A Tapit
colt produced from the stakes-winning mare Victory Road was purchased
by Ron Winchell for $450,000 to top the Sept. 20 session of the
Keeneland September yearling sale. The colt, a full brother to grade
III winner Touching Beauty, was consigned by Brookdale Sales, as agent
for Copper Penny Stables.
Keeneland reported 296 horses were sold for a gross of
$15,130,700, an average of $51,117, and a median of $39,500. The 83
horses that did not sell represented a buyback rate of 21.9%. There are
no comparable figures for the same session one year ago due to a change
in the sale's format this year. Cumulatively, 1,521 horses have sold
for $173,754,700, for an average of $114,237 and a median of $70,000.
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