The Keeneland November breeding stock sale continued on Tuesday with another day of gains, highlighted by notable racing and breeding prospects offered during the auction’s horses of racing age portion.
The Keeneland November breeding stock sale headed into its final four days as Monday marked the first of two Book 4 sessions. The sale posted sizable gains in all major economic figures during the session, indicating that the strong results from Books 1-3 were carrying over into the middle-market offerings in Book 4.
It does not take a seven-figure auction price to obtain a Breeders’ Cup winner. In fact, results from this year's renewal of the Breeders’ Cup prove that one can be had for a downright bargain price.
The premier Kentucky fall mixed sales are always of note on the international bloodstock calendar. But this month, they sent an extra ripple through the market, as mares carrying foals from the initial crop of unbeaten champion Frankel were offered at public auction for the first time.
Momentum at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale showed no signs of slowing as Book 3 concluded with continued gains Sunday.
As the Keeneland November breeding stock sale hit its halfway point on Saturday, completing its fifth of ten sessions, gross revenues for the 2013 auction surpassed the final total for last year’s 11-day sale.
The second book of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale closed on Friday maintaining the inertia of the previous three sessions, in the form of positive returns.
The catalog for the 2013 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale is now available online, featuring a roster of 210 entries.
Ragtime Hope, dam of two-time Breeders’ Cup winner Secret Circle, sold to Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings for $675,000 to pace the fourth session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in the early going.
The Keeneland November breeding stock sale transitioned smoothly into its second book on Thursday, as the spotlight shifted to upper-middle market horses.
