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Curlin and Gun Runner have much in common – both were Horse of the Year honorees while trained by Steve Asmussen, are now in the Hall of Fame, and have emerged as classic sires. They were in lockstep this month as they emerged as the leading sires of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
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They represented nearly one-quarter of the North American Thoroughbred foal crop, according to The Jockey Club’s projections. They shipped across town to Keeneland from some of the best nurseries in the heart of Kentucky horse country, and they fetched the prices that their blue-blooded ancestries demanded – such as the $5 million son of Hall of Famer Curlin.
The Fasig-Tipton California fall yearling sale, the state's premier annual auction, arrives Tuesday at Fairplex in Pomona with a slightly different format this year and after mixed results in 2023.
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The 2024 Keeneland September yearling sale has already become the highest-grossing edition of this sale in history, with two days of trade still remaining – and is poised to make a run at its other records as it heads toward the finish line this weekend.
The Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association (OTBO) is proud to host our first ever Online Auction of young horses, broodmares, and racing prospects! The auction will be conducted by Salering.net. Salering also hosts our annual Stallion Season Auction every December. Registration is fast and free and can be done right on the salering.net site.
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The Keeneland September yearling sale hit its midway point earlier this week with gains in major economic categories compared to the 2023 edition of the sale at the same point. But the second half of the sale this week was poised to tell a story of the health of the North American bloodstock industry across the board.
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The Keeneland September yearling sale hit its midway point on Sunday evening with gains in major economic categories compared to the same point of last year’s sale, which finished with some of the bellwether auction’s best numbers all-time.
The Keeneland September yearling sale’s second half runs this week, consisting of Books 4, 5, and 6. Savvy shoppers from both domestic and international stables can scout out elite athletes in this group who are perhaps from less-fashionable pedigrees, or who are physically immature at the moment.
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The momentum from the Keeneland September yearling sale's upper markets rolled on as the sale opened its Book 3 portion on Saturday, with a $900,000 Practical Joke colt leading a session that posted continued gains.
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A $1.2 million Curlin filly leads nearly $9 million of private sale transactions that will add to the Keeneland September yearling sale’s totals when all is said and done.
