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Keeneland sale closes with strongest numbers in four years
by Alicia Wincze Hughes, 1.13.2012, Lexington Herald-Leader
How quickly it takes to fully recover from an ailment often depends on what, if any, setbacks occur during the healing.
With the first major auction of the new year now in the books, the Thoroughbred marketplace succeeded in drawing another healthy breath devoid of major complications.
On the heels of a 2011 sales season that produced sustained upswings for the first time in three years, the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages sale picked up the mantle of momentum during a smashing four-day run that concluded Thursday, producing its highest overall numbers since 2008…Read more at Kentucky.com
Keeneland Sales Daily Updates
by Jeff Beach, 1.11.2012, Business Lexington
It only took two days for the 2012 January Horses of All Ages Sale to surpass the sales totals from the five-day sale of 2011.
Gross receipts from the auction pushed past $30 million on Tuesday, the second day of the four-day sale, surpassing the 2011 sale total by nearly $5 million.
“It was another strong day, with increases in average and median prices and an especially big increase in gross sales,” said Walt Robertson, Keeneland’s Vice President of Sales…Read more at BizLex.com
Weather and prospects looking up for Keeneland horse sale
Alicia Wincze Hughes, 1.9.2012, Lexington Herald-Leader
The 2012 Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale doesn’t start until Monday, but already the differences between it and recent editions are hard to miss.
Bitter cold and occasional snow normally serve as the sale’s backdrop; instead, consignors and buyers found themselves stripping off jackets while walking through barns during this weekend’s sunshine and unseasonably mild temperatures.
Mother Nature’s tone was not the only thing on the upswing. For the first time since 2008, the eve of the first major horse auction of the year found its participants discussing the market’s recent progress instead of bemoaning its well-documented struggles. …Read more at Kentucky.com
