Keeneland set to begin January Sale

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The January Sale has increasingly established itself as a strong market for

quality racing and broodmare prospects, as well as 'short' yearlings (weanlings

who officially turned a year old on January 1).

Among the 2010 Grade 1 stakes winners sold as yearlings in January are

Travers winner Afleet Express, Triple Bend H. hero E Z's Gentleman (Yankee

Gentleman) and Smiling Tiger (Hold That Tiger), victor of the Bing Crosby S. and

Ancient Title S. Other recent graduates of the January Sale include Grade 2

scorers Cat by the Tale (Tale of the Cat) (San Gorgonio) and Dancinginherdreams

(Tapit) (Pocahontas) as well as Grade 3 vixen Touching Beauty (Tapit) (Comely).

"The January Sale is well-known as a market for stakes-winning broodmare

prospects," said Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland's director of sales. "And it is

also proving to be a solid market for yearlings, offering a broad representation

for pinhookers and end-users alike, as well as those interested in horses of

racing age or stallion prospects."

Broodmares covered by 184 different stallions, among them such sought-after

sires as Afleet Alex, Arch, Bernardini, Bluegrass Cat, Candy Ride (Arg), Curlin,

Empire Maker, Indian Charlie, Malibu Moon, More Than Ready, Mr. Greeley,

Speightstown, Street Cry (Ire), Tapit, Tiznow and Unbridled's Song, are

cataloged.

Yearlings representing 196 prominent stallions, including Afleet Alex, Arch,

Bernardini, Bluegrass Cat, Distorted Humor, Elusive Quality, Giant's Causeway,

Indian Charlie, Malibu Moon, Medaglia d'Oro, More Than Ready, Mr. Greeley,

Speightstown, Tale of the Cat, Tapit, Tiznow and Unbridled's Song, also have

been consigned.

Horsemen and fans can follow the sale via live streaming on Keeneland's

website at www.keeneland.com,

coupled with updates and video links on Facebook and Twitter. A PDF version of

the January Sale catalog is available on Keeneland's website.