It took two sessions for this year’s edition of the Keeneland September yearling sale to eclipse the number of seven-figure horses that went through the ring for the entire sale last year, signaling the continued growth of the market.
Horses to watch on the third day of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
One day after recording the first seven-figure yearling of his stud career, Malibu Moon notched a second as Hugo Merry, bloodstock agent for fashion industry magnate Andrew Rosen, signed the ticket for $1 million on a filly by the Spendthrift Farm stallion to close out Tuesday’s second session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
A colt by Smart Strike out of a Canadian champion brought $1 million from a partnership led by Dr. Mark Dedomenico’s Pegasus operation late in the second session of the Keeneland September yearling sale on Tuesday.
Coolmore-affiliated M.V. Magnier went to $1 million for a colt by Tapit during Tuesday’s second session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
A Bernardini filly who is a half-sister to Kentucky Oaks winner and champion Proud Spell sold for $1.3 million to Texas-based Baumann Stables to become the first horse to surpass seven figures during Tuesday’s second session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
The new catalog format of the Keeneland September yearling sale, which expanded the selected portion from one boutique day to four sessions, did not diminish bidders’ fervor toward buying quality horses, as four seven-figure yearlings went through the ring during Monday’s opening session.
Horses to watch on the second day of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Nat Rea, a new face at the top levels of the bloodstock market this year, continued his activity during Monday’s opening session of the Keeneland September yearling sale, with the early purchases for his Regis Farms highlighted by a $1.1 million son of late sire Unbridled’s Song.
Prominent sire Malibu Moon recorded the first seven-figure yearling of his career during Monday’s opening session of the Keeneland September yearling sale when a filly out of multiple Grade 1 winner Hollywood Story sold for $1.35 million to Northwest Stud.
