Book Four holds it's own

Today's second session of book four of the Keeneland yearling sale was the closest to last years results yet. Tuesday's gross was off by $1.8 million but that was mainly due to 16 fewer horses being sold this year. The average of $52000 was close to the $55000 of last year and the median of $50000 was the same.

BEC was shutout for the second consecutive day as one of our potentials had a horrible vet report, one went for about double what we we willing to go to and on the last one we used sound financial principles by not bidding more than 10% over our valuation of the filly.(Though we felt remorseful watching her walk out of the ring despite being so close. A little spoiled after the weekend's fortunate events)

We are negotiating to buy hip number 2516, a Dixie Union colt from Three Chimneys and will get that deal done tomorrow for a very small number. Any interested parties should contact us at (502) 489-7492.

Hip number 2912 was a filly by Street Cry that brought a winning bid of $100000 from Al and Sandee Kirkwood. The filly was out of the stakes winning dam, Mujado, whom BEC Bloodstock purchased on its own behalf in January for $8700. She had a terrific Johar colt who may be entered in the January sale or kept and raced and we are looking for partners on him. The mare is back in foal to Thunder Gulch and is scheduled to be sent to Pennsylvania to drop the foal and take advantage of the lucrative PA breeding incentive program.