Multiple Grade 1 winner Lady of Shamrock will join the broodmare band of French-based Wertheimer et Frere, secured for a price of $2 million on Tuesday at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
Eblouissante, a winning half sister to 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta will remain in the barn of trainer John Shirreffs after selling to Ian Banwell’s St. George Farm Racing for $2.1 million on Tuesday at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
Grade 1 winner Awesome Maria brought the hammer down at $4 million, with M.V. Magnier signing the ticket on behalf of Coolmore clients, to help pace the opening session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale Tuesday.
Grade 1 winner R Heat Lightning became the first horse at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale to reach a seven-figure price, selling to Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings for $1.6 million on Tuesday.
The bloodstock industry’s long-term futures market – broodmares and weanlings – will be tested in the Keeneland November breeding stock sale Nov. 5-14 in Lexington, Ky. Each session of the 10-day sale begins at 10 a.m. Eastern.
Daily Racing Form's live coverage of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
Horses to watch during the opening session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
The dispersal of E. Paul Robsham Stables LLC has added additional luster to the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, already one of the premier auctions on the calendar. Of the 24 horses cataloged from the breeding and racing operation of the late Einar Paul Robsham and wife Joyce, half are Grade 1 winners, producers, or half-siblings to such; two others are Grade 1-placed.
Eblouissante, a half sister to champion Zenyatta, will be among the marquee offerings at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. Watching the filly, part of the dispersal of the late Eric Kronfeld’s stock, go through the ring will be a bittersweet experience for Don Robinson, whose Winter Quarter Farm is handling the consignment of his late client and friend.
Known annually for producing bidding fireworks and seven-figure horses, this year’s edition of Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November selected mixed sale lived up to its billing, with the sale-topper coming in the final handful of offerings.
