stock sale saw its average dip slightly during Saturday's fifth session, despite four horses selling for $250,000 or more.
The young mare Atrea, from the family of outstanding broodmare Get Lucky, became the new session topper Saturday evening as the Keeneland November breeding stock sale continued, with Craig Bernick of Glen Hill Farm signing the ticket on the $435,000 purchase.
