Special Me is an aptly named broodmare. Not only is she in rare air as the dam of two Grade 1 winners, she has also produced a pair of Grade 2 winners to go with them. The special mare continued to knock it out of the park for her longtime residence, Craig and Carrie Brogden's Machmer Hall, with a $1.2 million Into Mischief colt sold to Coolmore on Tuesday at Keeneland
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A $1.2 million half-brother to Kentucky Derby winner Mage led five seven-figure horses as the Keeneland September yearling sale opened its Book 2 portion on Wednesday with steady figures.
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Into Mischief’s smashing success in Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale continues his ascension into the company of history’s great stallions.
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A well-related son of leading sire Into Mischief sold for $3 million on Tuesday as the Keeneland September yearling sale closed its elite Book 1 portion with a gain in average from last year's comparable sessions.
Gainesway Farm sold three seven-figure yearlings, including the session-topping $2.3 million Into Mischief filly, on opening-day of the Keeneland September yearling sale. Buoyed by that high-ticket trio and five others to break seven figures, the sale began Monday with what sales officials felt was a steady marketplace.
The Keeneland September yearling sale started out with a strong catalog. As the auction has approached, the lineup has only gotten stronger.
In a selective marketplace where buyers and agents are looking to add perfect yearlings to their racing and breeding programs, radiographs of young horses have been used to narrow prospective targets. But can a scan of a still-developing horse accurately predict a horse's potential as a racehorse?
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Authentic entered stud for an advertised fee of $75,000 in 2021, making him the most expensive new sire of that season. The early sale prices for Authentic's progeny are making even that hefty tag look like a bargain for breeders.
More than 1,000 yearlings are set to be presented to upper-market buyers during the first four days – or two books – of the Keeneland September yearling sale. With stellar pedigrees one factor in being selected into those books, it would be impossible to highlight every sibling to or yearling out of a Grade 1 winner. However, some may have some extra attention due to the commercial results of close family members, potential residual value as breeding stock, or recent updates to the family.
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The Keeneland September yearling sale is considered the bellwether for the North American marketplace, offering by far the largest number of yearlings of any domestic sale, at a number of price points. The sale is a globally essential marketplace that reveals how the American Thoroughbred is viewed on the international stage.
