Barocci has made a living as a world traveler, having been foaled in Japan and racing at a graded stakes level in the U.S. and France. The 6-year-old son of Deep Impact found himself headed toward another international destination on Thursday during the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, selling late in the session to Sweeden’s Ravdansen Stud as a stallion prospect for $57,000.
The sixth and final book of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale kicked off Thursday with figures comparable with last year’s corresponding session.
Wednesday’s ninth session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale posted gains in gross, average, and median, as the auction transitioned into its final three days of selling with no pause in momentum.
The eighth session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale closed with declines on Tuesday, but the run of high prices during the horses of racing age portion helped the sale’s cumulative gross surpass last year’s final total with three days still remaining.
A run of high-priced offerings late during Monday’s session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale helped boost average and median figures compared with last year’s seventh session.
The New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. annual stallion season auction will be held Monday, Jan 12, through Wednesday, Jan. 14, with offerings from leading farms in New York and elsewhere.
The Keeneland November breeding stock sale continued its strong run during Sunday’s sixth session, posting gains in gross, average, and median as Book 3 concluded.
The Keeneland November breeding stock sale shifted into its middle-market Book 3 portion on Saturday, and active bidding at the upper end of that price range kept overall trade steady and cumulative figures running slightly ahead of last year’s sale.
Book 2 of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale closed on Friday with steady results that lacked major fireworks, but helped improve the overall average and median.
A pair of high-priced weanlings led the proceedings during Thursday’s third session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, which upheld a steady pace in the market as it headed into Book 2.
