In the midst of national economic difficulty, Keeneland concluded it’s fourth-highest grossing September Yearling Sale ever, with sales totaling nearly $328 million.

Cumulatively, the 15-day sale totaled $327,999,100, down 14.8 percent from last year’s $385,018,600. Average price of $90,984 dipped 10.2 percent from $101,347 reported in 2007. The median of $37,000 was down 11.9 percent from last year’s $42,000. A total of 3,605 yearlings were sold compared to 3,799 a year ago. 

 

Eighteen yearlings sold for $1 million or more, including the sale-topping A.P. Indy filly out of Chimichurri, which brought a final bid of $3.1 million from John Ferguson, on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. The filly was consigned by Gainesway, agent for Jess Jackson’s Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC.  

 

 

 

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