Keeneland Catalogue 4,549 for November Breeding Stock Sale

Media Release - Monday October 7

Keeneland has catalogued 4,549 horses for the 2019 November Breeding Stock Sale, which will be held November 6-17 and begin with an exclusive Book 1 featuring 275 graded stakes-winning fillies and mares and notable weanlings. 


Also catalogued to the sale are offerings connected to two Triple Crown winners: 23 broodmares in foal to 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, 22 weanlings by the stallion and 16 mares carrying the first offspring of 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify.

A total of 2,134 broodmares and broodmare prospects, 1,932 weanlings, 476 horses of racing age and seven stallions have been cataloged to the November Sale.

November Sale catalogs are available on Keeneland.com . Print catalogs will be mailed Oct. 11.

"The November Sale is the world's most important auction of its kind because it offers tremendous opportunities in several market segments and at all price levels to acquire quality breeding and racing stock," Keeneland Vice President of Racing and Sales Bob Elliston said. "Horsemen know Keeneland is one-stop shopping for stakes-winning fillies and stakes-producing mares in foal to leading sires, well-bred weanlings and talented horses of racing age."

Highlighting the prestigious Book 1 catalog are such exceptional fillies and mares as:

  • Recent Natalma (G1) winner Abscond , who with the win secured a berth in this year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1). She is cataloged as a racing prospect.
  • Grade 1 winner Callback , in foal to Medaglia d'Oro.
  • Grade 1 winner Dame Dorothy , in foal to Uncle Mo.
  • Grade 1 winner Eskimo Kisses , carrying her first foal by Curlin.
  • Lil Indy , dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Maximum Security, in foal to Quality Road. Her weanling filly who is a full sister to Maximum Security also is cataloged.
  • Molly Corbin , a half-sister to European champion Peeping Fawn and French Group 1 winner Thewayyouare and from the family of Broodmares of the Year Better Than Honour and Best in Show, in foal to Justify.
  • Grade 1 winner and stakes producer Nereid , in foal to Quality Road.
  • Grade 1 winners Ollie's Candy and Spiced Perfection , both cataloged as racing or broodmare prospects. Spiced Perfection is expected to make her next start in Keeneland's Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) on Saturday.
  • Grade 1 winner Sailor's Valentine , carrying her first foal by War Front.
  • Champion and multiple Grade 1 winner Take Charge Brandi , in foal to Justify.

Sales Schedule

Keeneland recently announced that the November Sale was moved back a day from its original schedule to allow buyers more time to travel to Central Kentucky from the Breeders' Cup World Championships on Nov. 1-2 at Santa Anita in Southern California and inspect horses at the sale.

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The November Sale covers 12 sessions as follows:

Book 1 (Wednesday, Nov. 6) – Begins at noon ET.

Books 2-6 (Thursday, Nov. 7-Sunday, Nov. 17) – Sessions begin at 10 a.m.

Sessions on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and Wednesday, Nov. 13, will feature horses of racing age from such leading consignors as ELiTE, Lane's End, Paramount Sales, Taylor Made Sales Agency and WinStar Farm.

Keeneland will heighten the November Sale experience with an exclusive preview party for participating buyers and consignors. Buyers and sellers can expect other amenities and enhancements throughout the sales grounds and within the Sales Pavilion.

The entire November Sale will be streamed live at Keeneland.com .

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