Keeneland cataloged 4,147 horses for last year’s 79th Annual Keeneland September Sales, the world’s largest and most important market for Thoroughbred racing prospects. The auction, which includes 12 sessions from September 12-24, kicks off nearly three months when Keeneland will become the focal point of the global purebred industry with continuing events such as the Fall Meet, Breeders’ World Championship and November Seed Sale.
Click here for the online September Sale catalog, which will include walking videos and photos of crested birds. Print catalogs are expected to arrive by mail around August 20.
Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said: “The September sale is an ongoing event on the annual sales calendar and we at Keeneland are delighted to provide a stable and successful marketplace. to the consignor and the buyer”. “Last year’s September sales were vibrant from start to finish, resulting in record average and median prices and record high clearance rates. This year, we look forward to welcoming more international buyers who did not. came here for a few years due to travel restrictions due to covid.”
Format matches last year
Similar to the September 2021 Sale, Week 1 of this year’s auction will feature Books 1 and 2 for the first four days and over 1,100 horses rated as the best of the sale. based on pedigree and structure listed. The purpose of this format is to position the largest number of special horses possible in front of major domestic and foreign buyers before the “dark day” on Friday, September 16, when no sale is held. office.
“We’ve listened to our buyers, both from the US and abroad, and they’ve expressed their wish that we put out more horses in the best physical shape soon and so we’ve emphasized that aspect. “, said Keeneland VP of Sales Tony Lacy. “Volume 1 includes more highly rated horses than in recent years, so buyers who only enter town for a short period of time will be able to see a larger percentage of actual horses. pretty.”
The 1st graders listed in Book 1 were among the 36 first grade 1 winners and out of 89 overall grade winners; The 50 are half-siblings with the 1st grade winners and 99 overall graded winners.
The September sale will offer the following schedule:
Week 1
Book 1 – Monday-Tuesday, September 12-13. Session starts at 1pm ET. A total of 362 crested birds were cataloged over the two days.
Book 2 – Wednesday – Thursday, September 14-15. Classes begin at 11 a.m. A total of 751 individuals were cataloged over two days.
Bad day – Friday, September 16. No sales will be conducted.
Week 2
Book 3 – Saturday-Sunday, September 17-18. Sessions started at 10 a.m. A total of 828 individuals were cataloged over two days.
Book 4 – Monday-Tuesday, September 19-20. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. A total of 822 individuals were cataloged over two days.
Volume 5 – Wednesday – Thursday, 21-22 September. Sessions start at 10am A total of 807 crested birds were cataloged over the two days.
Volume 6 – Friday-Saturday, September 23-24. Sessions started at 10 a.m. A total of 577 individuals were listed over the two days.
Keeneland will be streaming the entire September Sale at Keeneland.com. As always, phone and online bidding will be available.
Barn and Hotel Renovation
Keeneland’s multi-year project to rehabilitate the stable resumes this year after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021 and improvements made to the Thoroughbred Center in 2022, which means that the horses residing there must move to Keeneland for a few months while new stables are built. During this second phase of renovation, Barn 20-27 now has a new roof, graded walk-through, new drainage, upgraded LED lighting, new wiring, and new plants. .
“We’re excited to continue the stable area renovation this summer, which, when combined with Barn 11-19 that was renovated in 2019, makes for a total of 14 upgraded barns at this point.” , said Keeneland’s director of business operations, Cormac Breathnach. “While we work to upgrade the entire barn area, our goal is to put walking loops and areas where shippers present horses for inspection to be on par with the size of the horses being handled. These renovations are among the capital improvements our sales customers will see around Keeneland.”
The September sale will mark the return of the Saddling Paddock Chalet, which will also be used for the Fall Encounter, Breeder’s Cup and the November Breeding Stock Sale. Located next to the Sales Booth and Spanning the entire length of the Paddock, the Chalet will expand the number of hospitality services available to sales customers. It will include a dining room where a lunch buffet will be served from Sunday, September 11 to Thursday, September 15, as well as a lounge and bar that will open the entire auction. Private conference rooms within the structure will also be available.
The world’s top men with seniors in the category
The September Sale category has a total of 2,102 colts, 2,044 fillings and a gelding. Of these, 21 were bred outside of North America, demonstrating the auction’s international appeal to overseas breeders.
The five ponies in the catalog represent the 199 oldest stallions in the world, including American Pharoah, Bated Breath, Candy Ride, Caravaggio, Constitution, Curlin, Distorted Humor, Flatter, Frankel, Galileo, Ghostzapper, Gun Runner, Hard Spun, Into Mischief, Kingman , Kitten’s Joy, Maclean’s Music, Medaglia d’Oro, More Than Ready, Munnings, No Nay Never, Not This Time, Nyquist, Quality Road, Speightstown, Street Sense, Tapit, Twirling Candy , Uncle Mo, Upstart, Violence, War Front, and Wootton Bassett.
In addition, some interesting young stallions are represented by their first crop in the category such as Audible tier 1 winners, multiple Catalina Cruiser tier 2 winners, multiple Catholic Boy tier 1 winners, multiple Divisidero tier 1 winners, multiple stakes rating winners Entered, 1st class winner Leofric, Mitole champion, 1st tier 1 Omaha Beach winner, 1st class winner Conservator, Vino Rosso champion and 1st class winner of World of Troubles.
This category also includes the descendants of other stallions who have done well on the track and this year’s best first-place finishers. Among them are Kentucky Derby (G1) Always Dreaming winner, Army Mule 1st winner, Bolt d’Oro 1st multiple winner, Girvin 1st place winner, Good Magic champion, winner Good Samaritan grade multiple bets, Triple Crown and Horse of the Year Justify winner, Mendelssohn 1st class winner, Mor Spirit 1st multi-tier winner, Mo Town 1st class winner, 1st grade multiplex winner Oscar Performance, 1st class winner Sharp Azteca and West Coast champion.
Graduates win stakes around the world
As of August 8, graduates of the September Sale have won 224 shares globally in 2022. Victories includes classified shares across the United States and in Canada and Japan. Japan, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
Leading the 1st class winners are two Triple Crown race winners: Early Voting (Preakness, G1) and Mo Donegal (Belmont, G1). At this summer’s flagship meeting in Del Mar and Saratoga, sales graduates win shares classed as American Theorem (Bing Crosby, G1), Big Invasion (Quick Call by Team Team). Presentation Skills Retirement, G3T), Cabo Spirit (La Jolla, G3T), Epicenter (Jim Dandy, G2), Golden Pal (Troy, G3T), Heywoods Beach (Cougar II, G3), Jackie’s Warrior champion (Alfred G. Vanderbilt, G1), Just Cindy (Schuylerville, G3), Life Is Good (Whitney, G1), Naughty Gal (Adirondack, G3), Nest (Coaching Club American Oaks, G1) and War Like Goddess (Glens Falls) , G2T).
Other important North American tier 1 wins were recorded by sales graduate Casa Creed (Jaipur), Colonel Liam (Pegasus World Cup Turf Cup Invitational presented by Baccarat), Express Train (Handicap Santa Anita) presented by Yamaava ‘Resort & Casino), Jackie’s Warrior (Churchill Downs presented by Ford), Life is Good (Pegasus World Cup Invitational presented by 1 / ST BET), Nest (Central Bank Ashland) and Zandon (Toyota Blue Grass) ).
The winners of overseas group 1 races include Country Grammer (Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline), Emblem Road (Saudi Cup) and Switzerland (Dubai Golden Shaheen sponsored by Atlantis Dubai).
This press release has been edited for content and style by the BloodHorse Staff.
