Keeneland Catalogs 3,569 Horses for November Sale

Keeneland has cataloged 3,569 horses for its 80th November Breeding Stock Sale, which will begin Nov. 8 and run nine sessions through Nov. 16, with the stand-alone November Horses of Racing Age Sale the following day.

Access the online Keeneland November catalog.

The auction will open with a single-day Book 1, which begins at 1 p.m. ET and will showcase an exceptional group of highly prized broodmares, broodmare prospects, and weanlings. Among them are stakes winner Puca , who is carrying a full sibling to 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage ; Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) winner Caravel  and her dam, Zeezee Zoomzoom, in foal to Justify  ; and grade 1 winner Dalika , in foal to Flightline  .

The November Sale catalog also includes 11 horses from the estate of Michael Baum. Mt. Brilliant Farm is handling the dispersal, which includes mares in foal to Candy Ride  , Into Mischief  , Maxfield  , Mendelssohn  , and Uncle Mo  , as well as weanlings by Candy Ride, More Than Ready, Street Boss , and Street Sense  .

"Keeneland is bullish about the future of Thoroughbred racing, thanks to another successful September Yearling Sale and the excitement surrounding the upcoming Fall Meet," Keeneland vice president of sales Tony Lacy said. "The quality of our November Sale catalog always draws international attention as owners and breeders look to the future by enhancing their broodmare bands and investing in foals."

Print catalogs for the November Breeding Stock Sale are scheduled to arrive around Oct. 13.

The catalog for the November Sale includes 1,779 weanlings and more than 2,000 broodmares and broodmare prospects. The auction will present the following schedule:

Book 1: Wednesday, Nov. 8. Session begins at 1 p.m. with 237 horses in the catalog. Keeneland will consider supplements to Book 1 until the auction starts.

Every remaining session begins at 10 a.m.

Book 2: Thursday-Friday, Nov. 9-10. A total of 812 horses are cataloged over the two days.

Book 3: Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 11-12. A total of 829 horses are cataloged over the two days.

Book 4: Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 13-14. A total of 832 horses are cataloged over the two days.

Book 5: Wednesday-Thursday, Nov. 15-16. A total of 859 horses are cataloged over the two days.

November Sires Being Represented

Established stallions and popular young sires are represented in the November Breeding Stock Sale catalog by in-foal mares and weanlings. One of them is 2022 Horse of the Year Flightline, who entered stud this year and has 11 in-foal mares in the catalog.

Additional stallions with their first in-foal mares in the catalog include champions Corniche  , Epicenter  , and Jackie's Warrior  ; Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Early Voting  ; Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Mo Donegal  ; and grade 1 winners Aloha West  , Cyberknife  , Drain the Clock  , Golden Pal  , Happy Saver  , Idol  , Jack Christopher  , Life Is Good  , Mandaloun  , Mystic Guide  , Olympiad  , Pinehurst  , and Speaker's Corner  .

Broodmares in the catalog are in foal to 170 stallions, among them American Pharoah  , Authentic  , Bolt d'Oro  , Candy Ride, Constitution  , Curlin  , Ghostzapper  , Good Magic  , Gun Runner  , Hard Spun  , Into Mischief, Justify, Liam's Map  , Maclean's Music  , Maximus Mischief  , Medaglia d'Oro  , McKinzie  , Munnings  , Not This Time  , Nyquist  , Omaha Beach  , Practical Joke  , Quality Road  , Speightstown  , Street Sense, Tapit  , Twirling Candy  , Uncle Mo, Vekoma  , Volatile  , War Front, and War of Will  .

A total of 155 stallions, including the group named above, have weanlings in the catalog. In addition, sires with their first weanlings in the catalog include 2021 Horse of the Year Knicks Go  , champion Essential Quality  , and grade 1 winners Charlatan  , Maxfield  , Silver State  , and Yaupon  .

Weanling purchases become grade 1 winners

Grade 1 winners of 2023 who were purchased as weanlings at the November Sale include champion Forte , who won the Florida Derby (G1) along with the Fountain of Youth (G2) and Jim Dandy (G2). Additional grade 1 winners in North America who were sold as weanlings at the auction are Angel of Empire  (Arkansas Derby, G1), Exaulted  (Shoemaker Mile Stakes, G1T), and Marketsegmentation  (New York Stakes, G1T).

Around the world, two November Sale graduates have captured group 1 stakes this year. In Japan, Lemon Pop  won the February Stakes. In the United Arab Emirates, Sibelius  took the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1).