The broodmare Crowning Jewel, a half-sister to Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense, sold for $480,000 to lead a session with double-digit gains as the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale opened its Book 2 portion.
The promising colt Belgrade, the final horse through the ring, sold for $700,000 to lead Wednesday's activity, carrying the Book 1 portion of the Keeneland January horses of all age sale across the finish line.
With the 2-year-old sale season still months away, the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale is not the conventional venue for newly turned juveniles. But a pair of well-bred fillies from this class, Princesse Lele and Justly, were among the day's top prices as Keeneland January opened with gains Tuesday.
The 2-year-old filly Princesse Lele sold for $750,000 as the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale began its four-day run with gains on Tuesday.
The four-session Keeneland January mixed sale, arranged into two two-session books, is set to begin on Tuesday, a day later than originally planned due to logistical challenges caused by a record snowstorm in the Lexington area the prior Thursday.
Aqueduct’s 15-day fall meet averaged $10,295,293 in daily handle, an 11.2 percent increase compared to the average for the corresponding 18-day meet in 2020.
Safalow's Mission sold for $130,000 to lead the way as the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December mixed sale continued national trends with gains across the board.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December mixed sale is the final major-market auction of 2021 – and optimism for 2022 is the key factor that will drive the marketplace.
The Keeneland November sale concluded a 10-day run Friday with improved figures across the board from its pandemic-hampered 2020 edition. Those figures included a sale-record median, a crucial figure for market health.
A $100,000 colt from the first crop of champion Mitole led the penultimate session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale on Thursday as the sale moved toward its finale eyeing record figures.
