Auction to begin after the races on closing day of Spring Meet; approved supplements to be accepted until sale date
LEXINGTON, KY – Keeneland has cataloged 73 horses for its April Horses of Racing Age Sale, to be held Friday, April 29 following the races on closing day of the Spring Meet. The sale, which will begin at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET and be livestreamed on Keeneland.com, will be conducted as an integrated event, with live auctioneers at Keeneland and with horses presented for sale both physically at Keeneland and at off-site locations. Keeneland also will provide online and phone bidding for buyers who wish to participate remotely.
“We’re really excited about hosting the April Sale as a complement to the Spring Meet this year,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “Racing in the afternoon and the sale in the evening will combine to showcase what Keeneland does best and provide a fantastic experience for our clients. The date of the sale should accommodate horsemen as they transition to summer racing.”
On April 29, post time for Keeneland’s first race will be 12:30 p.m. to accommodate 10 races, led by the featured $300,000 Bewitch (G3). The final race will go off at approximately 5:09 p.m., and the April Sale will begin around 6:30 p.m.
Keeneland will continue to accept approved supplemental entries to the April Sale until the sale date.
Click here for the enhanced digital catalog on Keeneland.com. The catalog, also available through the Equibase iPad app, includes pedigrees, Equibase past performances and race videos, Daily Racing Form past performances, and Ragozin and Thoro-Graph figures. Consignors may upload photographs and walking videos.
Print copies of the catalog will be available at Keeneland beginning April 18. A printed supplemental catalog also will be available prior to the sale.
Barn assignments will be finalized April 22, and the information will be available at Keeneland and on both the online catalog and the Equibase iPad app.
Participating consignors in the April Sale include Candy Meadows Sales, Conley Bloodstock, Denali Stud, Eaton Sales, ELiTE, Four Star Sales, Gainesway, Highgate Sales, Indian Creek, James B. Keogh (Grovendale), Paramount Sales, Taylor Made Sales Agency and Ian Wilkes.
Among the horses cataloged in the sale are:
Western River, a 3-year-old winning colt by Tapit who is a full brother to Belmont (G1) winner Creator and is being pointed at the May 14 Peter Pan (G3) at Belmont Park;
Acting Out, a 5-year-old daughter of Blame who won the April 2 Carousel (L) at Oaklawn Park;
Battle Bling, a stakes-winning 4-year-old daughter of Vancouver (AUS);
Cazadero, a 4-year-old son of Street Sense out of Grade 3 winner and millionaire Wild Gams who won the 2020 Bashford Manor (G3) at Churchill Downs;
Cowan, a 4-year-old stakes-winning colt by Kantharos who was second in the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) and won the 2020 Duncan F. Kenner Stakes;
North Dakota, a 6-year-old son of Medaglia d’Oro who is a half-brother to leading sire War Front and won the 2020 Red Smith (G3) at Belmont; and
Sianara, a 4-year-old winning daughter of Malibu Moon who is a half-sister to two-time Grade 2 winner Forbidden Kingdom.
Last year’s April Sale produced Brooke Marie, who won Saturday’s Monrovia (G2) at Santa Anita for her purchaser, Castleton Lyons.
Preparing for the April Sale:
Buyers who plan to attend the April Sale or participate remotely should register for an account and establish credit within the Keeneland Sales Portal. Keeneland recommends doing so two weeks before the sale.
Online and phone bidding available: Buyers may watch a real-time video view of the live sale and bid simultaneously from Keeneland’s online bidding platform accessible through their accounts in the Keeneland Sales Portal. Two options are available: a live, on-demand bid that occurs manually and a max bid, which allows the software to bid on your behalf up to a designated price.
Visit April.Keeneland.com for operations details related to the sale.
The Keeneland Sales team is available to answer any questions about bidding options and the April Sale. Please contact Director of Sales Accounting Brent Hacker at 859 288-4231 or bhacker@keeneland.com.
Keeneland Press Release
