Two years after he last set foot on a racetrack, the story of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah's second career continues to unfold. The young stallion, who is based at Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky., will be represented by his first weanlings offered at public auction this month in Kentucky.
A selection of horses to watch during Book 1 of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
The Keeneland November breeding stock sale is built on laying foundations for the future, from broodmares and prospects purchased with the hope of bolstering stud books and breeding programs, to the weanlings with their lives in front of them.
Following are horses to watch during the Fasig-Tipton November sale. Horses were selected based on their pedigrees, racing records, and/or past auction results of notable family members.
Even without Triple Crown winner American Pharoah leading the way, the group of Kentucky stallions whose first foals arrived this year would have to be considered among the strongest in recent memory. Weanlings from the first crops of those standout racehorses will be on offer at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale and Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
This year's edition of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale boasts a catalog including three Eclipse Award champions and weanlings from the first crop of a Triple Crown winner.
California Chrome's popularity will be tested in the auction ring when mares carrying foals from his first crop go through the sales this November in Kentucky.
The 2017 edition of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale featured a near-record number of entries, and buyer interest was there to match the top offerings, producing record figures for the gross and average.
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale continued to pick up steam during Wednesday’s penultimate session, pushing the auction’s cumulative gross past last year’s final figure with a day to go.
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale showed more spark during its second day, showing improvement from the opening session and finishing ahead of the comparable session of last year’s sale. A colt by Violence led the day at $500,000, becoming the most expensive horse sold at the auction since 2013.
