Thursday, January 19 2012

Toyota Blue Grass, Central Bank Ashland Headline Keeneland 2012 Spring Stakes Schedule Worth $3.625

LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 19, 2012) – Five Grade 1 stakes, among them the Toyota Blue Grass, Central Bank Ashland and the newly upgraded Jenny Wiley Stakes, headline the 16 stakes worth $3.625 million slated for Keeneland’s 2012 spring race meeting.

The 15-day spring meeting will be held Friday, April 6 through Friday, April 27. There is no racing on Mondays, Tuesdays or Easter Sunday (April 8). Post time for the first race is 1:15 p.m. daily.

Thursday, January 12 2012

Yearlings Top the Market on Wednesday at Keeneland

LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 11, 2012) – Yearlings dominated the Wednesday session of Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale, accounting for the day’s top three prices, led by the $180,000 paid by Glen Hill Farm for a filly by leading sire Kitten’s Joy.

Out of the stakes-placed Danzig mare Garden Spot, the session-topping filly is from the family of Horse of the Year and top sire Mineshaft.

Wednesday, January 11 2012

Keeneland January Surpasses 2011 Gross on Second Day of Selling

LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 10, 2012) – Confidence in the market was borne out on Tuesday when gross receipts of $30,115,300 for the opening two days of Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale exceeded total sales of $25,250,350 for last year’s five-day auction.

Cumulatively, Keeneland has sold 487 horses for $30,115,300, up 53.6 percent over the comparable two sessions in 2011 when 392 horses brought $19,600,200. The average of $61,838 increased 23.6 percent from $50,001 recorded last year. The median rose 50 percent from $20,000 to $30,000.

Tuesday, January 10 2012

$1.4 Million for Grade 1 Producer Topliner Kicks off Keeneland January Sale

LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 9, 2012) – Grade 1 stakes-producing broodmares, highlighted by the sale of Topliner for $1.4 million, commanded top price and contributed to substantial gains in session results on opening day of Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale.

Keeneland sold 209 horses on Monday for $13,932,200, up 30.3 percent over 2011 when 187 horses brought $10,687,600. Average price rose 16.6 percent from $57,153 to $66,661. The median of $32,000 increased 60 percent from last year’s $20,000. The RNA rate decreased 21 percent.

Thursday, January 05 2012

Keeneland Opens 2012 Auction Season on Monday With January Horses of All Ages Sale

LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 5, 2012) – Keeneland will kick off the 2012 sale year on Monday with its January Horses of All Ages Sale.

A total of 1,594 lots have been cataloged for the four-day auction, to be held January 9-12. Sessions begin daily at 10 a.m. ET.

Tuesday, December 27 2011

Recent Survey Shows Overwhelming Majority of Kentuckians Support Statewide Vote on Casino Gaming

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Dec. 27, 2011) – A recent survey conducted by a prominent, national public opinion research firm shows that an overwhelming majority of Kentuckians want the chance to vote on whether to allow casino gaming in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In addition, nearly two-thirds of those polled would vote “yes” on a statewide referendum authorizing casino-style gaming in the Bluegrass

The statewide poll, conducted Dec. 12-14, 2011, by the Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group in Washington, D.C., surveyed 612 Kentucky voters about their attitudes on casino gaming and confirmed the following:

Wednesday, November 30 2011

1,594 Horses Cataloged for Keeneland’s 2012 January Sale

LEXINGTON, KY (Nov. 30, 2011) – Keeneland has cataloged 1,594 horses for its 2012 January Horses of All Ages Sale, scheduled for January 9-12.

Catalogs will be available online at http://www.keeneland.com beginning Tuesday, December 6. Print catalogs will be mailed the week of December 19.

Friday, November 18 2011

BAY AREA’S TOP SPRINTERS MEET SATURDAY AT GGF

ALBANY -- The Bay Area’s top sprinters will knock heads Saturday at Golden Gate Fields in the eighth race, a $38,000 allowance event that will be run at six furlongs.

Admission gates open at 10 a.m. and Golden Gate Fields is holding a canned food drive for the Bear Pantry at the University of California. The Bear Pantry helps student families with dependent children. Fans will receive one club house pass for each canned food item donated, with a limit of 10 club house passes per person.

Thursday, November 17 2011

Exceptional Race Mares, Quality Dispersals Fuel Substantial Increases at Keeneland November Sale

LEXINGTON, KY (Nov. 17, 2011) – The star power of top-class race fillies and mares, led by the $8.5 million paid for recent Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (G1) winner and probable three-year-old filly champion Royal Delta, and two unique bloodstock dispersals combined to produce record prices and double-digit increases at Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock Sale, held November 7-17.

Gross receipts for the 11-day sale rose 41.4 percent as 2,554 lots sold for $208,511,200 compared to last year’s 13-day sale when 2,929 horses brought $147,392,900. Keeneland surpassed 2010 November Sale totals on the fourth day of selling, Thursday, November 10. Cumulatively, average price of $81,641 increased 62.2 percent from $50,322 in 2010, while the median of $24,000 was up 41.1 percent from last year’s $17,000.

Five Gold Rings Brings $105,000 on Wednesday at Keeneland

Five Gold Rings Brings $105,000 on Wednesday at Keeneland

LEXINGTON, KY (Nov. 16, 2011) – Five Gold Rings, a six-year-old mare by Touch Gold, sold in foal to Indygo Shiner, brought top bid of $105,000 on Wednesday at Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock Sale.

Bluewater Sales, as agent for Southern Equine Stables, purchased Five Gold Rings, a half-sister to Illinois Derby (G2) winner Yarrow Brae. She was consigned by Lane’s End, agent.

Wednesday, November 16 2011

Half-Brother to Breeders’ Cup Mile Winner Court Vision Tops Tuesday at Keeneland November Sale

LEXINGTON, KY (Nov. 15, 2011) – Racing prospects commanded the top prices during Tuesday’s session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, led by the $235,000 paid for Hailstone, a half-brother to recent TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) winner Court Vision.

Bloodstock agent Steve Young purchased both Hailstone and 2011 Bowling Green Handicap (G2) winner Grassy, who brought the day’s second-highest price of $220,000.

Monday, November 14 2011

Momentum Carries into Final Days of Keeneland November Sale

LEXINGTON, KY (Nov. 14, 2011) – Trade remained brisk during Monday’s session of Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock Sale, with results once again registering double-digit increases.

On Monday, Keeneland sold 276 horses for $5,136,400, up 35.3 percent from a year ago when 260 horses brought $3,795,800. The day’s average of $18,610 increased 27.4 percent from $14,599 in 2010, while the median rose 25 percent to $15,000 compared to $12,000 last year. The buyback rate decreased 17 percent from 2010.