Keeneland September: Figures pick up to close Book 2
The second book of the Keeneland September yearling sale closed with authority on Sunday, posting significant gains over the sixth session of last year’s edition.
Joe NevillsSep 14, 2014
The second book of the Keeneland September yearling sale closed with authority on Sunday, posting significant gains over the sixth session of last year’s edition.
Book 2 of the Keeneland September yearling sale was kicked off with a youth movement at the top, with four of the five highest-priced offerings sired by stallions represented by their first or second crops.
Gulfstream Park and Fasig-Tipton announced Friday that the Hallandale, Fla., track would host Fasig-Tipton’s selected 2-year-olds in training sale in 2015.
The following horses are yearlings to watch in Book 2 of the Keeneland September yearling sale based on their pedigrees and past auction performance of notable family members.
The catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. fall mixed sale is now available online at the OBS website. The two day-auction will contain a horses of racing age section for the first time.
Keeneland’s select Book 1 section of its September yearling auction ended Thursday after four days of high-end trade with a dip in gross receipts compared with the 2013 Book 1 section, reflecting the fact that fewer horses were cataloged and therefore sold in this year’s renewal. However, average and median figures improved appreciably, and the Book 1 buyback rate held steady.
A half brother to Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner New Year's Day sold for $2.2 million to Shadwell Farm on Thursday, making him the co-leader at the Keeneland September yearling sale and continuing the dominance for sire Tapit.
A War Front colt sold for $2.2 million to Coolmore to take over as the Keeneland September sale topper as brisk trade continued in Thursday’s final Book 1 session.
A Tapit colt continued the stellar run for his sire at the Keeneland September yearling sale on Thursday, selling for $1.1 million to Shadwell Farm.
A Medaglia d'Oro filly, a Tapit colt, and a Tiznow colt, all half siblings to Grade 1 winners, fetched seven figures in quick succession to get Thursday's fourth session of the Keeneland September yearling sale off to a flying start.