A day after the Keeneland September yearling sale topped its 2010
gross with five days to go, the ninth day of selling was up over last
year. And the importance of that development goes far beyond the
numbers.
“The sale is far enough along now, and I think it’s a piece of good
news for an industry that is desperate for good news,” Keeneland
president Nick Nicholson said Sept. 20. “It shows the power and depth of
the game itself, and shows there are people out there that really want
to play this game of breeding and racing Thoroughbreds.
“I thought this week also was a reminder that the product Kentucky is
raising is a good product. It’s respected around the world, and it’s
good we’re being reminded of that. The industry has serious problems it
needs to address, but we’re tough on ourselves and forget that at the
core, these Thoroughbreds are worth the trouble we go through for racing
and breeding.”
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