Capping off a whirlwind stretch from the Breeders’ Cup World Championships straight to the sales ring, the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale concluded Nov. 11 with a brisk market. A total of 2,025 horses changed hands for $253,091,700, including post-ring sales, a 2.9% jump from last year’s $246,042,400 total for 1,986 head. The nine-day sale was the highest-grossing November sale since 2007.
The November Breeding Stock sale set its all-time gross record of $340,877,200 in 2007 during a 15-day run that still featured horses in training. That changed in 2022 when the horses of racing age portion of the sale was separated into a stand-alone event, the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be held Nov. 12…