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The accomplished racemares and broodmares selected for the elite single-session Book 1 that kicked off the Keeneland November breeding stock sale got their fair share of the headlines, and their dazzling price tags – nine brought the hammer down with seven figures – sparked the auction with plenty of chatter. But three was the charm for this strong edition of Keeneland November. Oh, and four and five.
With two sessions remaining, a strong edition of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale has already exceeded last year’s total gross receipts.
The third renewal of the Keeneland November horses of racing age sale will be held Thursday afternoon, with a catalog that should continue to shift until sale time.
The Keeneland November breeding stock sale soared past its midway point showing continued gains, including strength in the middle marketplace.
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Finesse, another young mare in foal to red-hot sire Nyquist, sold for $900,000 to lead Thursday’s action as the Keeneland November breeding stock sale concluded its Book 2 portion with gains to this point.
The young stakes-winning broodmare Smash Ticket sold for $600,000 to lead the session as the Keeneland November breeding stock sale opened its Book 2 portion on Wednesday with figures that continued to be encouraging.
While the broodmares and broodmare prospects garner the bulk of the attention at the November sales, weanlings make up a crucial part of the marketplace, and a number have fetched prices in excess of $500,000 as buyers and sellers look to the future.
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Multiple graded stakes winner Roses for Debra sold for $2.4 million to lead nine seven-figure mares as the Keeneland November breeding stock sale opened its run on Tuesday.
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Grade/Group 1 winners McKulick and Ramatuelle sold for $6 million and $5.1 million, respectively, and recent Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf winner Moira brought $4.3 million, that trio glittering atop the lineup of stars offered at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale on Monday night.
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It's been two years since Flightline roared to victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic – and it will be two more years before his first foals are eligible to appear at a Breeders' Cup. But in the meantime, Flightline's first weanlings will be among the talking points at this month's Kentucky mixed sales, representing a stallion who is already building a major commercial reputation.
