The 2017 edition of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale faced its share of challenges – the late scratch of co-headliner Lady Eli, fewer horses offered in the elite Book 1 portion, the lack of a high-profile dispersal, and a soft lower-end market, to name a few – but an increasingly strong middle market propelled overall gains in average and median sale prices at the close of the marathon sale.
After staying competitive with last year’s edition of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale through the first five books, Book 6 of the current renewal indicated a softness in the bottom of the market, posting sharp declines across the board between comparable sessions. A weanling filly from the first crop of Conveyance topped the session at $50,000.
A move into lower-market offerings in Book 5 of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale saw trade slightly lose pace with last year, showing book-to-book declines from the 2016 edition.
Book 5 of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale kicked off on Wednesday with steady results dominated by weanlings, led by a $110,000 Broken Vow filly.
The catalog for the 2017 Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners mixed sale is now available online, with 100 horses on offer.
Fact Finding, a stakes winner and $500,000 juvenile buy, sold to Texas-based Bart Evans for $155,000 on Tuesday during the racing-age portion of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington, Ky.
A partnership led by David Meah landed a pair of notable offerings on Tuesday at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington, Ky., including the well-bred Morse Code for $32,000 and Grade 2-placed Next Shares for $190,000.
Trainer Brad Cox picked up Grade 2 winner Long On Value for $100,000 out of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington, Ky.
Airoforce, a graded stakes winner on both dirt and turf, sold to Texas-based Jeff Jeans for $12,000 on Tuesday at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington, Ky.
Grade 2 winner Wildcat Red sold to Douglas Arnold of Buck Pond Farm for $45,000 during Tuesday’s racing-age portion of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington, Ky.
