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Keeneland Catalogs 3,569 Horses For 2023 November Breeding Stock Sale
Keeneland has cataloged 3,569 horses for its 80th November Breeding Stock Sale, which will begin Wednesday, Nov. 8 and run nine sessions through Thursday,
Nov. 16 with the stand-alone November Horses of Racing Age Sale the following day. Click here for the catalog for the Breeding Stock Sale, which features proven producers, coveted broodmare prospects who were successful racehorses and royally bred weanlings at all levels of the market.
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 Presented by Woodford Reserve winner Mage; Breeders' Cup winner Caravel and her dam, Zeezee Zoomzoom, in foal to Justify; and Grade 1 winner Dalika (GER), in foal to Flightline.
The November Breeding Stock 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 (ARG), 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.
Breeding Stock Sale schedule
The catalog for the November Breeding Stock 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.
All Keeneland sales are livestreamed at Keeneland.com. As always, online and phone bidding will be available.
November has sire power
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 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 winner Early Voting; Belmont 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 (ARG), 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 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 G1 Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farm at Xalapa along with the G2 Fountain of Youth and G2 Jim Dandy Presented by DK Horse. Additional Grade 1 winners in North America who were sold as weanlings at the auction are Angel of Empire (Arkansas Derby), Exaulted (Shoemaker Mile) and Marketsegmentation (New York).
Around the world, two November Sale graduates have captured Group 1 stakes this year. In Japan, Lemon Pop won the February. In the United Arab Emirates, Sibelius took the Dubai Golden Shaheen Sponsored by Nakheel.
The online catalog for Keeneland's November Horses of Racing Age Sale will be available by the end of the week of Oct. 16. Keeneland will continue to accept approved supplements for the auction until the Nov. 17 sale day.
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Early Registrants For 2023 Global Symposium On Racing Earn Chance To Win NHC Trip
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) are excited to announce the Global Symposium NHC Challenge, a free-to-play handicapping contest exclusive for early registrants of the 2023 Global Symposium on Racing.
Attendees registered for the 2023 Global Symposium on Racing by Oct. 15 will receive the opportunity to compete in a free online contest to be held on Horseplayers.com on Saturday, Oct. 28, with the winner being awarded a complimentary entry ($500 value) in the NHC Last Chance/First Chance Contest to be held on Thursday, March 14 in Las Vegas. Complete details on the free-to-play online contest will be emailed prior to the Oct. 28 contest.
In addition to the complimentary entry to the NHC Last Chance/First Chance Contest the winner will receive a $500 travel stipend and a two-night hotel stay at The Horseshoe Las Vegas. Top finishers of the Last Chance/First Last Chance Contest will receive a berth to the 2024 NHC to play for an estimated $750,000 Grand Prize. The 2024 NHC Champion will also be awarded an Eclipse Award as the 2024 Horseplayer of the Year.
Along with the airfare, hotel, and free entry into the NHC Last Chance/First Chance Contest next March 14, 2024, the winner of the Global Symposium Challenge will be eligible for a lucrative bonus courtesy of IOA Insurance. Bonus details will be released soon.
Only those Global Symposium attendees registered by October 15th will be eligible to participate in the exclusive Global Symposium NHC Challenge online contest. If you are not yet registered for this year's Global Symposium on Racing, please visit RacingSymposium.com. This is your opportunity to qualify for the richest, most important and most prestigious handicapping tournament in the world.
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GPS Data Latest Addition To Equibase Race Lens
Equibase Company, the Thoroughbred industry's official database for racing information, has announced the addition of data derived from its GPS System within Race Lens, its interactive past performance product.
Race Lens includes four key features – advanced search and custom handicapping angles, the ability to back-test handicapping theories, customized past performances, and True Odds proprietary predictive modeling. Users can now utilize GPS data within the past performance section and the angles module of Race Lens.
“GPS technology provides comprehensive data for each horse during the entire running of a race,” said Kyle McDoniel, president and chief operating officer for Equibase. “Equibase now collects GPS data at racetracks representing 75% of North American handle, so we are excited to include this added information in our top-end handicapping product.”
During the running of a race, GPS data is collected every half second for every horse in the race. Within the past performance section of Race Lens, users can click the GPS icon to see the following information for every race in which that horse has run at a GPS track: average speed, number of strides, cumulative number of strides, average stride length (in feet), and average strides per second. Users can also create custom angles using GPS data based on the following criteria: top speed (mph), fastest cumulative time, average stride length, and average strides per second.
In addition to equibase.com, Race Lens is available at trackmaster.com, at TVG's handicapping store at tvg.com, at Xpressbet's Pro Shop at Xpressbet.com, and at NYRA Bets at racing.nyrabets.com.
Equibase Company is a partnership between subsidiaries of The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America and serves as the Thoroughbred industry's official database. Through its website and mobile applications, Equibase offers a comprehensive array of free statistical information as well as premium handicapping products and reports in support of the North American Thoroughbred racing industry.
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