Keeneland’s sales facilities remain busy with buyers as Volume 5 of the November Livestock Sale begins November 17. The headline deal for the eighth session of the sale is a horse. child from the first case of Maximus Mischief , who sold for a final price of $75,000 to Patillo Equine.
Through the first eight sessions of the sale, 2,002 horses were sold from 2,404 offered for sale, bringing total sales to $194,399,200, a median of $97,102 and a median of $50,000. The rate of accumulated RNA was 16.7%.
At the same time in 2020, 1,848 horses were sold from the 2,235 offered for $150,646,500, with an average of $81,519 and a median of $32,000. The cumulative RNA rate was 17.3%.
As of Wednesday, Taylor Made Sales Agency was Keeneland’s overall top consignor for November, with 195 units sold for a total of $22,646,000.
“In the past, I think you’ve seen a bigger drop (towards the end). There’s a lot of action behind the scenes, a lot of sales-based action. I think this year has moved from September. There was a series of actions during the sale (Keeneland September Yearling) and November was exactly the same as in September, the action was similar. “
Marshall Taylor at Keeneland
During Wednesday’s trading session, the top 260 from 318 offered to change hands for a total of $4,363,200, $16,782 on average and $12,000 on average. The percentage of RNA was 18.2%.
The eighth session of 2020 saw 256 horses sold from 292 offered for a total of $3,797,300, $14,833 average, and $8,000 average. The RNA rate for the same session in 2020 is 12.3%.
Sales statistics continue to be updated as sales are reported.
Wednesday’s top shipper was Vinery Sales, which sold 30 horses for a total of $646,000.
Wednesday’s top buyer was Richard Barton Enterprises, which spent a total of $149,000 on six horses.
“It’s a huge improvement over Book 5 in previous years,” said Bradley Purcell, farm manager for Claiborne Farm, of Wednesday’s transaction. “There’s a lot of people here and a lot of people willing to spend and buy some nice mares.”
Bradley Purcell at Keeneland
Volume 5 continues through Friday, the last day of the sale, which will conclude with a race-age session synthetic horse.
Derek MacKenzie, co-owner of Vinery Sales, said of the Volume 5 restructuring, “I think it really helps a lot. “I’ve always been in favor of leaving (the horses) on the last day and we’ve done that well. When everyone else leaves, we’ll stay and do well. I think this will be even better. with those horses (of racing age) there. I hope to keep the last day really strong.”
Weanlings in the lead
The leading foal was one of six weaners bred by young Maximus Mischief Wednesday of Spendthrift Farm, with an average price of $38,500. The son of the top shogun Into Mischief The 16 Maximus Mischief weaners sold during the November sale in Keeneland fetched an average of $46,250.
Wynnstay Sales deposited a $75,000 pony called Hip 2804. The March 11 foal was bred in Indiana by Deann and Greg Baer and was the first of a series. Uncle Mo Andapinkcarnation mare. The mare is the half-sister of two black stallions and a black breeder.
Ashford Stud’s . Only Weaning Mendelssohn , with the first crop being crosses, to be offered for sale on Wednesday brought in $70,000 from Ron Shon making it the second-highest-selling horse of the day.
Weaning Mendelssohn, a stout man, was consigned as Hip 2997 by Little’s Bloodstock, the agent. Raised in Kentucky by Little’s Farm and Pat and Gerald Cundiff, this stallion was not part of the Miss Vindworthy winner Stephen Got Even. She is a half-sister to 2006 Del Mar Derby (G2T) winner Get Funky.
Mares is still purchased after
St. Simon Place and Machmer Hall teamed up to get the top-priced mare of the day, up to $65,000 for Chelsea Road . The mare is the 11-year-old daughter of Sightstown and sold as ponies to Gift box . She was consigned as Hip 2846 by Buckland Sales, the agent.
Chelsea Road’s first pony, 4 years old Animal Kingdom dirty Go Big Blue Nation , came third in the Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon St St on September 12.
Bred by Eugene Melnyk in Ontario, Chelsea Road falls outside the Charismatic Lambert Point mares and belongs to the immediate women’s family of Horse of the Year and classic Point Given double-winner. On track, Chelsea Road earned $153,248 from a 4-4-5 run in 24 starts while racing for multiple possessions.
Derek MacKenzie at Keeneland
Shared Empire, a potential customer for consignment hens Hip 2689 by Vinery Sales, agent of Myracehorse.com, and Spendthrift Farm, sold for $62,000 to McMahon & Hill Bloodstock, dealer. 3 year old daughter of Pioneers of the Nile bred in Kentucky by Three Chimneys Ranch from the Indian mare Charlie Sapucai. Her female family includes Canadian female champion sprinter Moonlit Promise and 1992 Broodmare of the Year Weekend Surprise, classic winners AP Indy and Summer Squall.
“She’s beautiful,” MacKenzie said of the Shared Empire. “She has a half-brother of Gunman brought in $775,000 (at Keeneland September Yearling Sale), but she’s beautiful. I guess the buyer couldn’t help but want her.
MacKenzie adds: “Most of the time (mares are exceeding their reserves), but there have been a few slips. “I do a lot of homework in evaluating them, and there’s always something that surprises you when they don’t book.”
While strength is expected to continue into the weaning market after a covetedly strong sales season, the mares market proved to be strong in November.
“We’re very pleased. It’s a very strong market for mares, especially young mares, and then weaned stallions,” said Purcell.
