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Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton California yearling sale will provide a barometer of the West Coast's bloodstock business in a changing racing environment in the state.
The Keeneland September yearling sale surpassed $500 million in total gross sales for the first time in its history with Thursday’s session as it eyes a record finish this weekend.
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Despite persistent declines in the foal crop and stagnant handle figures for the U.S. racing industry overall, yearling prices at the bellwether Keeneland September sale have soared this year, with all sales figures on track to easily break last year's records when the 12-day sale concludes on Saturday.
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With a $560,000 Yaupon colt leading a strong upper market for this segment of the sale, the Keeneland September yearling sale concluded Book 4 on Tuesday evening with continued double-digit gains in average and median.
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The Keeneland September yearling sale passed its midway point with one record figure already assured for this renewal and plenty of others in dead aim as high-end activity continued at an unprecedented rate.
The Keeneland September yearling sale hit its midway point on Sunday night with double-digit gains compared to the same point of the record-setting 2024 auction – and at least one record already in the books for this edition.
The Keeneland September yearling sale continued to post major gains on Saturday as it moved into its Book 3 portion, with a $2 million Into Mischief colt leading multiple seven-figure horses traded in blockbuster results for this portion of the sale.
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The Korea Racing Authority hit a home run when it purchased Knicks Go for $87,000 in the second week of the 2017 Keeneland September yearling sale. Knicks Go went on to win seven graded stakes and earn more than $9.2 million. Although he has not been the easiest sell as a stallion, Knicks Go is now in a strong position as one of the nation's leading freshman sires.
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The Keeneland September yearling sale gets to catch its breath with a day off on Friday following a breathtaking start to its marathon run, with double-digit gains through the upper-market portion of the bellwether auction that have it poised for, perhaps, another historic edition.
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With a $1.9 million colt by Gun Runner leading the way, a remarkable 13 horses sold for seven-figure prices in Wednesday’s Book 2 opener at the Keeneland September yearling sale. Five horses reached seven figures in the entire two-session Book 2 last year.
