A $625,000 Quality Road colt led trade as the Keeneland September yearling sale closed its Book 3 portion on Monday, reaching roughly the midway point of the bellwether sale with double-digit gains in average and median prices, and surpassing the $300 million milestone in total gross revenues.
A filly by 2015 Triple Crown winner and leading freshman sire American Pharoah and from the immediate female family of 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify sold for $975,000 to Don Adam's Courtlandt Farm at the Keeneland September yearling sale, making her the highest-priced filly of the auction's Book 2 portion and third-highest price of the book overall.
The Keeneland September yearling sale's Book 3 opener continued to display positive figures when placed against comparable sections of the marketplace a year ago, with the continued presence of major buyers fueling strong activity at the top of the market.
A trio of stallions from Lane’s End Farm dominated the leaderboard of Keeneland September’s Book 2 portion as the Farish family’s operation enjoyed a banner run in that section of the yearling sale.
Keeneland September wrapped up its Book 2 portion on Saturday night with continued momentum, as a pair of $1 million colts in the book helped fuel across-the-board gains.
After fireworks lit up Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale earlier this week, plenty of sparks were still left as the auction moved into its Book 2 portion, with a flurry of high-ticket horses in Friday's session led by a $1 million Union Rags colt who helped power a big day for the Lane's End Farm stallions and consignment.
Two-time Horse of the Year and consistent classic sire Curlin is enjoying a monster year in the commercial arena, and that continued at the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Eclipse Award champion Runhappy, who recorded two of his biggest career wins at Keeneland, is off to a strong start at his first Keeneland September yearling sale, finishing the auction’s marquee Book 1 portion as its leading first-crop sire by average sale price.
A filly by Triple Crown winner and leading freshman sire American Pharoah and out of Broodmare of the Year Leslie's Lady sold to Mandy Pope for $8.2 million, among the highest prices in the history of the Keeneland September yearling sale, on Wednesday afternoon.
A colt by Curlin sold for $4.1 million, one of two seven-figure lots for the stallion on Tuesday and the top price at the Keeneland September yearling sale in nearly a decade, as the early days of the bellwether auction continued with strong figures.
