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2 unusual facts about Keeneland Sales


Aidan O'Brien

The Coolmore operation is renowned for high priced yearling purchases at the Keeneland September Yearling Sales and elsewhere.

Tattersalls

The previous sale record price was set at the 2000 Keeneland yearling sale for Moon's Whisper at $4.4 million.


Drosselmeyer

The colt was purchased at the 2008 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $600,000 by WinStar Farm LLC of Versailles, Kentucky, who entrusted his race conditioning to Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott.

Regal Discovery

Regal Discovery was purchased for US$21,000 at the 1993 Keeneland Yearling Sale by Ron and Anne Shaddock, their daughter Lesley Anne Shaddock-McLean, and her husband, National Hockey League goaltender, Kirk McLean.

Starine

Retired from racing, Starine was sold at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale for US$1 million to Newsells Park Stud at Royston, Hertfordshire, England.

Vertigineux

She is out of the stakes-winning Forlì mare For The Flag, by the outstanding sire Kris S. Her owner is Eric Kronfeld, who bought back Vertigineux for $120,000 after she failed to meet her reserve at the 1996 Keenland yearling sale.


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