The demand for colts continued within the ninth session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Sept. 18. A colt by Not This Time  topped the session, promoting for $350,000 to Justin Casse.
Not This Time at present sits second within the sire standings by the ninth session of the sale with 82 yearlings bought for a complete gross of $28,147,000 and common of $343,256.
The colt was bred in Kentucky by Woods Edge Farm, who additionally consigned the horse. He’s out of the graded stakes-producing mare Operating Creek. The Cape City mare is the dam of 12 foals to race, all winners, together with full sibling Straightforward Time , who captured the 2021 Marine Stakes (G3) at Woodbine for Casse’s brother, Corridor of Fame coach Mark Casse.
“He was a really good bodily, properly put collectively, excellent walker, introduced properly as Woods Edge horses normally are. He had an excellent pedigree, his pedigree stood out on this e-book,” mentioned purchaser Justin Casse.
“(Operating Creek) is 12 for 12. Only a few mares within the studbook in America go 12 for 12 nowadays, it is so exhausting to maintain them sound,” mentioned Peter O’Callaghan of Woods Edge Farm.Join BloodHorse Each day
Photograph: Anne M. Eberhardt(L-R): Peter and Jenny O’Callaghan with Woods Edge Farm
“This colt had some credentials, and he vetted. So when you’ve these colts that tick these containers, you’ve got bought a shot to promote very properly. It has been an excellent commerce right here right this moment, commerce is nice for good colts,” he mentioned.
A filly by first-crop sire Vekoma  , out of the Mineshaft  mare Bay Witch , was the highest-priced filly of the day bringing $180,000. Hip 3165 was bought to Workforce D, and consigned by Greenfield Farms, agent. She was bred in Kentucky by Calvin T. Nguyen and Joey Tran.
Wednesday’s session noticed 308 horses promote for a complete of $13,774,000. The typical was $44,623, with the median at $35,000. Forty-nine horses failed to fulfill their reserve, leading to an RNA charge of 13.7%.Â
Gainesway was the session’s main consignor, with 22 yearlings bought for a complete of $1,227,000. Kenny McPeek was the main purchaser for the fourth day in a row, with seven purchases totaling $515,000. Vekoma led the sire standings with 4 bought, grossing $540,000.Â
Final yr’s ninth session ended with related outcomes. The 2023 gross was $13,717,700, from 308 horses bought, together with personal gross sales. The typical was $44,538, with the median at $32,000 and the highest-priced yearling bringing $250,000.
“It has been an excellent crowd each e-book,” mentioned O’Callaghan. “There’s some huge cash round and an excellent crowd right this moment. When it goes properly, it is good, and that is what retains us all going. We get a number of good ones and that simply carries the day, and we’ve got to stay with the down elements, and that is what we’re doing.”
