A colt by leading sire Tapit and from the family of Horse of the Year Saint Liam and multiple Grade 1 winner Gun Runner sold for $2.6 million to Mandy Pope to lead the Keeneland September yearling sale in its early going.
To help Florida-based buyers manage uncertainties following the storm, Fasig-Tipton has opened four of its Lexington, Ky., barns to horses bound for Ocala, Fla., who were purchased on Sunday at its Turf Showcase as well as at the coming week’s Keeneland September yearling sale.
The Fasig-Tipton Turf Showcase yearling sale struggled to find footholds during its inaugural edition on Sunday, with just under half of the 145 offerings finishing under their reserves. A pair of $250,000 Scat Daddy colts topped the sale.
Miss Temple City, a multiple Grade 1 winner, will be offered as a racing or broodmare prospect at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale on Nov. 6.
Two-time champion Tepin will be offered in foal for the first time to Curlin at this year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale on Monday, Nov. 9.
Daily Racing Form presents special coverage of this month's major-market yearling sales: the Keeneland September yearling sale, the long-established industry standard among North American yearling auctions; and the inaugural Fasig-Tipton Turf Showcase sale. Browse through individual stories and learn how to follow our coverage below, or download the complete special edition as a PDF by clicking here. Our yearling sale season coverage is presented by Stonestreet Farm.
Coolmore's first-year yearling sires appear poised to play a major role before international shoppers at the Keeneland September yearling sale, as well as at the inaugural Fasig-Tipton Turf Showcase.
Kentucky Derby winner Orb took some time to gather momentum commercially, with his first crop of yearlings last year receiving a measured response. But this year, the young stallion has found himself on a rapid ascent to eclipse the competition in rare fashion. Orb has found wild commercial success with two seven-figure horses this year as his first crop is still proving itself on the racetrack, and he looks poised to continue on his new trajectory heading into the bellwether Keeneland September yearling sale.
The Keeneland September yearling sale is the long-established industry standard among North American yearling auctions, but it did not earn that status by being resistant to change.
Following are horses to watch during Books 1 and 2 of the Keeneland September yearling sale, which comprises the first four sessions.
