The 82nd Keeneland September Yearling Sale concluded on 20 September with the highest gross turnover ever at a thoroughbred auction. At the end of the 12th session, 3,076 horses had changed ownership for a record of $ 531,634,400, including the turnover after the Ring, an increase of 24%, which break the record sale of last year of $ 428,097,000.
The average and the median also broke last year’s records with an increase of 17% with an average of $ 172,833 and the median by 14% to $ 80,000. A record 56 yearlings raised $ 1 million or more.
“The results of this sale reflect a shared performance for the industry and a powerful source of optimism for the future of racing and breeding,” said Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy. “Many factors have contributed to these record results that go beyond the exceptional quality of the horses offered. Strong wallets, favorable tax legislation, growing trust in sport and broader national visibility through broadcast, streaming and influencers all point to a bright future for our industry.”
Thirty -five yearlings sold for $ 1 million or more during the two -day book 1, including a record 20 during the second session, which offers momentum and fierce competition to secure a horse throughout the entire sale. Halfway through the sale at the end of the sixth session, Keeneland had already surpassed last year’s gross.
Buyers represented 33 countries with participation from as far away as Asia, the Middle East and Europe, with the depth of the market in Keeneland.
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“When you go for sale in week two and the horses are expensive, there is a real, tangible return on an investment when you buy an athlete from week two, and more people are available for that,” said Keeneland Senior Director of Sales Operations Cormac Breathnach.
“We cannot emphasize enough how good the breeders are in their work. That is really the center of our entire sale the support we receive from our breeders.”
Breathnach said that the foal crop is at a point where it can grow again, with the health of the industry that is still aware.
“We are now at the point where in some cases we are more demand than supply, and the industry and the sport are in a healthy place,” he said. “If you look at the sale as a whole, it is really exciting to have 56 seven -digit horses. It is really exciting to have 120 buying tents that spend at least a million dollars. Those are the statistics that show the depth and width of this entire two -week period.”
He emphasized the importance of the median, who represents the middle market, and the RNA rate to measure the health of sales. A total of 661 horses did not reach their reserve, which resulted in an RNA percentage of 17.7%, comparable to 18.2%last year.
“The middle market in session 1 is different from the middle market in session 12,” Breathnach continued. “If you have a healthy median or an improving median, as we have done this year, and an equal or better approval percentage, that is just as good of an indicator for the health of the market as all the other – or better than any other.”
Taylor again made the sales agency the senders, sold 333 horses from their design for a record of $ 68,515,000 of all time. Repole Stable was the leading buyer and spent $ 14,155,000 at 33 Head.
“It has been a fantastic sale,” said Taylor Made’s Mark Taylor. “I was optimistic that it would be a good sale, but I did not foresee that it was so good. Last year we had an incredible sale, and this year we rose nearly 30% last year. I write it down in the first place: we have really good customers who really give us good horses. The Hub of the entire industry is very important for breeders.”
Taylor Made’s Not this time Led all sires through gross with 55 sales for $ 38,580,000, including 14 purchases with seven digits. Three chimney farm Gunloper The leader per average ($ 877,125) and Mediaan ($ 687,500), was not far behind with 40 heads sold for a cumulative $ 35,085,000, 12 of them bring seven digits, including the Sales Topper-Hif 177, a Colt from the Graded Stakes-Winning Marke. The Colt was sold to MV Magnier, White Birch and Winchell Thoroughbreds for $ 3.3 million on the first day of the sale, and was sent by Hill ‘n’ Dale in Xalapa, agent, on behalf of his breeders’ Dale Horses Equine Holdings and Stud -Casting Stud.
Up to and including 20 September, not this time and armorner, respectively, are in second and third place on the leading general framework behind Calamity .
The gun runner Colt sent as a hip 177 that sold for $ 3.3 million to surpass the Keeneland September sale
Session 12 statistics
The sale ended with a foal (HIP 4559) Speaker’s corner At the top of the 12th session for $ 150,000. He was purchased by the leading buyer Faris of the session from the sales sale of Grovendale.
He is the first foal from the City of light Mare City van Sass, and was bred in Kentucky by Springland Farm and Prime Bloodstock.
Speaker’s Corner was the 2025 season in Darley for an advertised reimbursement of $ 10,000. His first foals are yearlings from 2025.
Faris Breed bought five heads for $ 282,000 on Saturday. Grovendale sold 20 horses for $ 486,000 to lead the senders in the last session.
The back -hiking ring like the Septe sale of Keeneland is approaching its conclusion
A total of 236 horses sold for $ 3,714,200 on the last day of sale, resulting in an average of $ 15,738 and a median of $ 9,000.
In the last session of last year, 211 horses sold for $ 2,834,000 with an average of $ 13,431 and a median of $ 10,000. The best priced horse was $ 85,000.
“It cannot be emphasized that the success of this sale is a direct consequence of the loyalty of breeders, sellers, senders and buyers who return to Keeneland and their horses and their confidence with us year after year,” said Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin.
“Our team is working hard to honor that trust by striving for excellence in every detail: recruiting buyers from all over the world, offering unparalleled hospitality and ensuring the highest standards during sale. It is the coming of these efforts to be with the dedication of our participants-makes moments like this possible.
Keeneland is now aiming his sights on the sale of November, on November 4-11.
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