The second session of Keeneland’s January All Age Horse Sale runs steadily through January 10, seeing horses change hands while maintaining the metrics same as last year. A recent winner, War front kid ancient peace topped the session at $650,000 when secured by dealer Hunter Rankin on behalf of Boardshorts Stables.
Indian Creek consigned 3-year-old Hip 840E to Mike Ryan as a late addition entry. Last launched on December 30 in the second start, Ancient Peace dominated with 4 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita . Park Special weights on the pitch for coach Graham Motion in the first mile. Ryan picked up Sam-Son Farm-breed in 2021 for $180,000 at The Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s select annual sale in Saratoga Springs, NY, from her breeder. She sold on Tuesday for $40,700 in two starts this year on the West Coast.
“We’re delighted she’s been added for sale. We’re building a barn and think she’s an excellent background mare,” Rankin said after signing the ticket. “We’ll take her to the farm and make a plan.”
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“I talked to Graham, and he said she works out on the ground just as well as on the grass,” Rankin says. “She has a great category page even if she never won another race.”
Sarah Sutherland of Indian Creek said: “She sold for what we thought she deserved. “The timing was right for her win. She walked in looking amazing and the pedigree speaks for itself. She performed brilliantly and was well received.”
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“Things started off strong and steady,” said Tony Lacy, vice president of sales at Keeneland. “Again, don’t try to repeat yourself, but the quality sells well. People crave good goods and are very competitive on the buying front. Buyers are disappointed in certain circumstances, but people are happy with what they get for most supplies. (Yes) good energy around this place It’s a good omen as we power 2023 and the upcoming spawning season .”
Keeneland reported 251 horses sold out of 324 offered for sale with total sales of $19,865,000, up 5.3% year-on-year, with an average of $79,143 (up 10 percent). .4% year-over-year) and the average price of $40,000 held steady with last year. Seventy-three horses failed to meet their reserves, representing an RNA ratio of 22.5%.
In the second session of the 2022 sale, 273 horses changed hands 327 through the ring for a final figure of $19,292,500. The average price of $70,668 and the median price of $40,000 were achieved. Fifty-four horses failed to meet their reserves, representing an RNA ratio of 16.5%.
In total, Book 1 saw 475 horses sold out of the 650 through the round for a total of $36,126,900, down 7% from 2022. That resulted in an average price of $36,166,900. $76,057, up 5.5% year over year, and the average is $40,000. One hundred and seventy-five horses were not sold to represent an RNA ratio of 26.9%.
At this time last year, 538 of the 661 ponies put up for auction had sold for a total of $38,004,700. The $70,640 average and the $39,500 average were recorded. One hundred and twenty-three horses remained unsold after failing to reach stocks, representing 18.6% RNA.
On Tuesday, the top 15 horses were purchased by 14 different buyers, with the highest price of the day and sale price to date, Ancient Peace, selling from the replenishment catalog. Eleven mares sold for more than $250,000, while eight short-term mares sold for more than $250,000.
“Additions are great because you can keep the catalog fresh, add a select few services with current updates, or a real reason to be there, like Ack Naughty (Hip 420B) ) yesterday and Mike Ryan’s dirty Ancient Peace today,” added Cormac Breathnach, Keeneland’s Director of Business Operations. “It keeps people here during the trading session but also brings people in later than expected. There’s a lot of people in the trade anyway, but you’ll bring in more people when you add horses of this caliber. . It serves the whole sale well. We’re also proud of the original catalog, but again, it’s nice to add a bit of that sizzling sound.”
Top shipper Taylor Made sales agent saw 28 horses sold for a total of $3,063,000, averaging $109,393 each, to be the top consignor of the company. sessions based on total revenue.
Uncle Mo had a lucky day seeing eight progeny sold for a total of $1,545,000 with an average price of $193,125. Two of them sold for the highest price of the day, pushing the Ashford stallion to the top of the charts as the session’s leading stall in terms of total sales. A $340,000 pony from draft Lane’s End, Hip 763, was sold to partner Castleton Way, and another foal (Hip 699) came from Reiley McDonald’s Eaton Sales shipment and brought in $335,000 la from a partnership of Jackpot Farm and Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt.
Hill ‘n’ Dale stallion stallion Music by Maclean led the second session when studs were included after two mares were sold for a total of $560,000. Son of Distorted Humor has an advertised fee of $50,000 in 2023.
“The supplements will work,” Breathnach added of the remaining two days of action. “Normally, the men’s racing prospects are in the second two days of the sale because we aggregate them. There are a lot of them, but that’s how those interested in that market sector can have a look at them. come here and see them all at once We have six Calumet Farm stallions for sale on Thursday and very good faucet The mare is the last hip in the ring to get there. She would have been a great fit in Book 1, but for barn space reasons, she ended Thursday as the final horse. She’s definitely worth pursuing, and she sells ponies to Violence . We’ll see how it goes, and we’re glad the crowd is still here. They haven’t left yet.”
