Potential buyers will be eyeing hundreds of thoroughbred horses this week in Lexington. The 73rd edition of the fall auction at what’s regarded as the primary international sales event begins Monday at the Keeneland race track.
The vast majority of the yearlings in the September Sale have not spent time on the race track. Keeneland Director of Communications Amy Gregory says such a purchase is not just a bloodline-based decision, "You also want a horse that is a good physical, very athletic looking and very well balanced. A horse that looks like they can really grow into a horse that will be a top race horse.”
Gregory says lots of different languages are heard as one walks through the sales grounds and prominent trainers will be on-site as well as buyers. The Book One portion of the sale, which features a number of likely million-dollar horses, runs through Wednesday.?
