Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale concluded its record-breaking run on Saturday with total sales through the ring of $411,749,500 to be the highest-grossing Thoroughbred auction in the world. The average of $150,548 is a September Sale record, while the median of $70,000 equals the record for a September Sale.
Fueling the dynamic results was competitive trade among the world’s most prominent buyers, driving the sale of 36 seven-figure horses (including one sold privately) for the most since 2005 and the purchase of a son of Curlin for $5 million – the highest price for a colt at the auction since 2006 and the most expensive horse sold at public auction this year in North America.
The record gross for the 12-day auction, held Sept. 9-21, bested the previous record of $405,495,700 set during the 2022 September Sale.
This year’s gross represents a 4.47% increase over $394,127,900 when 2,754 horses sold through the ring at last year’s 12-day sale. A total of 2,735 horses were sold this year.
Average price of $150,548 rose 5.20% over last year’s record $143,111. On Day 2 of the 2024 sale, the average of $611,038 established a September Sale session record, besting the previous mark of $589,814 from the same session in 2006.
Median price for the entire sale of $70,000 increased 4.48% from last year’s $67,000 and equaled the record of $70,000 set in 2022.
Canadians bought and sold at the sale and here are some of the more notable buyers and sellers:
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A LOOK AT A FEW CANADIAN-BREDS/ONTARIO-BREDS SOLD (from Ontario Racing):
$350,000 hip 1558 filly by Constitution – Disobedient, sold by Anderson Farms, agent to Lael Stable
*David Anderson sold nine in total
$350,000 filly by Gun Runner – Red Cabernet, sold by Hidden Brook, agent
$325,000 Ghostzapper filly from Serapha, bred by Joshman Farms
$260,000 – hip 744 a filly by Charlatan from Canadian Horse of the Year Caren, bought by Tracy Farmer
$260,000 – hip 816 a colt by Maclean’s Music – Game (Fr)
$200,000 – colt by Caravaggio from Zee Ro Drop is from a mare bought by Villa Rosa Farm carrying promising maiden Rideau Hall
$180,000 – Doug Anderson’s Braconcrest through Cara Bloodstock, agent sold a Country House filly to Colebrook Farms
$110,000 filly by Mitole – Double Guns Girl sold by Brookdale, agent
$100,000 colt by Blame – Tiptoe colt bred by Apricot Valley Thoroughbreds
SOME CANADIAN BUYERS:
CHIEFSWOOD STABLE purchased two Kentucky-bred colts from Book One of the sale
50 $325,000 Uncle Mo colt
58 $900,000 Into Mischief colt
Shirley Camilleri
$55,000 Liam’s Map colt
$100,000 Authentic volt
Colebrook Farms
$180,000 Ontario-bred filly by Country House Georgia Clay
Gail Cox, agent
$85,000 Maxfield filly
Penny and Manfred Conrad
$200,000 Ontario-bred Caravaggio – Zee Ro Drop colt, bred by Villa Rosa Farm
Catherine Day Phillis, agent –
$50,000 Hard Spun colt
$150,000 Essential Quality colt
Michael Lay
$60,000 Volatile filly
$40,000 Omaha Beach colt
Tall Oaks
$160,000 Violence filly
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