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After the amazing Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland concluded on November 16, the 10-day Keeneland November Breeding Sock Sale began, and it saw healthy gains and vibrant worldwide involvement.
During the first session on November 7th, the sale's top lot, Midnight Bisou, was hammered down to Japanese buyer Katsumi Yoshida for $5.5 million.
Midnight Bisou, the 2019 champion older dirt female, was consigned as Hip 235 by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa for owners Jeffery Bloom and Chuck Allen, and she sold in foal to leading sire Tapit for almost $1 million.
"Keeneland has had a phenomenal fall season, and it will soon come to a close with the conclusion of the November Breeding Stock Sale. All of us here at the September and November Sales, the fall meet, and the Breeders' Cup appreciate your continued support "According to Keeneland's CEO and president Shannon Arvin. "We have been working hard since September to show the world what Keeneland has to offer in terms of Thoroughbred racing and sales, and we are grateful for the opportunity to do so. The excitement of the Breeders' Cup, the sale of the Flightline interest, and the fireworks of Book 1 all contributed to an all-around successful November Sale for us."
Possibility of purchasing a 2.5% stake in Breeders' Cup. With a packed pavilion and a whole new virtual reality experience in the metaverse, Champion Flightline kicked off the sale's first session. Freddy Seitz won the bidding war for a son of Tapit who had won four grade one races and was undefeated. As an intermediary for an anonymous customer, Seitz was the winner to the tune of $4.6 million.
On the final day of the Keeneland sale, November 16, the track stated that $1,148,600 was made from the sale of 154 of the 187 horses that went through the ring. The average price per horse was $7,458, with the median price being $3,600. The RNA rate was 17.6 percent, with 33 people failing to reach their reserve.
The Horses of Racing Age section, which traditionally took place on the penultimate day of the auction, will be presented as a separate event on Sunday, November 17 this year.
A total of 231 of the 262 horses offered were sold during the final session, bringing in $9,122,400 at an average price of $39,491 and a median price of $14,000. There were still 31 unsold horses (11.8%) on the market.
A total of 2,324 out of 2,868 horses offered were sold during the 10 sessions, resulting in total gross earnings of $211,730,400, an increase of 1.9% from the previous year. Although the median price decreased by 5.4% to $35,000, the average price rose by 11.1% to $91,106. The reserve was not met for 544 horses (19.0%).
This evening, 150 horses were withdrawn from the sale, bringing the total number of horses in the catalogue down from 356 to 206 for tomorrow's auction.