Canadian owners and breeders continue to purchase some horses from the current Keeneland January Horses of All Ages sale in Lexington this week. Frank Stronach doled out $480,000 for the Jan. 13 session topper CROWNING JEWEL while ROBERT MARZILLI paid $110,000 for the bay Tapit mare PACIFY, a strongly bred daughter of world class stallion Tapit.

Crowning Jewel, a half-sister to champion and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Street Sense in foal to Street Boss, sold to Stronach’s Adena Springs with the ticket being signed by Dan Hall. Hall told media after the purchase that Stronach “was getting back [into purchasing mares].” Adena Springs was the session’s leading buyer, spending $535,000 on three horses.

On Thursday, Keeneland sold 259 horses for $5,471,700, for an average of $21,126 and a median of $10,000. During the corresponding session in 2021, 255 horses grossed $4,378,300, for an average of $17,170 and a median of $7,000.

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