Hip 140, a colt by Into Mischief out of Grade 1-winning New York-bred Artemis Agrotera, brought the highest price for a New York-bred at Keeneland on a $450,000 private purchase from White Birch Farm. Photo courtesy of Sequel New York.
By Tom Law
Following the momentum of the August sales in Saratoga Springs, New York-breds continued to be in demand throughout the record-setting Keeneland September yearling sale that wrapped up Saturday in Lexington.
Keeneland reported sales on 53 of the 69 New York-bred yearlings through the ring for a total of $3,578,500, an average price of $67,519 and median of $32,000.
The private sale of Hip 140, a colt by Into Mischief out of Grade 1 winner and stakes-producer Artemis Agrotera, for $450,000 after the opening session topped the group of New York-breds.
Peter Brant’s White Birch Farm, Inc., purchased the colt bred by Chester and Mary Broman. Foaled at their Chestertown Farm in Chestertown and consigned by Sequel New York, agent, the colt is a half-brother to stakes winner and $404,145-earner Chestertown and two other winners.
Hip 1850, a half sister to Grade 1 winner Just One Time, sold for $210,000 during the sixth session of Keeneland September sale. Photo courtesy of Taylor Made Sales Agency.
Hip 1850, a filly by Runhappy and half-sister to Grade 1 winner Just One Time, brought the highest price for a New York-bred filly at the sale on a $210,000 bid from Case Clay, agent.
Bred by Spruce Lane, Mashnee, Blue Spaer, Copper Beach, Lynn, Manlius, Quickel, et al, foaled at Old Saratoga Equine Services in Schuylerville and consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, the filly is out of the winning Speightstown mare Ida Clark. She’s the dam of Just One Time, winner of this year’s Grade 1 Madison Stakes at Keeneland; and stakes winner and course-record setter Black Stetson.
McMahon & Hill Bloodstock, agent, purchased Ida Clark in foal to Outwork for $60,000 at the 2019 Keeneland January horse of all ages sale. The subsequent foal, a New York-bred filly named Hard Place, eventually sold for $200,000 at the 2021 OBS March sale of 2-year-olds in training. Ida Clark’s next foal, the now 2-year-old New York-bred Goldencents colt Golden Sul, sold for $535,000 at this year’s OBS April sale.
Keeneland reported records for gross sales, average and median at the 12-day September sale, with 2847 yearlings sold for $405,495,700. That mark topped the previous record of $399,791,800 set during the 2006 September sale. The average price of $142,429 topped last year’s record of $132,091 and the median of $70,000 beat the $65,000 median in 2021.
