It may have been cold outside for the opening of the Keeneland All Age Horse Show January 2022, but activity in the booth heated up on 11 January as time went on.
With buyers bullish after a sale was pushed back by a day due to inclement weather in Lexington last week, the final blow of the hammer on Tuesday saw 249 horses change hands with total sales. revenue of $18,015,200, up from the previous year’s first-session total. of nearly 45.7%.
During the first day of sales in January 2021 at Keeneland, 215 horses from 302 were offered for sale for $12,367,900. Day One totals for 2022 also surpasses the pre-pandemic opening total of the January 2020 sale in Keeneland, when 233 horses brought in $15,003,300.
“You have to be very pleased with how it all ended. We were expecting a solid day of trading and some good quality at the end of the day, and that’s how it ended,” said Tony Lacy, Vice President. Keeneland’s sales said . “The numbers matched last year’s numbers up until about half a day, and then it started to pick up. That’s encouraging for the first session.”
(LR): Cormac Breathnach and Tony Lacy at Keeneland
With the $72,350 average showing a 25.8% increase from the 2021 average of $57,525, and the average up 11.4% from $35,000 to $39,000, 85 horses fell short of the mark. Their reserves have an RNA ratio of 25.4%. Last year, the figure was 28.8%, with 87 horses unsold.
Goncalo Torrealba’s Three Chimney Ranch was Tuesday’s top purchaser, spending $1.16 million on two horses just under the name Three Chimneys, purchased to acquire a partnership with Hill Ranch ‘n’ Dale. The whole 2 year old filling Princesse Lele (Hip 276) and Medium (Hip 176) will begin training and racing in navy and red silk before returning home to be part of a broodmare band. Third purchase of Three Chimneys, Remedies (Hip 298), sold for $470,000 in partnership with Whisper Hill Ranch. The 7 year old mare sold is not a pony but is intended for Gunman This year.
Doug Cauthen, vice president of Three Chimneys, commented: “The market is strong today, those numbers are above expectations, but Torrealbas is looking for the long term on horses they already half own. and Remedy, I think that’s fair,” commented Doug Cauthen, vice president of Three Chimneys.
“I think we’re done buying, but we’ll see. The shopping from here on out will be worth a lot more.”
Gainesway’s Brian Graves, who often makes caps for both senders and buyers, noted that Tuesday’s market was “selective but good”.
Taylor Made sales agency ended trading Tuesday as the top shipper by total revenue with 54 people sold for $4,564,000 in sales.
Spendthrift Farm’s Real , the first ponies to appear this year, ended their first day as the lead stallion with two mares selling for an average of $325,000, both shipped to Page Coteau Grove camp for an aggregate price of $650,000.
With 23 additions by the end of the day, three of which made the top 10 for the best price of the day, Lacy commented, “I think the additions are excellent. People have seen higher quality in November. and thought this might be a good environment to sell.”
Gun Runner for a good cause
The last pitch of the night is an uncertain season 2022 for the year of the Horse Horse 2017 Gunman , donated by Ron Winchell and Three Chimneys Ranch. With all proceeds going directly to victims of the recent Western Kentucky tornadoes, Bill Layni purchased the piece for $130,000. Gun Runner will launch in 2022 with an advertising fee of 125,000 USD.
Gunman in three chimneys
“People in Kentucky at every level want to do the right thing for those affected by the disaster. I think this plus another $50,000 from Kentucky Downs and another $50,000 from Three Chimneys would at least be a step in the right direction,” Cauthen said. The entire horse community did a great job. (Kentucky Thoroughbred Society) and Stonestreet, I’ve seen millions of different donations. The Torrealba and Ron Winchell family just want to do their part, and that’s a good way to do it with shopping here. There’s no more Gun Runner season (for 2022), so we think it could deliver a good number and it will with good reason. “
Lacy added: “I think it’s a great gesture by Ron Winchell and the Three Chimneys, for an amazing reason. It can support that effort and trade, get $130,000 to the victims. of the West Kentucky tornado.It’s great to see how the industry is going after something important to our state.
“Each part of the $130,000 will be bailed out; Keeneland takes no commission. A lot of people have shown great interest, Gun Runner is a great stallion, and his book has been filled with guests in one sitting. It’s been quite a while, so having to have access to him is a great opportunity.”
Volume 1 ends Wednesday with Hips 431-853E. The session begins at 10 a.m. ET.
