A pair of horses–a weanling colt by McKinzie and the broodmare Thrill (Candy Ride {Arg}), in foal to champion Up to the Mark–both sold for $200,000 to post the highest price of Sunday's sixth session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
Offered his Hip 2050, the Apr. 13 foal was secured by Cherry Knoll Farm. Consigned by Nardelli Sales, agent, the bay colt is out of Social Gal (Pure Prize). A daughter of Society Gal (Linkage), the colt's 14-year-old granddam is responsible for Mona de Momma (Speightstown), dam of GISW and sire Vekoma (Candy Ride).
Nardelli Sales was also responsible for last year's sixth session topper, Act Now (Street Sense), who brought $610,000. The 8-year-old mare was in foal to City of Light.
Leading Sunday's mares, Thrill (Hip 2077), a 7-year-old mare carrying a member of the first crop by Up to the Mark, was purchased by John Gunther.
A half-sister to GII American Turf winner Stolen Base (Bodemeister), she is from the family of Grade III winner Race Artist (Mr. Prospector), the dam of a pair of stakes winners. She was consigned by Lane's End, who also led all consignors Sunday with 26 head sold for $1,329,000.
Also on Sunday, a weanling colt by McKinzie consigned by Grovendale Sales, agent, sold for $195,000 to Tracy Farmer. Out of Flipardini (Bernardini), he is from the family of Canadian Horse of the Year Alywow and Grade/Group III winners Wow Me Free and Malossol.
A weanling colt from the first crop of GISW Nashville sold to Raven Run for $160,000. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Prime TBs (Estate for Erv Woolsey) and Alliance Bloodstock, he is out of the winning Lemon Drop Kid mare My Kinda Devil. The colt is from the family of stakes winners Mykindasaint and Malibu Saint.
During the session, 270 horses sold through the ring for $9,642,400, which increased 6.62% from the sixth session last year when 285 horses brought $9,044,100. The average rose 12.54% from $31,734 to $35,713, and the median of $25,000 is 8.70% above $23,000 last year.
Keeneland cumulatively has sold 1,325 horses through the ring for $172,995,900, for an average of $130,563 and a median of $72,000. The gross is 5.62% higher than the corresponding period last year when 1,343 horses sold for $163,792,100, while the average is 7.05% above $121,960 in 2023 and the median jumped 10.77% from $65,000.
Three sessions remain in the November Sale, which continues Monday and runs through Wednesday with all sessions beginning at 10 a.m. ET.
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