Keeneland sale posts more gains on third day
Yearlings were all the rage Wednesday at Keeneland's January all-ages sale on a day that saw more big upswings over last year's figures.
Glenye Cain OakfordJan 11, 2012
Yearlings were all the rage Wednesday at Keeneland's January all-ages sale on a day that saw more big upswings over last year's figures.
Two colts by prominent Australian sire Redoute’s Choice brought $463,500 to lead the Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling sale’s opening day Wednesday.
Keeneland’s January all-ages sale came into its penultimate session Wednesday off big gains at its first two days, but six-figure horses were more rare by Wednesday afternoon.The session-leader at 3:30 p.m. Eastern was a $140,000 Candy Ride yearling colt, a May 17 foal, that Coolmore associate and Camas Park Stud owner Tim Hyde bought from the Taylor Made agency.
Keeneland’s January all-ages sale continued to post dramatic gains Tuesday at its second session, where $600,000 Magnificent Honour – a daughter of former Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour and full sister to champion Rags to Riches – was the day’s most expensive horse.
Mares continued to dominate auction results Tuesday at the Keeneland January auction, a day after Star Billing’s dam, Topliner, sold for $1.4 million, contributing to strong increases at the opening session.
Adena Springs stallion Tiago is is expected to miss the 2012 breeding season after undergoing colic surgery on Jan. 6, the farm announced Tuesday.
Star Billing’s Nov. 25 win in the Matriarch Stakes translated into a $1.4 million price tag for her dam Monday at Keeneland’s January all-ages sale.As of 3:45, Topliner’s $1.4 million led selling at the first of four sessions.
Artax, the 1999 champion sprinter, died on Jan. 8 at a hospital in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, after suffering a bout of colic.
Turning Top, a Grade 3 winner in 2010 and Grade 1 stakes-placed that year, has been retired and will be bred to the Irish-based stallion Galileo.
Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs ended 2011 as the year’s leading North American breeder by racetrack earnings, marking the ninth consecutive season that the large operation has topped the list.