The massive Keeneland September Yearling Sale gets underway later today with a select session of 219 yearlings commencing at 12pm local time (5pm UK time) The sale runs from 9th to 21st September (13th is the only day with no horses selling) and 3,908 yearlings are catalogued. Traditionally the best horses are offered in "Book 1" which covers the first four days of the sale, though that is not to say that stars cannot come out of the later sessions - Group 1 winning two year old sold from "Book 3" last year. Last year 7 yearlings topped $1million and the 2,516 horses sold generated turnover of more than $219million. Obviously there are far too many horses for me to go through and provide you with an assessment of the pedigrees! However, better judges than me have been through the sale and have flagged up the following horses to note during the first four days: Lot 8, Distorted Humor colt out of Gr.1 winner Film Maker Lot 39, Medaglia DâOro filly out of a Gr.3-winning halfsister to the four-times Gr.1 winner Mastercraftsman Lot 67, Bernardini half-brother to the Champion Two-Year-Old Stevie Wonderboy Lot 84, Lookin At Lucky colt out of a full-sister to Gr.1 winner and leading sire Tapit Lot 98, Giantâs Causeway half-brother to Gr.1 winner Horatio Nelson out of dual Classic winner Imagine Lot 100, Giantâs Causeway three-parts-brother to Gr.1 winner and sire Eskendereya and half-brother to Gr.1 winner and sire Balmont Lot 101, Tiznow full-sister to Gr.1 winner Morning Line Lot 111, Medaglia DâOro colt out of the multiple Gr.1 winner Irridescence Lot 118, Unbridledâs Song full-brother to Gr.1 winner and sire Zensational Lot 131, Tapit filly out of a daughter of Sadlerâs Wells and Gr.1 winner Dress To Thrill Lot 171, Sea The Stars colt out of a Sadlerâs Wells halfsister to Giantâs Causeway Lot 174, Galileo filly out of Gr.1 winner Luas Line Lot 186, Giantâs Causeway filly out of a full-sister to four-times Gr.1 winner Rags To Riches Lot 216, Giantâs Causeway half-brother to Gr.1 winners Mine That Bird and Dullahan Lot 252, Invincible Spirit colt out of Gr.1 winner Mrs Lindsay Lot 266, Tapit full-brother to the five-times Gr.1 winner Stardom Bound Lot 285, Unbridledâs Song half-sister to the five-times Gr.1 winner You Lot 291, Bernardini half-sister to the Champion Three-Year-Old Filly Proud Spell Lot 302, Lemon Drop Kid colt out of a half-sister to Peintre Celebre Lot 333, Bernardini colt out of the Champion Three-Year-Old Filly Proud Spell Lot 334, Smart Strike filly, the first foal of dual Gr.1 winner Pure Clan Lot 346, Tapit half-brother to Horse of The Year Invasor Lot 354, Malibu Moon full-brother to dual Gr.1 winner Life At Ten Lot 374, Unbridledâs Song grand-daughter of multiple Gr.1 winner Bosra Sham Lot 377, Tapit full-brother to dual Gr.1 winner Zazu Lot 446, Tiznow half-brother to Gr.1 winner and sire Speightstown Lot 459, Speightstown colt out of Gr.1 1,000 Guineas winner Sleepytime, dam of two Stakes winners Lot 471, Galileo colt out of triple Gr.1 winner Society Selection Lot 496, Galileo half-brother to four-times Gr.1 winner and sire Mastercraftsman Lot 497, Street Cry half-brother to Gr.1 winner and sire Elusive City Lot 523, Medaglia DâOro half-brother to Gr.1 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver Lot 541, Indian Charlie half-sister to Gr.1 winners Take Charge Indy and Will Take Charge out of triple Gr.1 winner Take Charge Lady Lot 544, Malibu Moon half-brother to Gr.1 winner and sire Tapit Lot 549, Tiznow half-sister to Japanese Horse of The Year and leading sire Symboli Kris S Lot 579, Giantâs Causeway colt out of a half-sister to Gr.1 winners Bosra Sham, Hector Protector and Shanghai Lot 581, Indian Charlie half-sister to Gr.1 winner Dream Rush (dam of Gr.1 winner Dreaming Of Anna) Lot 593, Giantâs Causeway full-brother to Gr.1 Coronation Stakes winner Maids Causeway Lot 600, Pulpit half-sister to dual Gr.1 winner Mrs Lindsay Lot 637, Malibu Moon colt out of a half-sister to Horse of The Year and sire Tiznow Lot 643, Medaglia DâOro colt, the first foal out of Gr.1 winner Acoma, a half-sister to Gr.1 winner and sire Arch Lot 645, Galileo filly out of dual Gr.1 winner Adoration Lot 693, Makfi half-brother to a Stakes winner and a Stakes-placed winner from the family of El Gran Senor and Try My Best Lot 707, Medaglia DâOro half-sister to Champion Turf Horse, six-times Gr.1 winner and sire English Channel Lot 723, Medaglia DâOro filly out of a half-sister to multiple Gr.1 winner and sire Street Sense Lot 768, Pulpit colt out of a Stakes-placed half-sister to multiple Gr.1 winners Pine Island and Point Of Entry Lot 805, Unbridledâs Song filly, the first foal of a Stakeswinning daughter of Gr.1 1,000 Guineas winner Sleepytime Lot 810, Tale Of The Cat half-sister to the recent Gr.1 Ballerina Stakes winner Dance To Bristol Lot 831, Smart Strike colt, the first foal out of dual Gr.1 winner Diamondrella Lot 846, Medaglia DâOro half-brother to Gr.1 winner and sire Majestic Warrior out of Gr.1 winner Dream Supreme Lot 850, Tapit filly, the first foal of dual Gr.1 winner Dynaforce Lot 855, Tiznow half-sister to Horse of The Year Havre De Grace (List from European Bloodstock News) The catalogues can be viewed as follows: Book 1 (1-875) Book 2 (876-1724) Book 3 (1725-2521) Book 4 (2522-3301) Book 5 (3302-3908) The sale will be broadcast live on the internet here
Hip 19 is the first million dollar sale with Flaxman Stables (the Niarchos family) going to $1.5million for the daughter of Medaglia D'Oro Europeans are in action with Shadwell, John Ferguson, Demi O'Byrne & Grove Stud all on the buyers list so far.
Four horses topped the $1million mark in the first session last night: Hip 19 filly Medaglia d’Oro/Flying Passage – Flaxman Stables (Niarchos family) - $1,500,000 Hip 80 filly Malibu Moon/Hollywood Story – Northwest Stud - $1,350,000 Hip 110 colt Unbridled’s Song/Irish Smoke – Regis Farm - $1,100,000 Hip 61 colt War Front/Guide – M V Magnier (for Coolmore) - $1,000,000 It has not been decided if the War Front colt will go into training in Europe or the USA yet, but the Medaglia d’Oro filly will definitely come to Europe. Europeans made their presence felt, signing for horses: Shadwell – 7 John Ferguson (Darley) – 4 John McCormack (Irish agent) – 2 Hubert Guy (French agent) – 2 Demi O’Byrne (Coolmore) - 1 Grove Stud (Irish breeze up consignors) – 1 Hugo Merry (Irish agent) – 1 M V Magnier (Coolmore) – 1 Juddmonte – 1 Friarstown Stud (Irish breeze up consignors) – 1 Session 2 gets underway at 5pm our time
New sale topper tonight as Hip 541 an Indian Charlie filly out of Take Charge Lady sells for £2.2million. Not sure who the buyer was though.
Great thread PN Find this side of the business very informative and interesting, thanks for posting and updating
You're very welcome. I'm sure I bore some folks rigid at times, but I take my responsibility to educate you all on bloodstock matters seriously Still lots of European buying action going on, you can catch up with the results so far here
