More than 4,100 yearlings catalogued for sale
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 10, 2015) — Keeneland’s 2015 September Yearling Sale, the world’s largest Thoroughbred auction, begins Monday at 11 a.m. A total of 4,164 yearlings were cataloged for the sale, which will take place during 12 sessions through Sept. 26.
The September Sale is globally regarded as the primary barometer of the state of the Thoroughbred industry and attracts the world’s major foreign and domestic buyers, top trainers and bloodstock advisers and prominent juvenile sales consignors. The yearlings in the 2015 catalog represent 249 of the world’s elite stallions and include five horses from the first crop of undefeated European champion Frankel.
“Horsemen from across North America and around the world travel to Lexington because they recognize the September Sale as the source of graded stakes success wherever they race,” Keeneland president and CEO Bill Thomason said. “As evidenced by the performances this summer at Saratoga and Del Mar, where Keeneland sales graduates won 13 of 22 Grade 1 stakes, horses purchased here excel at the highest level of racing.”
Current members of the September Sale have produced the winners of 268 stakes, including Air Force Blue (Keeneland Phoenix), Beholder (Pacific Classic and Clement L. Hirsch Stakes), Carpe Diem (Toyota Blue Grass), Curalina (Acorn and Coaching Club American Oaks), Dame Dorothy (Humana Distaff), Embellish the Lace (Alabama), Gabriel Charles (Eddie Read), Include Betty (Mother Goose), Jack Milton (Maker’s 46 Mile), Liam’s Map (Woodward), Keen Ice (Travers), Lady Eli (Belmont Oaks Invitational), Materiality (Besilu Stables Florida Derby), Molly Morgan (La Troienne), Mshawish (Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap), Nyquist (Del Mar Futurity), Private Zone (Priority One Jets Forego), Ring Weekend (Frank E. Kilroe Mile), Runhappy (NYRA.com King’s Bishop), Secret Circle (Dubai Golden Shaheen Sponsored by Gulf News), Sharla Rae (Del Mar Oaks) and Undrafted (Diamond Jubilee).
The September Sale begins with the premier Book 1 catalog, which will span the opening three days with a total of 724 yearlings cataloged alphabetically by dam. The Book 1 (Sept. 14-16) catalog offers 241, 242 and 241 yearlings each day. Book 2 (Sept. 18-19) sessions begin at 10 a.m. Book 3 to 6 sessions (Sept. 20-26) begin at 10 a.m.
Yearlings cataloged for the 2015 September Sale are by such established sires as Arch, Awesome Again, Bernardini, Blame, Candy Ride (ARG), City Zip, Congrats, Curlin, Distorted Humor, Elusive Quality, Exchange Rate, Flatter, Ghostzapper, Giant’s Causeway, Hard Spun, Harlan’s Holiday, Kitten’s Joy, Lemon Drop Kid, Malibu Moon, Medaglia d’Oro, MoreThan Ready, Pioneerof the Nile, Quality Road, Scat Daddy, Smart Strike, Speightstown, Street Cry (IRE), Tapit, Tiznow, Unbridled’s Song, Uncle Mo and War Front.
This year, Keeneland is the only U.S.-based sales company to offer offspring by Frankel, who stands in England. Joining Frankel are these prominent foreign-based stallions: Dansili (GB), Nathaniel (IRE), Pivotal (GB), Royal Applause (GB) and Sepoy (AUS) from England; Myboycharlie (IRE) and Redoute’s Choice (AUS) from France; and, from Ireland, Dream Ahead, Excelebration (IRE), Fastnet Rock (AUS), Galileo (IRE), High Chaparral (IRE), Invincible Spirit (IRE), Lawman (FR), Lope de Vega (IRE), Mastercraftsman (IRE), Power (GB), Raven’s Pass, So You Think (NZ) and Teofilo (IRE).
Noted freshman stallions with yearlings in the sale include Algorithms, Astrology, Biondetti, Bodemeister, Creative Cause, Dialed In, Dominus, Excelebration (IRE), Frankel (GB), Gemologist, Jersey Town, Maclean’s Music, Mission Impazible, Nathaniel (IRE), Power (GB), Sepoy (AUS), Shackleford, Tapizar, The Factor, To Honor and Serve and Union Rags.
Sales will be streamed live on Keeneland.com, which will also feature daily Barn Notes and wrap-up releases at the conclusion of each session. Catalog updates for all horses in the sale occur daily and are sortable.
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