With the mammoth Keeneland November Breeding Sale now in the books following the conclusion of Friday’s eleventh and final session, New York-bred results mirrored those of the general sale: solid overall with an accent on strength on the top end.
Of the 93 Empire-breds sold over the past two weeks, 12 garnered six-figures, led by 2009 New York Champion 3-Year-Old Female Don’t Forget Gil (Kafwain), a Grade 1-placed, graded stakes winner, who was purchased by Teruya Yoshida’s Japan-based Shadai Farm from Book 1 for $360,000.
Also grabbing attention among the older horses was the second top-priced-horse of Session 8 (Book 4), Pinball (Hip 2847), a 3-year-old a son of Unbridled’s Song out of the stakes-winning mare Pinata (Vision and Verse). Bred by Kiki Courtelis and purchased by WinStar Farm for $125,000 out of the 2010 Keeneland September sale, Pinball was purchased as a Racing/Stallion Prospect by Michael Dubb/Jane Buchanon, agent, for $185,000. Pinball recent finished second in a maiden special weight at Aqueduct in his second start on November 10.
The Keeneland sale also produced four six-figure New York-bred weanlings, three changing hands in Book 2, led by a $175,000 colt bred by SF Bloodstock LLC from the first crop of Grade 1 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver.
The fourth individual, also by Super Saver, was a filly bred by SF Racing, LLC that went to Maverick Racing for $105,000 from the consignment of Gainesway (Agent). A first foal out of Grade 1-placed Reforestation (Forestry), the filly was top New York-bred weanling to sell in Book 3 of the auction – and also the second highest seller in session 6 (Hip 1811).
New York-bred results at KEE NOV 2012:
| Total | Weanlings | Older | |
| No. catalogued | 160 | 82 | 78 |
| No. offered | 119 | 56 | 63 |
| No. sold | 93 | 39 | 54 |
| Total Sales | $3,677,600 | $1,503,200 | $2,174,400 |
| Average | $39,544 | $38,544 | $40,467 |
| Median | $21,000 | $27,000 | $17,000 |
| 6-Fig Horses | 12 | 4 | 8 |
