Keeneland November: Book 2 wraps with continued gains
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.
Joe NevillsNov 08, 2013
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.
Business remained on the uptick on Wednesday during the second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, led by the popular sale of champion female sprinter Groupie Doll to Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill farm for $3.1 million.
In a popular purchase, reigning Eclipse Award champion female sprinter Groupie Doll was purchased for $3.1 million by Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm during the second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale Wednesday.
Grade 1 winner Ask The Moon was purchased by Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings for $1.8 million to lead a quintet of seven-figure mares through the ring in the early afternoon hours of the second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
Grade 1 winner Star Billing became the first horse of Tuesday’s second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale to reach seven figures, with Greg Goodman of Mt. Brilliant Farm going to $2.6 million to acquire the mare.
Here are 10 hips to watch during the second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. They include: champion Groupie Doll, who took her second consecutive edition of the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint last weekend; Grade 1 winner and producer Zoftig, in foal to Hard Spun; and the unraced mare Easterette, a half-sister to Horse of the Year Havre de Grace.
The opening session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale got the 10-day auction rolling on a high note, finishing with significant improvements across the key economic indicators.