LEXINGTON, Ky.--Steady trade during Monday, Sept. 18's seventh session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale was headlined by a colt by Good Magic from the family of G1 winner and sire Pioneerof the Nile that sold for $700,000 to Donato Lanni, agent for SF/Starlight/Madaket.
Keeneland September sale ringAt $700,000, the colt is the highest-priced yearling to sell in the seventh session since 2015.
A total of 306 yearlings sold through the ring during the session for $24,681,500, for an average of $80,658 and a median of $65,000.
The total is 10.39% below the $27,544,000 from the corresponding session in 2022 when 314 horses sold.
The average dipped 8.05% from $87,720 in 2022, and the median is 3.70% under last year’s $67,500.
Cumulatively, Keeneland has sold 1,505 yearlings for $344,546,500, 3.07% lower than the $355,453,500 for 1,556 horses sold during the same period last year.
The average of $228,935 is slightly above $228,441 from 2022, and the median of $150,000 is 6.25% below last year’s $160,000.
The session topper, who is out of the Bernardini mare Beauty Buzz, was consigned by Gainesway, agent. Gainesway led all consignors Monday with sales of $3,715,000 for 30 yearlings.
THE SALE reached the halfway point Sunday with nearly $320 million in cumulative sales for the first six sessions and Pin Oak Stud’s $900,000 purchase of a colt by Constitution from the family of G1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner and sire Liam’s Map and G3 winner and sire Not This Time.
To date, 1,199 horses have sold through the ring for $319,865,000, for an average of $266,776 and a median of $200,000.
The total is 2.45% below the $327,909,500 grossed for 1,242 yearlings sold during the same period last year.
The average is 1.04% above the $264,017 from the corresponding period in 2022, while the median is unchanged.
Keeneland sold 277 yearlings Sunday for $38,868,000, down slightly from last year’s total of $40,172,000 from the sixth session when 286 horses sold.
The average of $140,318 is nearly even with $140,462 in 2022, while the median of $100,000 is 9.09% lower than last year’s $110,000.
The session topper, who was consigned by Knockgriffin Farm, agent, is out of the Curlin mare Low Pressure Zone.
