Keeneland September yearling sale: Live updates
DRF Breeding's live coverage of the 2013 Keeneland September yearling sale in Kentucky.
DRF Breeding StaffSep 16, 2013
DRF Breeding's live coverage of the 2013 Keeneland September yearling sale in Kentucky.
After the heavy hitters had their fun in Book 1, a second wave of buyers helped propel Book 2 to significant improvements over last year’s weekend sessions.
Horses to watch in the seventh session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
While lacking Book 1’s fireworks, the opening session of Book 2 at the Keeneland September yearling sale continued the positive momentum of the auction’s first four days, showing marked improvement over last year’s fifth session.
A Tapit filly sold to Robert LaPenta for $475,000 on Saturday afternoon, setting the new high price for the fifth session of the Keeneland September yearling sale. Bloodstock agent John Panagot, who signed the ticket in the name of LaPenta’s Whitehorse Stables, said that the filly would be broken by Niall Brennan before joining trainer Chad Brown’s string next spring.
A full sister to dual classic-winning champion Afleet Alex sold to Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm on Saturday for $400,000 to set the early pace in Book 2 of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Joe Nevills highlights horses to watch from the Book Two portion of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
During the first week of the 2013 Keeneland September yearling sale, consignors reaped the benefits of an enthusiastic and deep demand for their offerings, and three recent September sale milestones were met or passed in the process.
A Tapit filly became the fourth yearling by her sire to sell for seven figures this week, going to Shadwell for $1 million late in the fourth session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
A half sister to 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace sold for $1.7 million to Alex Solis II, acting as agent to an undisclosed client, late in the fourth session of the Keeneland September yearling sale on Thursday.