Keeneland January Sale Offers Valuable Opportunity for Australasian Horsemen
Media Release - Tuesday December 4
For Australasian horsemen looking to expand
their rosters, this year's Keeneland January Horses of All Ages sale is a can't-miss
event. With a wide variety of quality breeding stock, from young fillies to
proven broodmares, the sale offers Australasian buyers the opportunity for
profit in a market rich in quality breeding stock.
Headlined by Champion Abel Tasman, this year's January Sale features 1,500 horses. The sale will
be held January 7 – 10. The entire interactive catalog is available for
browsing at Keeneland.com/sales.
The
January Sale is an extension of Keeneland's premier November Breeding Stock
Sale, offering a wide selection quality breeding stock. This provides buyers
the opportunity to find fillies, racing stock, young broodmares and broodmare
prospects at all price points. With 1,999 fillies and mares to choose from, buyers will be able to
find offerings that suit their breeding, racing and reselling goals and provide
long-term value for a lower up-front investment than buyers might find elsewhere.
For buyers looking to complete their roster with young broodmares and broodmare
prospects, the sale includes 564 exceptional fillies and mares, eight years old or younger. Many of those
featured are in foal to leading North American sires or exciting first-year
stallions.
Horsemen have an opportunity
to purchase stakes-class fillies and mares. Recent Australian Group 1 Stakes
winners out of American-bred mares include FOXPLAY (Foxwedge x Butters (USA)),
I AM A STAR (NZ)(I Am Invincible x Star Band (USA)) and RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
(Snitzel x Ballet d'Amour (USA)). The sale will be headlined by Champion Abel Tasman. The superstar filly, who won the 2017 Kentucky
Oaks and five other Grade 1 races while earning nearly $2.8 million in her
career, will be offered as a broodmare prospect. Cataloged as Hip 288 and
consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Abel Tasman is preparing for a future as
a broodmare after a stunning career that included G1 victories at two, three
and four, including the G1 Starlet in her stakes debut; the G1 Acorn; the G1
Coaching Club American Oaks; the G1 Ogden Phipps; the G1 Personal Ensign; and
the G1 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. She was crowned with an Eclipse award
as Champion 3-Year-Old Filly, and is undisputedly among the best of her generation. Keeneland
will stream the January Sale in its entirety at Keeneland.com. Sessions
begin daily at 10 a.m. ET.