Category: General News

$225K colt spotlight for Bodemeister Saturday at Keeneland

Bodemeister had his top colt of the Keeneland September Yearling sale on Saturday when hip No. 1100 brought a winning bid of $225,000 from Bluewater Sales, agent. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, the bay Kentucky-bred is out of the Bernardini mare Adream, who is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Dream Rush, whose […]

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$500K More Than Ready colt highlights Day 4 at Keeneland

Final results of the fourth day at the Keeneland September Yearling sale included a $500,000 colt by More Than Ready that was one of the top 10 prices of the session. The bay colt, hip No. 696, was consigned by Elm Tree Farm, Inc. and was purchased by China Horse Club and WinStar Farm’s Maverick […]

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$925,000 Pioneer of the Nile colt during Keeneland Day 3

Pioneerof the Nile’s top result thus far at the Keeneland September sale came on Wednesday when a colt by the WinStar stallion sold for $925,000, one of the top-five colts during the session. Warrendale Sales, agent consigned the colt, hip No. 529, which went to M. V. Magnier and Stonestreet Stables. Out of My Tina, […]

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First Gemologist Keeneland Yearling sells for $420K

Gemologist’s, whose first foals are 2-year-olds of 2016, had his first yearling sell at the Keeneland September sale, bringing a winning bid of $400,000, more than 25 times his stud fee of $15,000. Hip No. 420, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, was purchased by Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC. The Kentucky-bred colt is out of Japanese […]

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Bodemeister filly brings $300K during Keeneland Day 3

A filly by Bodemeister was garnered for $300,000 during the third day of the Keeneland September sale, the top price of the auction thus far for the WinStar stallion. Paramount Sales,agent, consigned the filly, hip No. 580, who was bought by Courtlandt Farm. The filly is a out of Queens Full and is a half-sister […]

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New top sale figure for More Than Ready at Keeneland

More Than Ready had a new personal sales high during the third day of the Keeneland September sale with a $500,000 filly purchased by Cheyenne Stables. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales agency, hip No. 527 is a daughter of the Giant’s Causeway mare My Sugar Bear and from the same family of $1.9 million earner […]

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Speightstown has top filly Tuesday at Keeneland

The top-priced filly during Day 2 of the 2016 Keeneland September Yearling sale was a Speightstown juvenile that went for $800,000 to Shadwell Estate Company, Ltd. Paramount Sales, agent for Sierra Farm, consigned hip No. 356. The Kentucky-bred filly is out of the multiple graded stakes-placed Giant’s Causeway mare General Consensus, a half-sister to Grade […]

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Keeneland day 2: More Than Ready filly hammers for $450K

More Than Ready’s strong second day results at the 2016 Keeneland September Yearling sale were led by a $450,000 filly purchased by Niall Brennan, agent for Marc Keller. The filly, hip No. 204, was consigned by Stonehaven Steadings. The dark bay filly’s dam, the Smart Strike mare Beckles Road, is a half-sister to Canadian champion […]

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Keeneland September day 1 includes $500K Distorted Humor filly

Distorted Humor, the number 1 active North American sire by lifetime yearling average, had four yearlings sell during the first session of the Keeneland September sale on Monday afternoon, for an average of $293,750. The top offering was hip No. 130, consigned by Select Sales, agent, which went to Courtlandt Farm for $500,000. The filly’s […]

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More Than Ready colt hammers for $460K at Keeneland Day 1

The first session of the Keeneland September Yearling sale included a $460,000 colt by leading international sire More Than Ready, whose double-digit number of stakes winners in 2016 include six graded winners. Betz Thoroughbreds Inc., agent consigned hip No. 115, which went to Let’s Go Stable and Stonestreet Stable. The colt’s deep female family includes […]

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