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Goffs Ends 5-Day Selling Run With Big Gains

Goffs Ends 5-Day Selling Run With Big Gains

The series of November sales conducted by Goffs ended a five-day run in Ireland Nov. 19 with increases for the combined figures of 42% in gross, 31% in average price, and 25% in median price from a year ago.

 Sunday, November 20, 2011

Lower Stud Fees' Impact Not Yet Dramatic

Even though stud fees were lower, pregrant mares and weanlings sold at Keeneland in November didn't improve their profitability dramatically.

 Tuesday, December 07, 2010

California Cup Sale Has 241 Yearlings

There are 61 mares and 35 foals of 2010 are in the dispersal of Martin and Pam Wygod's California breeding stock.

 Friday, August 20, 2010

Goffs November Sale Average Falls 27.6%

Fourpenny Lane, a 4-year-old stakes-winning daughter of Efisio, brought the top price of 100,000 euros ($148,700 in U.S. funds) as the Goffs November breeding stock sale ended its two-day run in Ireland Nov. 22. She was the most expensive horse sold during the entire auction.

 Monday, November 23, 2009

Bon Nuit Leads Way at Goffs Sale in Ireland

Bon Nuit, a stakes-winning daughter of Night Shift, topped the opening session of the Goffs November breeding stock sale, bringing 230,000 euros ($342,339 in U.S. funds) Nov. 21 in Ireland. Clive Gardner purchased the 7-year-old bay mare from Ballincurrig House Stud.

 Sunday, November 22, 2009
Market Views: Discussing Keeneland's 1st Week

Market Views: Discussing Keeneland's 1st Week

The market for quality stock was pretty solid, according to buyers and consignors participating in the first week of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

 Monday, November 16, 2009
Gross Rises on Keeneland Sale's Third Day

Gross Rises on Keeneland Sale's Third Day

The numbers weren't dramatically different from a year ago during the third session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, and that was good news for the Central Kentucky auction, which had experienced major declines in 2008 during a global financial crisis.

 Thursday, November 12, 2009
Overbrook Stock Boosts Keeneland's 2nd Day

Overbrook Stock Boosts Keeneland's 2nd Day

High quality stock from the Overbrook Farm dispersal and stronger participation by American buyers at the top of the market boosted the results for the second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington Nov. 11.

 Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Cotton Blossom Sells for $2.3 Million

Cotton Blossom Sells for $2.3 Million

Cotton Blossom, winner of the 2007 Acorn Stakes (gr. I), became the most expensive horse sold so far at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale when she brought $2.3 million during the auction's second session Nov. 11 in Lexington.

 Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Summer Raven Soars to $1.7 Million

Summer Raven Soars to $1.7 Million

Summer Raven, winner of the 2004 Tempted Stakes (gr. III) and in foal to Unbridled's Song, became the first horse to bring seven figures Nov. 11 during the second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock auction in Lexington. Offered around noon (EST), she sold for $1.7 million to Kentucky bloodstock agent Reynolds Bell.

 Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Mary Delaney Kicks Off Overbrook Dispersal

Mary Delaney Kicks Off Overbrook Dispersal

Mary Delaney, winner of the 2007 Vinery Madison Stakes (gr. II) at Keeneland, kicked off the Overbrook Farm dispersal at the Keeneland November breeding stock auction in Lexington by selling for $850,000. She was the second horse in the sale ring during the auction's second session Nov. 11. Kentucky bloodstock agent Reynolds Bell purchased her from Eaton Sales' consignment.

 Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Gross Plunges 45.2% at Keeneland Nov. Opener

Gross Plunges 45.2% at Keeneland Nov. Opener

The struggling Thoroughbred marketplace stumbled badly yet again as the Keeneland November breeding stock auction opened its 13-day run in Lexington Nov. 10.

 Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Azeri Sells for $2.25 Million at Keeneland

Azeri Sells for $2.25 Million at Keeneland

Azeri, the 2002 Horse of the Year, brought $2,250,000 early in the afternoon of Nov. 10 during the opening session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington. The price was the highest so far during the auction.

 Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Swift Temper Bought Back for $2,050,000

Swift Temper Bought Back for $2,050,000

The final bid on Swift Temper was $2,050,000, but it came from her owner, Mark Stanley, so she didn't find a new home Nov. 10 during the opening session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington. Taylor Made Sales Agency consigned the 5-year-old daughter of Giant's Causeway to the auction for Stanley as a racing or broodmare prospect.

 Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Rebound Unlikely During Keeneland Auction

Rebound Unlikely During Keeneland Auction

The Keeneland November breeding stock sale was hammered last year by the global financial crisis, suffering alarming downturns of 45.5% in gross, 39% in average price, and 42.9% in median price after a record-setting run in 2007. This year, consignors and sale company officials are hoping that, at the very least, the declines will slow down, but the odds are against a rebound during the auction's 13-day run, Nov. 10-22, in Lexington.

 Monday, November 09, 2009
BC-Connected Horses Set to Sell

BC-Connected Horses Set to Sell

Three participants in this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships â€" Diamondrella, Lethal Heat, and Magical Fantasy -- were scheduled to be offered at the Nov. 10 Fasig-Tipton November select mixed sale in Lexington as of Nov. 9. Grade I winner Diamondrella finished 11th in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint; grade II winner Lethal Heat was seventh in the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (gr. I); and grade I winner Magical Fantasy finished fifth in the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT).

 Monday, November 09, 2009
Sale Talk: Coping in a Declining Market

Sale Talk: Coping in a Declining Market

Buyers and consignors talk about how they are dealing with the sharp downturns in the market at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale and other auction-related issues.

 Thursday, November 06, 2008
Keeneland Suffers More Setbacks

Keeneland Suffers More Setbacks

The marketplace continued to take a pounding from negative economic forces outside the Thoroughbred industry during the third day of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington. Compared to 2007, the Nov. 5 session was down 42.1% in gross revenue, 33.3% in average price, and 36.5% in median price. The buy-back rate soared from 20.9% last year to 28.2% this year.

 Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Stardom Bound's Dam Brings $825,000

Stardom Bound's Dam Brings $825,000

Three days after Stardom Bound sold for $5.7 million at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale, her dam, My White Corvette, brought $825,000 during the third session the Keeneland November breeding stock auction in Lexington.

 Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Market Chatter: Uncertainty in November

Market Chatter: Uncertainty in November

Horsemen discussed the tough market at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale during its second session Nov. 4 in Lexington.

 Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Ermine Brings $1.3 Million at Keeneland

Ermine Brings $1.3 Million at Keeneland

Ermine, winner of the 2007 Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I), sold for $1.3 million early during the Nov. 3 opening session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington. Shunsuke Yoshida signed the sale ticket, acting on behalf of his father, Katsumi Yoshida, who owns Northern Farm in Japan.

 Monday, November 03, 2008
Keeneland Sale Faces Economic Hurdles

Keeneland Sale Faces Economic Hurdles

Consignors are steeling themselves and their clients for a significant downturn in the market at Keeneland's breeding stock sale, which starts Nov. 3 in Lexington and runs for 15 days. But they also are hoping that the drop in prices will bring out the bargain hunters, who could help reduce the severity of the setbacks, which seem inevitable during the current global financial crisis and Thoroughbred auction slump.

 Saturday, November 01, 2008
Fusaichi Pegasus Filly Tops N.Y. Sale

Fusaichi Pegasus Filly Tops N.Y. Sale

A weanling daughter of Fusaichi Pegasus brought $95,000 to top the New York Breeders' Sales Co.'s fall breeding stock sale, which was held at Saratoga Race Course Oct. 12. Destined Farm purchased the bay filly from Five Oak Farm, agent.

 Sunday, October 12, 2008

Zayat Has Large Consignment at Keeneland

Zayat Stables has 90 horses cataloged in Eaton Sales' consignment for the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. They include 2007 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) winner Baroness Thatcher and Premium Wine, who scored in the 2007 Gallant Bob Handicap at Philadelphia Park and finished third in the 2008 Carter Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct.

 Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Keeneland November Sale Bigger Than Ever

Keeneland November Sale Bigger Than Ever

Keeneland has cataloged 5,709 horses for its November breeding stock sale, setting a world record for a Thoroughbred auction. The total exceeds the previous mark of 5,555 for this year's Keeneland September yearling sale and is up by 294 lots from the former November sale mark of 5,415.

 Thursday, September 25, 2008

NY Sale Has More Than 400 Lots

The New York Breeders' Sales Co. has cataloged 400 mares and weanlings, along with 16 stallion seasons, for its fall breeding stock sale. The auction will be held Oct. 12 at Saratoga in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

 Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Record Keeneland Auction Ends

Record Keeneland Auction Ends

Keeneland's record-setting November breeding stock came to a close Nov. 19, setting a new standard for gross receipts of $340,877,200.

 Friday, December 14, 2007

Numbers up for Keeneland Session

Buyers at the eighth session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale kept things rolling Nov. 12, pushing the gross, average, and median towards positive gains in a session-to-session comparison over 2006.

 Monday, November 12, 2007
Results Mixed at Keeneland

Results Mixed at Keeneland

The fourth session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale produced mixed results, but the cumulative gross revenue and average price continued to remain well ahead of last year's pace in Lexington.

 Thursday, November 08, 2007
Keeneland November Continues Upward

Keeneland November Continues Upward

On a day when the U.S. stock market plunged 360 points, the Keeneland November breeding stock sale generated strong enough figures during its third session to keep the auction's cumulative gross up 13.8% and the average price up 9.9% from a year ago.

 Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Gross Revenue Rises at Keeneland

Gross Revenue Rises at Keeneland

Gross revenue climbed at Keeneland during the second session of the November breeding stock sale while the mare Island Sand sold for $4.2 million.

 Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Market Chatter: Participants in Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Mostly Positive

Market Chatter: Participants in Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Mostly Positive

Participants in the Keeneland November breeding stock sale were generally optimistic heading into the auction's 15-day run that begins Monday.

 Sunday, November 04, 2007
First Stakes Winner for Freshman Sire Sligo Bay

First Stakes Winner for Freshman Sire Sligo Bay

Grade I winner Sligo Bay was represented by his first stakes winner Oct. 11, when Craig Singer's Wind In My Wings took the $150,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes at Keeneland for trainer Reade Baker.

 Friday, October 12, 2007

Keeneland November Sale Larger Than Ever; More Than 5,400 Lots Cataloged

Keeneland's November breeding stock sale will have 15 sessions and 5,415 lots.

 Thursday, September 27, 2007
Keeneland November Sale Will Have Record Numbers

Keeneland November Sale Will Have Record Numbers

The Keeneland November breeding stock sale will have its largest catalog ever, according to Keeneland's associate director of sales, Tom Thornbury.

 Sunday, September 09, 2007

Keeneland November Sale Ends With Second-Highest-Ever Gross

An internationally broad base of buyers spent a near-record $313,843,800 for 3,147 lots during the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, which concluded Sunday.

 Sunday, November 19, 2006

Partnership Buys Back Street Sense's Half-Sister at Keeneland; Sells Bedazzle Privately

The partnership that owns the weanling half-sister to recent Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) winner Street Sense bought back the Distorted Humor filly for $850,000 Friday during the fifth session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington.

 Friday, November 10, 2006

Gross, Median Increase During Keeneland November Sale's Third Session

The fireworks sparked by seven-figure prices ended Wednesday at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington. But the third session increased in gross revenue and median price from a year ago while maintaining the average price and decreasing the buy-back rate.

 Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Keeneland November Sale Opens Monday

Hoping to build on the momentum of a record-breaking September yearling sale and fall race meeting, Keeneland kicks off its 63rd annual November breeding stock sale on Monday, two days after the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs.

 Friday, November 03, 2006

Keeneland November Sale Will Offer More Than 5,000 Horses

Season to Afleet Alex also in catalogue.

 Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Keeneland Catalogues 4,477 Horses and Shares for November Sale

Keeneland, which just completed its record-breaking September yearling sale, will catalog 4,477 lots (including three stallion shares) for its November breeding stock sale.

 Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Blue Skies: Frustrated buyers mean sellers' market for mares with upside

On day 10 of the Keeneland November sale, it was dark, gloomy, and drizzly. But you couldn't dampen the spirits of those who consigned to the world's largest breeding stock auction.

 Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Early Ventures: Jump Start, Explicit shine among first-year weanling sires

The weanling market exhibited strength throughout the Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November breeding stock sales, and that strength was not just concentrated at the top. As has been the trend the last few years, there was a premium attached to all levels of the younger sires, and that seemed to be more pronounced this season. That was good news for sellers loaded with weanlings from first-year sires.

 Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Still Plenty of Steam in Keeneland November Sale

As the high-powered Keeneland November breeding stock sale moved into the fourth of seven books Sunday, the market for breeding stock and weanling prospects showed it still has plenty of steam. Seventeen lots in the session brought final bids in the six-figure range, led by a pair of $200,000 broodmares and a $210,000 weanling.

 Sunday, November 14, 2004

Grade I Winner Dimitrova Entered in Keeneland November Sale

Dimitrova, winner of the 2003 Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes (gr. IT), will be offered for sale during the upcoming Keeneland November breeding stock auction.

 Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Keeneland Catalogues 4,059 For November Sale

Keeneland will catalog 4,059 horses for the 60th annual November breeding stock sale it was announced Friday. The sale will begin on Sunday, Nov. 2 with the dispersal of the breeding stock belonging to William C. Schettine and a consignment from Joanne Nor's Norfields Farm.

 Friday, September 19, 2003

Keeneland Catalogues 4,059 For November Sale

Keeneland will catalog 4,059 horses for the 60th annual November breeding stock sale it was announced Friday. The sale will begin on Sunday, Nov. 2 with the dispersal of the breeding stock belonging to William C. Schettine and a consignment from Joanne Nor's Norfields Farm.

 Friday, September 19, 2003