The first four days of the Keeneland September yearling sale produced 30 seven-figure yearlings, all bound for top stables with big hopes for them. But don't be surprised if a star also comes out of the second week of the September sale, North America's largest of its kind.
A $1.7 million Quality Road colt led the way as the Keeneland September yearling sale wrapped up its Book 2 portion with a Thursday session, hitting this point of the sale with gains compared to this point of the resurgent 2021 sale.
Following its dark day Friday, the Keeneland September yearling sale resumes Saturday morning with the opening session of Book 3, the fifth of 12 sessions overall. Here are some of the horses to watch in the Saturday session.
A bullish marketplace continued to power along as the Keeneland September yearling sale moved into its Book 2 portion with a Wednesday session led by a $1.4 million Into Mischief colt.
The Keeneland September yearling sale concludes what has been a robust first week with its second and final Book 2 session Thursday. The sale takes its traditional dark day Friday before continuing with daily sessions through Sept. 24. Here are some of the horses to watch in the Thursday session.
A familiar name returned at Keeneland September, with Shadwell Farm buying three yearlings during Book 1 under the leadership of Sheikha Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum. Shadwell’s founder Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who built his Thoroughbred holdings into a major international outfit over four decades, and who was perennially a major force in high-end purchasing at Keeneland, died in March 2021.
The tone was set early in Tuesday's session of the Keeneland September yearling sale as the second horse in the ring broke through the seven-figure barrier. The pace never slowed as four of the final 15 horses through the ring reached that threshold. When the dizzying activity concluded, the auction's elite Book 1 portion had produced 22 seven-figure yearlings.
The Keeneland September yearling sale opens its two-session Book 2 portion Wednesday – but don’t assume that the fireworks have all been left in the rearview mirror with Book 1. Last year’s second book produced four seven-figure horses, including the sale-topper. Here are some of the horses to watch in the Wednesday session.
A $2.5 million Quality Road colt led group of nine seven-figure horses as the Keeneland September yearling sale, considered the bellwether for the North American marketplace, opened its 12-session run Monday with gains across the board.
The Keeneland September yearling sale set the table Monday with nine seven-figure horses, led by a $2.5 million Quality Road colt, in its opening session. With the buying bench thus warmed up, the sale’s Book 1 portion concludes with its second session Tuesday. Here are some of the horses to watch in that session.
