Following a record renewal of the Keeneland September yearling sale in 2022, Keeneland president and CEO Shannon Arvin admitted there was some anxiety with the bar set high for this year's bellwether auction.
More than likely, there will be a significant number of yearlings sold for $100,000 or more at Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton California fall yearlings and horses of racing age sale at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif.
A $250,000 Practical Joke colt led Book 5 overall as the bellwether Keeneland September yearling sale is headed toward its finish line with promising figures on par with last year’s record renewal.
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A $925,000 Twirling Candy colt sparked second-week fireworks as the Keeneland September yearling sale closed out its Book 4 portion with figures still comparing favorably to last year's record numbers.
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Mike Repole bred last week's $3 million Keeneland September sale topper. He was quickly back to work reinvesting some of those profits.“I'm trying to be the number one buyer and the number one seller at the same sale,” Repole quipped.
A $900,000 Constitution colt led Book 3 as the Keeneland September yearling sale hit its midway point with average and median figures on par with last year's record renewal.
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A little more than a decade ago, Mandy Pope began making major investments in her broodmare band. Now, that goal is coming to fruition, with Pope's eye-catching pink silks in the winner's circle of several graded stakes and others seeking to secure stock from her operation.
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A $1.1 million Curlin colt led a pair of seven-figure horses as the Keeneland September yearling sale closed its upper-market first week with average and median figures improved from last year's record renewal.
Peter Fluor and K.C. Weiner's Speedway Stable, with Marette Farrell acting as agent, made the most of a second opportunity to acquire a daughter of leading young sire Gun Runner they fancied.
In her first trip to the Keeneland September yearling sale since taking the helm of the international operation founded by her late father, Sheikha Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum purchased four yearlings in the name of Shadwell Racing over the first days of the auction, led by a $2.3 million Into Mischief filly.
