Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale set to open

An international contingent of horsemen will descend upon Keeneland for its

64th annual November Breeding Stock Sale, which begins Monday and runs for two

weeks. A record 5,415 horses have been cataloged for the 15-day auction, the

largest of its kind in the world. The sale runs through November 19, with

sessions beginning at 10 a.m. (EST) daily.

Keeneland's website will provide live coverage of the sale in its entirety.  

"The November catalog has true international appeal, and attracts the

largest, most influential group of buyers in the world," Keeneland's

Director of Sales Geoffrey Russell said. "With such quantity and recognized quality

throughout the catalog, Keeneland offers something for everyone."

Featured in November will be the dispersal of the Sangster family's

Swettenham Stud, and major reductions from the Mabee family's Golden Eagle Farm

and Frank Stronach's Adena Springs.

Mares in-foal to 275 different stallions, including such established sires as

A.P. Indy, Awesome Again, Distorted Humor, Dynaformer, El Prado (Ire), Elusive

Quality, Empire Maker, Forestry, Fusaichi Pegasus, Giant's Causeway, Gone West,

Kingmambo, Mineshaft, Mr. Greeley, Pivotal, Pulpit, Rahy, Seeking the Gold,

Smart Strike, Storm Cat, Street Cry (Ire), Tale of the Cat, Theatrical (Ire),

Thunder Gulch, Unbridled's Song and Vindication, among others, will be offered.

Also cataloged are mares in-foal to a number of first crop, covering sires,

including Aragorn (Ire), Bellamy Road, Bernardini, Bluegrass Cat, First Samurai,

Flower Alley and Henny Hughes, among others.

The November catalog features weanlings by some of the world's top sires as

well as promising young stallions. Weanlings representing A.P. Indy, Awesome

Again, Distorted Humor, Dynaformer, Elusive Quality, Empire Maker, Forestry,

Fusaichi Pegasus, Giant's Causeway, Gone West, Kingmambo, Mr. Greeley, Posse,

Pulpit, Rahy, Smarty Jones, Street Cry (Ire), Unbridled's Song and Vindication

will be offered.

Additionally, weanlings from the first crop of Afleet Alex, Consolidator,

Eddington, Eurosilver, Forest Danger, Ghostzapper, Grand Reward, Kitten's Joy,

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

(GB), Purge, Rock Hard Ten, Roman Ruler, Saint Liam and Value Plus, among

others, are cataloged.

November Sale alumni include such recent stakes winners as Golden Jubilee S.

(Eng-G1) winner Soldier's Tale (Stravinsky); Manhattan H. (G1) and 2004

Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) winner Better Talk Now (Talkin Man); Clark H. (G1) and

Woodward S. (G1) winner Premium Tap (Pleasant Tap); Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere

(Grand Criterium) (Fr-G1) winner

Rio de La Plata (Rahy); Saratoga Special S. (G2) and Bashford Manor S. (G3)

winner Kodiak Kowboy (Posse); Sandown Mile (Eng-G2) winner Jeremy (Danehill

Dancer); and Godolphin Mile (UAE-G2) winner Spring at Last (Silver Deputy).

An internationally broad base of buyers spent a near-record $313.8 million at

the 2006 November auction. Keeneland sale record prices were established for a

horse in training ($6.1 million paid by Aaron Jones for Half Ours) and weanling

filly (a Gone West filly acquired for $2.4 million by M.A.B. Agency), while a

weanling half-brother to European champion Electrocutionist brought a North

American record auction price of $2.7 million from Japanese agent Nobutaka Tada.

Last year's November auction also was highlighted by the sale of Grade 1 winner

Madcap Escapade and her dam, Sassy Pants, for $6 million and $4.5 million,

respectively.