A total of 191 horses have been cataloged for the Keeneland April
Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, which this year will span two evening sessions
on April 8-9. Each night session will commence at 7 p.m. (EDT).
Prospective buyers will have an opportunity to see the two-year-olds perform
under tack during a one-day Preview Show on April 7, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
“We are very excited about the changes in date and format, which will make
the sale more convenient for horsemen,” said Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland’s
director of sales. “First, we’ve moved the dates forward on the calendar to Blue
Grass S. (G1) week, when many horsemen are already here. Secondly, we have
scheduled only one Preview Show, as preferred by all. And finally, we believe
that dividing the sale into two sessions will allow buyers more time to evaluate
the horses.”
Prominent sires represented in the sale include Arch, Cozzene, Distorted
Humor, Dixie Union, Dynaformer, Elusive Quality, Empire Maker, Forestry,
Fusaichi Pegasus, Giant’s Causeway, Gone West, Harlan’s Holiday, Hennessy,
Malibu Moon, Maria’s Mon, Mineshaft, More Than Ready, Mr. Greeley, Posse, Proud
Citizen, Pulpit, Seeking the Gold, Silver Deputy, Sky Mesa, Storm Cat, Stormy
Atlantic, Street Cry (Ire), Tale of the Cat, Unbridled’s Song, and Vindication,
among others.
Birdstone, Canadian Frontier, Cuvee, Domestic Dispute, Johar, Lion Heart,
Medaglia d’Oro, Pleasantly Perfect, Read the Footnotes, Saarland, Smarty Jones,
Speightstown, Strong Hope, and Tapit are among the freshman sires with
two-year-olds in the catalog.
Keeneland will stream live coverage of the Preview Day works, as well as both
sessions of the April Sale, on its website at www.keeneland.com. A PDF version
of the catalog
on Keeneland’s website. Printed catalogs will be mailed the week of March 3.