According to Tony Lacy, Keeneland’s vice president of sales, six horses purchased at Keeneland last September had to be resold at the end of February for non-payment.
The horses, which were purchased in September by agent Richard Knight for Kuwaiti businessman Saleh Al Homaizi for nearly $5 million, were not offered in the semi-digital form that Keeneland had used in the past. Instead, potential buyers offered the highest price they were willing to pay, and Keeneland got the best offer. Lacy noted before the sale that only reasonable offers would be accepted and that unsold horses may have been offered for sale at Keeneland’s April Selected Horse of Racing Age Sale on April 30.
Mitchell: Non-Payment Issues Forced Keeneland to Resell Six Horses
“All six 2-year-olds were sold in the resale,” Lacy told BloodHorse. “The ‘invitation to offer’ format met our goal of being a fair and transparent process for potential buyers in this one-off situation.
“The interest in six individuals is very strong,” he continued. “We appreciate Niall Brennan and David Scanlon for facilitating potential buyers at their training centre. These potential buyers feel comfortable with their access and information. was offered, resulting in the sale of all six horses, which served the purpose of reselling the horses to the 2-year-olds in a timely manner, allowing them to continue their careers under new ownership. is very important to Keeneland.”
Keeneland did not disclose the price paid per horse or total sales.
A pony named Tuscon was, according to the Constitution from the Cozze Up Lady, the most expensive of the six ponies resold by Keeneland at the end of February for non-payment. The foal sold in September for $1.3 million.
The horses sold and the prices they brought as ponies in September were as follows:
- Tuscon, c., Structure —cozze up women (1.3 million USD). Half-brother with 1st level bet winner Kimari .
- c., spinning candy —Danceforthecause ($300,000). He has a half-brother with the 1st grade champion Say the word and class 2 winner Ride for a cause .
- Dive bomber, c., Omaha Beach —chrysanthemum ($400,000). Half brother with bet winner Botanical .
- c., street feeling —Bambalina ($725,000). Dam is the younger half sister of the 3rd grade champion Smart Sting and the winner bet level 2 perfect bullet .
- f., justification —Live completely (1.05 million USD). Half-sister from the same father as the winner of the bet in high school Ballet and to the winner bet level 2 Untreated .
- f., gunman —only evil (1.1 million USD). Entire sister of a tier 1, multiple tier 2 bet winner evil aura .
