LEXINGTON, Ky. - Keeneland's January all-ages sale ended Friday afternoon on a grim note, with 33 horses failing to bring any bid in a weak session that produced a $55,000 session-topper.
When the session ended, the five-day auction had sold 982 horses for an aggregate $23,895,100, down 27 percent from last year's gross for 1,338 at a six-day auction. The cumulative average price also slipped slightly, falling from $24,532 to $24,333, and the $8,000 median was 16 percent lower than last year's $9,500.