As Rosilyn Polan accepted congratulations while walking back across the sale grounds, her mind was already switching off the sale of the $1.7 million City of Light colt she bred, raised, and sent to the top of the leaderboard at the Keeneland September yearling sale and back to the horses waiting for dinner on her Sunday Morning Farm.
A colt from the first crop of City of Light sold for $1.7 million to take over the sale lead, and a colt by Triple Crown winner Justify went for $1.55 million as youth powered a blockbuster Book 2 opener of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
A $1.6 million Quality Road colt led energetic trade as the Keeneland September yearling sale's marquee Book 1 portion finished with gains on Tuesday.
A $1.6 million Quality Road colt led energetic trade in the Keeneland sale pavilion Tuesday afternoon as a number of high-ticket offerings pushed the Keeneland September yearling sale's marquee Book 1 portion across the finish line with gains.
A trio of seven-figure yearlings, including a $1.4 million American Pharoah filly, led the way as the Keeneland September yearling sale opened its marathon run in encouraging fashion on Monday afternoon, with demand at the top of the market leading to an improved average.
Our annual special edition, presented by Stonestreet Farm, previews the fall yearling sales and takes an in-depth look at various aspects of the marketplace, stallions and trends to watch, and more.
Among his first-crop sire class, Bolt d’Oro was the one for whom lightning struck at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale. The multiple Grade 1-winning son of Medaglia d’Oro was represented by a half-brother to Hall of Fame racemare Rachel Alexandra who sold for $1.4 million to Larry Best’s OXO Equine, the second-highest price of the sale overall.
Good Samaritan stands at WinStar Farm, which co-campaigned him and which also stood Harlan’s Holiday.
Eclipse Award champion Good Magic has 81 first-crop yearlings cataloged at the Keeneland September yearling sale, the same auction at which he himself drew a seven-figure hammer price as a youngster. But John Sikura, president of Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm, which stands Good Magic alongside his sire, Curlin, knows that the true proving ground is still a year or more off.
Ashford has another promising young son of Uncle Mo with his first yearlings this season in the versatile Mo Town. Winner of the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes on dirt as a juvenile, he concluded his 3-year-old campaign by winning the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby on turf.
