Mr. Prospector Mare Tops Keeneland Session

Bolsa, an 8-year-old daughter of Mr. Prospector in foal to Deputy Commander brought a top price of $400,000 during Monday's session of Keeneland's November Breeding Stock Sale.

Bolsa, a dark bay or brown mare out the In Reality mare Mochila, the dam of grade I stakes winner Serape, was purchased by Gulf Coast LLC from Middlebrook Farm, agent.

Keeneland reported 252 horses sold Monday for a gross of $7,441,400, an average of $29,529 and a median of $22,000. During the comparable session last year, 270 horses sold for $5,944,700, an average of $22,017 and a median of $16,000. The 72 horses that did not attain their reserve prices represented 22.2% of the total offered, compared with a 15.6% RNA for the same session in 2003.

With four sessions remaining in the 12-day auction, 1,944 horses have been sold for $264,659,300, an average of $136,142 and a median of $52,000. At this point in the sale last year, 1,931 horses had been sold for $228,574,200, an average of $118,371 and a median of $50,000.

Monday's top price for a weanling was the $210,000 bid from WinStar Farm for Victory Gallop colt from the consignment of Doug Arnold's Buck Pond. The weanling was produced from the unraced Hennessy mare Hennessy Waltz.

Results, leading buyer, leading consignor, leading sire lists from Keeneland