Keeneland January sale begins Monday

Keeneland January sale begins Monday

A

record 2,933 lots, including four stallion shares, have been

cataloged for the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, which

begins Monday and continues through January 15.

The total number exceeds by 425 last year's record total of

2,508. The sale comprises 1,152 broodmares, 361 broodmare

prospects, 224 racing or broodmare prospects, 90 racing prospects,

1,011 yearlings, 59 racing or stallion prospects, 27 stallion

prospects, five stallions and four stallion shares.

"The January sale offers a particularly good selection of young racing and

broodmare prospects throughout the sale," Keeneland Director of Sales Geoffrey

Russell said. "We've continued to expand the sale to accommodate our horsemen,

who have come to view January as an extension of the November Breeding Stock

Sale."

Among the racing or broodmare prospects slated to go through the ring are a

pair of Grade 1 winners from the Bob Baffert barn. Del Mar Debutante S. (G1)

winner POINT ASHLEY (Point Given), an Eclipse Award finalist for champion

two-year-old filly, is cataloged as Hip No. 109, while recent La Brea S. (G1)

heroine DOWNTHEDUSTYROAD (Storm and a Half) is listed as Hip 1425. 

Broodmares in foal to such notable sires as Awesome Again,

Dixieland Band, Dynaformer, El Prado (Ire), Forestry, Fusaichi

Pegasus, Gone West, Johannesburg, Mr. Greeley, Pulpit, Rahy, Silver

Deputy, Thunder Gulch and Tiznow will be offered.

Also cataloged are mares in foal to first-year stallions Afleet

Alex, Consolidator, Eddington, Eurosilver, Forest Danger,

Leroidesanimaux (Brz), Limehouse, Offlee Wild, Pollard's Vision,

Powerscourt (GB), Rock Hard Ten, Roman Ruler, Saint Liam and

Southern Image, among others.

The complete dispersal of horses owned by F. Eugene Dixon Jr. will be

featured on Tuesday and includes broodmares, racing or broodmare prospects,

racing prospects, stallion prospects and yearlings.

At the 2006 January sale, 1,624 horses sold for $72,174,900, for

an average of $44,443 and a median of $16,000. In addition, a

breeding right sold for $150,000 and three stallion shares sold for

$4,200.

Sessions will commence each day at 10 a.m. (EST).