Keeneland’s November livestock stock sale ended its eighth session on Monday with cumulative sales of $205 million, surpassing the $203 million total recorded for the entire extended auction. 10 days of last year. On Monday, the top 260 sold for $4,313,300, down from the corresponding session in 2021 when the 260 generated $4,363,200. The average fell slightly from $16,782 to $16,590. The $11,000 average is down 8.33% from last year’s $12,000.
At the end of Monday’s class, a daughter of Mshawish leading the way on Book’s first day. Offered as hip 2975, Taylor Avenue was secured by CF Farms for $130,000 from a Taylor Made Sales Agent shipment. In ponies to Sightstown, the small number staked was outside Aqualane Shores (Friends Lake), the dam of bet winner Respect the Hustle (Colonel John). On her most recent trip to the sales round, the 4-year-old sold for $10,000 at a Fasig-Tipton Kentucky store in February.
The second highest asking price of the day is hip 2717, a 3-year-old of Flatter’s received a final bid of $75,000 from her breeder, Claiborne Farm. Deposited by Winter Quarter Farm, agent, Culdee came out of MSP Bend (Arch), MGSW’s dam and track record holder Clear Now (Horse Greeley) in addition to GSW Bendable (Horse Greeley). The little girl was given to Keeneland by Claiborne in September 2020, where she brought in $180,000. Culdee’s brother, by make for curlysold for $575,000 in a September sale a year earlier.
Leading the young people in Monday’s lesson is hip 3030, a chubby child of freshman Bolt d’Oro, who was consigned by Elm Tree Farm. Gray no longer features Victory Doe (Running Stag), half-sister to World Approval (Northern Afleet) and Miesque’s Approval (Miesque’s Son) running champs in addition to GSWs Revved Up (Sultry Song) and Za Approval (Ghostzapper). The March 27 pony is half-sister to the bet winner and is ranked We Deer You (Hat Trick {Jpn}).
The top of the boys is hip 2760, who made $65,000 from Reeves Purebred Racing. Consigned by Trackside Farm agent (Tom Evans), the foal belongs to GI winner Belmont S. Tapwrit. Discreet cats). The half-sister to the Bahamian Pirate (Housebuster) and GSW and MGISP Strong Hope (Grand Slam) top scorers, Fondness comes from the family of European champions El Gran Senor.
In total, 1,826 horses were sold for $205,696,600, up 7.96% from last year’s $190,531,700 over the same time period when 1,950 horses were sold. The median was $112,649, up 15.29 percent from $97,709 in 2021, while the $50,000 median was unchanged from last year.
The November sale continues through Wednesday and is followed by a race-age horse sale on Thursday. Auctions begin daily at 10 a.m. Thursday, with auctions starting at noon.
