The November Breeding Stock Sale is the world's premier Thoroughbred auction of its type in terms of total sales and average price.
In November 2006, an internationally broad base of buyers spent a near-record $313 million at Keeneland. Among the top prices were Keeneland sale records of $6.1 million for a horse in training and $2.4 million for a weanling filly, the sale of major stakes winner Madcap Escapade for $6 million, and a North American record price of $2.7 million for a weanling colt.
The November Sale, conducted annually since 1944, features broodmares, weanlings, racing and broodmare prospects, stallions and stallion shares. With the exception of the early years and dispersals, yearlings have not been offered in November.
Among the champion broodmares sold in November are Ashado ($9 million, a world record for a broodmare prospect), Jewel Princess, Storm Song, Tiffany Lass, Open Mind, Lady's Secret, Life's Magic, Princess Rooney and Estrapade.