The catalogue for the 2026 Keeneland April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, to be held the evening of Apr. 24 following the final day of racing at the Keeneland Spring Meet, is now available online. The auction will be streamed live online at www.keeneland.com beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.
“The April Sale really captures the momentum of spring racing at its peak,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “Because it's held on closing day of the Spring Meet, which concludes just days before the Kentucky Derby, it capitalizes on a moment when the energy and the audience are at their apex at Keeneland. That setting helps create a dynamic live auction atmosphere for people looking for race-ready horses.”
The catalogue features a variety of horses that are lightly raced with current form. The average number of starts per entry is six and nearly half of those catalogued have won a race in 2026. Keeneland will accept approved supplemental entries to the April Sale until the sale date, allowing sellers to take advantage of current form–including performances during the Spring Meet.
Horses of note in the catalog include:
- Dare to Fly (Daredevil): A stakes-placed 4-year-old filly, she won an allowance at Oaklawn Park in her most recent race. Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, consigns Dare to Fly, who has finished first, second of third in eight of 14 races and has earned more than $250,000. Her dam is Dee Dee Bertie, a winning daughter of Bluegrass Cat and a half-sister to a graded stakes winner;
- Epic Desire (Uncle Mo): A full brother to Grade I winner Adare Manor, the 3-year-old scored his first win at Tampa Bay Downs in January before contesting the Listed Sam F. Davis S. and the Virginia Derby. Out of Grade III winner Brooklynsway (Giant Gizmo), he is consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent;
- Garamond (Uncle Mo): A Juddmonte Farm homebred, the 4-year-old colt placed in the GIII Gotham S. in 2025. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, he is entered in an allowance at Aqueduct Apr. 18. Garamond is out of the Tapit mare Blue Watch (Tapit), a daughter of European champion and millionaire Special Duty (GB);
- Megalodon (Medaglia d'Oro): The 4-year-old son of Medaglia d'Oro placed in the GIII HPIbet Marine S. and the Rushaway S. last year. From the family of champion Forte and out of stakes winner Student Body (Colonel John), Megalodon is consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent;
- Sweet Scorecard (Vekoma): The 4-year-old filly has won both of her races in 2026, taking an Apr. 9 allowance at Keeneland Apr. 9. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, Sweet Scorecard is out of the Hold Me Back mare Sweet Halory (Hold Me Back) and from the family of Grade II/Group 2 winners Halory Hunter and Van Nistelrooy.
Click here for the enhanced digital catalogue on. The catalog, also available through the Equineline Sales Catalogue iPad app, includes pedigrees, Daily Racing Form past performances, and Ragozin and Thoro-Graph figures. Consignors may upload photographs and walking videos.
A print catalogue will be available for pickup at Keeneland's Information Center located near the Grandstand South and Clubhouse entrances beginning Friday, Apr. 17. A supplemental catalogue will be printed prior to the sale.
Because of the changeable nature of horses-of-racing-age catalogs, consignments will be stabled and a barn order list produced and distributed on or around Monday, Apr. 20, when the catalog–including supplements–is close to final.
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