Hold That Tiger filly tops 10th session

Tom Gentry, agent, went to $182,000 in order to acquire a filly by freshman

sire Hold That Tiger at Thursday's session of the Keeneland September Yearling

Sale in Lexington, Kentucky.

Cataloged as Hip No. 3456, the chestnut filly is the third foal out of Julie

Girl (Jules), a half-sister to multiple Grade 3 winner and successful sire Mr.

Greeley (Gone West) and stakes winner Majestic Legend (His Majesty), the dam of

multiple stakes winner Binalegend (Binalong) and the granddam of champion

two-year-old and this year's Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Street Sense (Street Cry

[Ire]).

The session topper was consigned by Four Star Sales, agent.

On Thursday, 292 yearlings were purchased for a gross $8,840,400, an average

of $30,275 and a median of $22,000. Those numbers represent increases of 3.7

percent, 1.2 percent and 10 percent, respectively, over last year when 285

horses were sold for an aggregate $8,523,300, an average of $29,906 and a median

of $20,000.

With 10 session now in the books, 2,561 horses have brought $363,554,600, a

drop of 5.7 percent on 2006 when 2,601 yearlings had been sold for $385,707,000.

The $141,958 average shows a decline of 4.3 percent on 12 months ago when the

average was $148,292. The median, however, has risen 7.1 percent, from $70,000

to $75,000.

The sale continues Friday beginning at 10 a.m. (EDT).

For complete results visit keeneland.com.