Part Two: 2013 Keeneland April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale

Eighty two-year-old Thoroughbreds went through the esteemed Keeneland sales ring throughout the evening of Monday, April 8. 59 of them were sold; 21 did not reach their reserves. 57 had been declared out of the sale. The average price for the sold juveniles was $197,288, up 19.34% from last year’s sale and the buy-back (RNA) rate improved from 37.89% in 2012 to 26.25% this year. Altogether, these 59 two-year-olds grossed $11,640,000, up 19.34% from the previous year’s auction.

Of my top 25 selections, 18 were purchased. Three did not attain their set reserves and four were withdrawn from the sale. My 18 sold grossed $4,010,000, averaging $222,778 - $25,490 more than the sale's average.

Listed below are the horses featured in Part One, with descriptions of the results of the auction. Refer to Part One for more details on these horses.

Hip #5: Sold to Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners for $235,000.

Hip #8: Purchased by Gary Young, Agent for $110,000.

Hip #10: Withdrawn from the sale.

Hip #13: Drove the hammer to $110,000 without reaching her reserve.

Hip #21: Bought for $130,000 by Elisabeth H. Alexander/Eutrophia Farms.

Hip #24: Sold to John McCormack Bloodstock for $180,000.

Hip #25: Reached a final bid of $210,000 but did attain her reserve.

Hip #33: Declared out of the sale.

Hip #39: Purchased by Donato Lanni, Agent for $250,000.

Hip #43: Bought by Fox Hill Farm/Tom McGreevy, Agent for $130,000.

Hip #52: Sold to Marcus Stables, LLC for $270,000.

Hip #53: Withdrawn from the sale.

Hip #54: Sold to Ken and Sarah Ramsey for $85,000.

Hip #55: Purchased by Steven Young, Agent for $535,000 as the second highest-price horse in the auction.

Hip #71: Bought by Bobby C. Barnett for the bargain price of $30,000.

Hip #78: Purchased by Marc Keller for $300,000.

Hip 78
Photo by Melissa Bauer-Herzog

Hip #87: Sold to Reddam Racing for $300,000.

Hip 87
Photo by Melissa Bauer-Herzog

Hip #91: MSS signed the $250,000 ticket for this filly.

Hip #110: Sold to Robert Elliston for $60,000.

Hip #112: Purchased by Lane Seliger acting on behalf of Baumann Stables for $350,000.

Hip #115: Bought by West Point Thoroughbreds for $280,000.

Hip #119: Patty Kanter signed the $125,000 ticket for this filly.

Hip #125: Drove hammer to $130,000 without reaching his reserve.

Hip #129: Declared out of the sale.

Hip #135: Purchased by Reddam Racing for $390,000.