Lane’s End continues to lead the pack at Keeneland November
Lane’s End continued to reign as the top sender of the Keeneland November Breed Stock Sale as the last horse crossed the ring to close Friday’s sale on November 12.
The shipment had a best-selling week at Keeneland, selling a total of 92 birds for a whopping $18,272,500, not including the 2.6% market share in the market. Flight route sold for $4.6 million on Monday. Their closest competitor, Taylor Made Sales Agency, had $16,653,000 in total sales as of Saturday night, respectively. Lane’s End posted notable numbers in Friday’s session, with 34 horses selling for an average price of $42,926 for a total of $1,459,500.
“If you’re committed to selling here, it’s achievable,” said Lane’s End sales manager Allaire Ryan. “If you’re cute with your reserves, or if you’ve got your reserves full, you’re playing with fire a little bit.
“I don’t feel like there’s a lot of depth here, but if you tick all the boxes about what people are searching for, you can expect things to exceed your reserves if you have one. But if you miss out on one of the requests someone has, they’re not really willing to take a lot of risk.We’ve tried to be cautious (with our reserves) up until today and this That paid off for us.”
Allaire Ryan at Keeneland’s November Sale
Lane’s End is responsible for the highest priced horse sold at auction on Saturday, street feeling mare street killer (Hip 2166). Proposed as a lead, Street Slayer raised $170,000 for JCB Stables’ Ezequiel Valle.
Street Slayer out Ghostzapper mare Ghostslayer, turning her into a half-sister with speed Bayern kid Duke Biddy winner of Senator Ken Maddy Stakes (G3T) 2020 at Santa Anita . Park.
Also, the pony is a half-sibling to two expensive September Keeneland puppies, one 2 years old. City of light foal received $1.05 million in 2021 for West Bloodstock and a Interrogation The foal went to Lynnhaven Racing for $700,000 this fall.
Lane’s End boasts the second-highest-priced weaning of the day, selling the 1852 Hip for $150,000 early in Saturday’s trading. Reeves Thoroughbred Racing has signed the ticket into the hands of the New-York son of Map of Liam .
Bred by Chesapeake Farm and WS Farish of Lane’s End Farm, the gray pony is out of the mare’s breed Lemon Drop Kid Bitter Lemon is staked. The dam of five winners from eight ponies to race, Bitter Lemon herself is a half-brother to two black type winners and the daughter of class 2 winner Snit (Fit to Fight). ).
Ryan said: “He’s just a really nice guy, physically outspoken. “And I think he’s well positioned (in the sixth session). There’s a lot of demand for babies right now, especially a baby from a breeding program in New York. That program. very lucrative and even if you’re looking to pickpocket, he’s a great kind to go into the August fancy sale.”
Vekoma Weanling Shines for Grovendale
The title of session leader goes to Hip 2205, a small chestnut from the first case of a tier 1 winner vekoma . Frankie’s Stable, bidding over the phone, hit $215,000 to secure it in the last half hour of the trading day.
Bred in Kentucky by William Humphries and Altair Farms, the small dog was consigned by Grovendale. The third pony in Flat Out mare Truckstop Diamond, she boasts eight black type performers on her page with Gold medal winners Dancer and Bachata among them.
The Oak Stud Pin made four purchases on Saturday to become the top buyer of the day by total value after spending $362,000 at an average price of $90,500 per horse. Among the horses they purchased was the graded Giant’s Causeway mare Pine Needles (Hip 2088), purchased with ponies for tacitus and Into Mischief mare Chatelet (Hip 1872), who was bought as a pony to Factor .
Keeneland recorded 246 horses at Saturday’s auction, which sold for a total of $9,596,900. The average price was $39,012 and an average of $30,000 was taken. Seventy-seven horses did not reach reserve, representing an RNA ratio of 23.8%.
During last Friday’s session, 276 horses were sold out of 332 offered for sale for a total of $10,615,600. An average price of $38,462 was recorded and an average price of $25,500. Fifty-six individuals failed to sell, accounting for an RNA share of 16.8%.