DRF Breeding offers complete coverage of the Keeneland September yearling sale, which annually tests the strength of the market, from Sept. 14 through Sept. 16 in Lexington, Ky. Use the links below for live sale coverage, stallions and trends to watch during the sale, a catalog and results, and more.
Mandy Pope grabbed headlines in Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale for buying the probable sale topper and selling the first yearlings from her roster of high-profile broodmare purchases, but her operation continued to have a presence as the auction moved into Book 4 as the breeder of Tuesday’s two most expensive offerings.
The 2015 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Alberta Division) Thoroughbred sale closed on Sunday with across-the-board gains in yearling returns, led by a $95,000 son of Exhi.
Buyer enthusiasm toward chosen lots helped produce gains in gross and average for Book 3 of the Keeneland September yearling sale, led by a Curlin filly who sold on Sunday for $975,000.
Hotly-contested bidding on a Quality Road colt led an active upper market on Sunday to kick off Book 3 of the Keeneland September yearling sale, but average and median sale prices saw moderate declines.
While Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale turned in steady results compared with the previous renewal, Book 2 displayed the continued growth of the upper-middle market.
Book 2 of the Keeneland September yearling sale opened with a flourish Friday, posting significant gains over the first session of last year’s second book.
Mandy Pope has become one of the North American Thoroughbred auction scene’s most recognizable figures in recent years while building a broodmare band full of big names and big price tags. The road to recouping on that significant investment began in Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale, when the first foals from several of Pope’s high-dollar broodmare purchases went through the sales ring. Some were out of veteran broodmares foaling for the first time under the banner of Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm, while others were highly anticipated debut foals by younger mares.
Heritage Place in Oklahoma City has cataloged 128 horses to its fourth annual Thoroughbred sale, which will feature a special session for yearlings.
The 2015 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale catalog is now online, featuring 366 horses on offer.
