Numbers climb sharply on Day 10 at Keeneland November

A weanling colt from the first crop of Grade 1 winner

Graydar sold for $190,000 to Twin Creeks Racing, which raced Graydar, to lead

Wednesday's 10th session of the November Breeding Stock Sale, which was marked

by strong increases in gross, average and median. 

Keeneland sold 242 horses for $3,963,600, up 35.86 percent

from the 10th session in 2014 when total sales reached $2,917,500 for 258 horses

sold. The average of $16,379 was 44.84 percent higher than last year's $11,308,

and the median of $10,000 rose 48.15 percent from $6,750 in 2014. 

To date, Keeneland has sold 2,200 horses for $215,985,500,

a 5.45 percent increase from the gross of $204,830,100 for 2,350 horses during

the corresponding period in 2014. The average of $98,175 is 12.63 percent above

last year's $87,162, while the median of $40,000 equals last year's figure.

The session-topper, who is out of the First Samurai mare

Karate Gal, was consigned by Shawhan Place, agent for Glendalough. The colt is

from the family of stakes winners Cool Spell, Our Double Play, Coarsegold and

Goldspell.