Motivation continued into Tuesday’s closing session of Book 4 of the September Sales at Keeneland in Lexington with an appearance by sophomore sires Link pulled out a $450,000 final bid from Maddie Mattmiller, acting as an agent for Black Type Thoroughbreds.
Tuesday’s session brought in $21,182,500, up slightly from the corresponding session in 2021 when 312 horses sold for $20,549,000. The intraday average is $71,805, up 9.02% from 2021, while the average is up 22.22% to $55,000. The last day of Book 4 saw a total of 295 horses sold, while 1,851 stallions changed hands in the first eight days of the sale.
Over eight 12-day opening sessions, a total of 1,851 stallions were sold through the ring for $376,636,000, an increase of 15.26% over the same period last year when 1,800 horses were sold through the ring with price 326,762,000 USD. The median price is up 12.09% from $181,534 to $203,477, while the $130,000 median is up 8.33% from $120,000 in 2021.
A total of 11 people for the year received $250,000 or more in yesterday’s trading while five withdrew that amount last year. The session’s $450,000 value also represents an increase from a year ago when another person Collected yielded a top price of $320,000.
Do right Linkion
Black Type Thoroughbreds hit the field on Tuesday when landing Hip 2637, the daughter of Link out of Fun Affair, provided by Paramount Sales. Bred by Castleton Lyons and Kilboy Estate, the January 30 pony is the granddaughter of the junior Cafting champion (Honor and Glory) who is also responsible for championing foal 3 age West Coast (Flatter).
“She stands out in this current book,” said Mattmiller, who handled Black blood purchases and is the wife of principal Jake Ballis. “She was a big, fat adult whose pedigree supported what you saw at the end of the process. So we knew we were going to have to pay a little for her. She is an obvious person. “
“We care about An Linkwho brought us to Kentucky Oaks [in 2021] for purebred blacks,” she pointed out. “We have been hoping since Link without anything sublime lately, she might be overlooked for a bit. But apparently, that didn’t happen.”
“[The stallion] not the big horse for a minute and I think that’s why she’s in Book 4. But physically she just stands out, which is reflected in her price. “
In the past week, this activity has acquired three other crested birds in Keeneland, a pony of Candy Ride (Arg) (Hip 107, $450,000) in Volume 1; a Lemon Drop Kid child (Hip 641, $210,000) provided in Book 2, and a child from Spin hard (Hip 2330, $170,000) on the first day of Book 4.
According to Mattmiller, the purchase of the partner’s sole pony will eventually join George Weaver, while the filthy Lemon Drop Kid will be sent to Michael McCarthy in California.
“Obviously, that’s what the market told us we had to pay for,” she explained when asked about the $450,000 price tag hanging over the top two Black Type purchases. “In Books 1 and 2 you get pedigrees and top stallions. When you get to Volumes 4 and 5, you’ll see freshman stallions or unproven stallions mixed in, but they’re still the most physically fit animals. “
She concluded, “The market is still strong going into this book based on our appraisal and what they bring in the round. We could have gone out of business with the amount we were bidding on.”
“For the horse obviously, you’ll still pay.”
Top Colts Heading Tuesday’s Action
Leading the cubs in the afternoon, Jebel Ali Stables won $400,000 for a coveted GI Florida Derby winner Dialed. offered as Hip 2557. On Castle Road by the winning mare Bellamy Road, the May 11 pony hailed the family of many GI Breeders’ Cup Mile scorers Traveler (Tiznow). He was deposited by his breeder, Hinkle Farms.
The only one aspiring to cross the $300,000 mark is Hip 2399, a pony of Nyquist. Purchased by X-Men Racing yesterday, May 4, the foal was consigned by breeder Anderson Farms. In addition to the Quiet American Mare Reason, the foal is from the Class I winning Switch family.
