Keeneland has catalogued 80 horses for its April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be held the evening of Friday, Apr. 25 following the races on closing day of the Spring Meet, according to a press release from the sales company on Wednesday.
Supplemental entries to the April Sale will be accepted until the sale date. The auction, which will be livestreamed on Keeneland.com, will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET following the 10-race card. With a post of 5:09 p.m. ET, the ninth race is the featured GIII Bewitch Stakes.
“Strategically positioned at the end of the Spring Meet and just before Kentucky Derby Week, the April Sale gathers the industry's top owners, trainers and bloodstock agents in one central location,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “This competitive buying bench combined with a catalog of proven and ready-to-run Thoroughbreds create the perfect opportunity for buyers to secure talent for the summer season.”
Horses entered in the sale include more than a dozen winners of their most recent races and more than 25 horses that have earned 80+ Beyer Speed Figures in their last starts. Twenty entries are by stallions in the top 10 of progeny earnings in 2025.
Several horses of note in the catalogue are:
- Chandigarh (hip 37), a 4-year-old gelding by Speightstown who in his second start won a maiden special weight race on the turf on Apr. 13 at Tampa Bay Downs. Consigned by ELiTE, agent, he is out of GSW Colonial Flag, (Pleasant Tap).
- Graffiti Writer (hip 58), a 3-year-old colt by Into Mischief who is coming off a win in a maiden special weight race at Tampa Bay. ELiTE, agent, consigns the son GSW Paid Up Subscriber (Candy Ride {Arg}).
- Instant Coffee (hip 77), a 5-year-old MGSW by Bolt d' Oro who finished third in the GIII Michelob Ultra Challenger Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs in March in his most recent start. Consigned by Greenfield Farms, agent, Instant Coffee is out of the SP Uncle Mo mare Follow No One.
- Miso Spicy (Fr) (hip 73), a 3-year-old filly by Mehmas (Ire) who scored a 4 1/2-length victory in a 5-furlong turf race Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Consigned by ELiTE, agent, she is out of the winning Exceed And Excel (Aus)mare Karishma (Ire).
- Normandy Coast (hip 80), a 3-year-old colt by Omaha Beach who won Keeneland's Palisades Stakes Apr. 6. The winner of three races in five starts, he is consigned by Kenneally Racing, agent. Normandy Coast is out of the winning Congrats mare Alliteration.
- Star of Wonder (hip 18), a 4-year-old colt by Uncle Mo who is a half-brother to MGSW Shedaresthedevil (Daredevil). The 'TDN Rising Star' honoree is a winner of four of five career races, most recently a one-mile optional claimer at Aqueduct Apr. 4. He is consigned by ELiTE, agent.
Click here for the enhanced digital catalogue. The book is also available through the Equineline Sales Catalog iPad app, includes pedigrees, Daily Racing Form past performances, and Ragozin and Thoro-Graph figures. Consignors may upload photographs and walking videos.
Beginning Thursday, Apr. 17 a print catalogue will be available for pickup at Keeneland's Information Center (formerly called the Welcome Center) located near the Grandstand South and Clubhouse entrance. A supplement will be printed prior to the sale.
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