Orabella, in foal to Violence, highlights penultimate day of Keeneland November

ORABELLA, an unraced three-year-old daughter of More Than Ready in

foal to Violence, sold to Hidden Brook, agent, for $62,000 to top Thursday's

11th of 12 sessions of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

It was the third consecutive day in which gains were

realized in gross, average and median. The sale, which began November 2, will

conclude Friday.

On Thursday, Keeneland sold 175 horses for $1,754,500, up

64.06 percent from the 11th and final session of the 2014 auction when 162

horses brought $1,069,400. The average of $10,026 was 51.89 percent above last

year's $6,601, and the median of $6,000 was 33.33 percent higher than $4,500

last year. 

Cumulatively, Keeneland has sold 2,375 horses for

$217,740,000, a 5.75 percent gain from the gross of $205,899,500 for 2,512

horses sold during the entire sale last year. The average of $91,680 is 11.85

percent above last year's $81,966, while the median of $34,000 dipped slightly

from last year's $35,000.

Consigned by Three Chimneys Farm, agent for the complete

dispersal of Regis Farms, Orabella is out of the winning Trippi mare Hot Trip, a

full-sister to Grade 1 winner R Heat Lightning, and from the family of multiple

Grade 1 winner General Assembly. 

Oak Lodge Bloodstock purchased the session's second-highest

priced offering, EVERYTHING MATTERS, for $60,000. In foal to Animal Kingdom, the

five-year-old mare by Lemon Drop Kid out of Arbeka, by Mr. Greeley, was

consigned by Upson Downs Farm, agent.

The session's top-priced weanling was an Astrology colt out

of the Saint Ballado mare Lively Ballad sold for $35,000 to Back to Work Stable.

Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, consigned the colt, who is from the family of

multiple Grade 1 winner High Yield.