by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis LEXINGTON, KY – The Keeneland September Yearling Sale, which surpassed the $300-million mark after four sessions in 2025–the fastest time in its history–stormed passed that mark when its Book 2 section concluded Thursday with a cumulative gross of $318,115,000. Following four sessions a year ago, the auction had grossed

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A strong fourth session of the Keeneland September yearling sale for Greg Goodman's Mt Brilliant Farm consignment continued when a gray colt by the outstanding Not This Time from a deep Juddmonte black-type family fetched $1.65 million. David Ingordo signed the winning ticket. Catalogued as hip 1068, the March 18 foal is out of the

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Bidding on behalf of Dream Big Racing, John Wade, bloodstock agent Donato Lanni was extended to $1.5 million to acquire hip 1018, a Gun Runner filly out of the Grade III-placed Ivyetsu (Tapit) from the consignment of Greg Goodman's Mt. Brilliant Farm as agent. “She looks like Gun Runner, Bob [Baffert] loved her” said Lanni.

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Darley America's Nyquist remained among the most popular stallions during the first two books and he was represented by his seventh seven-figure transaction Thursday afternoon when West Point Thoroughbreds' Terry Finley signed the ticket on hip 973 for $2 million. Finley was doing his bidding on behalf of the active partnership with St. Elias Stable,

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Trainer Miguel Clement is eager to run his marathon-specialist Tawny Port (Pioneerof the Nile) in the G1 Melbourne Cup in Australia, but said he can't yet commit to the race because owner John Fort is not yet on board. The weights for the race were released Thursday and Tawny Port was assigned 55.5 kilograms, which

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