Record number cataloged for Keeneland January sale

A record 2,933 lots, including four stallion shares, have been cataloged for

the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale. The eight-day auction will take

place from January 8 through January 15 with sessions beginning each day at 10

a.m. (EST).

The total number exceeds by 425 last year's record total of 2,508. The sale

is comprised of 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.

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 January 9.

"The January sale has come into its own as a truly international auction,

which is reflected in last year's record-breaking growth," Keeneland Director of

Sales Geoffrey Russell said. "We continue to expand the duration of the sale to

accommodate our horsemen, who have come to view January as an extension of the

November sale. This is a solid catalog which offers in particular a good

selection of young racing and broodmare prospects."

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.

The 2007 January catalog will be available online at www.keeneland.com on Monday.