From the Keeneland Media Team / Amy Owens:

$170,000 Arcangelo Filly Tops Friday at Keeneland September

 

Auction concludes Saturday

LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 25, 2026) – A filly from the first crop of champion Arcangelo sold to Donato Lanni, agent, for $170,000 to post the most expensive price of Friday’s 11th session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Consigned by Penn Sales, agent for Hannah Smith, the filly is from the family of Grade 2 winner California Angel; Grade 3 winner Cool Kiss; and stakes winners Bashful Charmer, Our Double Play, Cool Spell, Coarsegold, Hot Kiss, Sully’s Dream, Let Em Shine and Golden Diamond. Her dam is the winning Uncle Mo mare Mo’s Love.

With the purchase, Lanni was the session’s leading buyer.

On Friday, with one day remaining in the September Sale, 257 yearlings sold through the ring for $6,086,500, for an average of $23,683 and a median of $17,000. The gross declined 9.54% from last year’s corresponding session when 301 horses sold for $6,728,200. The average is 5.95% higher than $22,353 in 2025, and the median rose 13.33% from $15,000.

Since the auction began Sept. 14, Keeneland has sold 2,595 horses through the ring for $531,986,000, for an average of $205,004 and a median of $100,000. The gross is 4.95% above the same period last year when 2,673 horses brought $506,917,700. The average has increased 8.10% from $189,644 in 2025, while the median is 5.26% higher than $95,000.

In other sales Friday,

Zalimkhan Koilakaev paid $120,000 for a colt from the first crop of Grade 2 winner Pappacap consigned by Paramount Sales, agent. Out of the Distorted Humor mare Red River Hawk, he is from the family of Grade/Group 2 winners Katz Me If You Can, Crazy Mason and Abundancia.

III Beautys Thoroughbred paid $105,000 for a colt by Connect out of the First Samurai mare Beverly’s song. Consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent, he is from the family of Grade 2 winner Super Frolic and Grade/Group 3 winners Lindsay Frolic and Drew’s Gold.

Taproot Bloodstock, agent, paid $100,000 for Admirer, a colt by Bolt d’Oro from the family of Grade 2 winner and leading sire Pulpit. Consigned by Bridie Harrison, agent for Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, he is out of Worshipper, a winning daughter of Awesome Again.

Taylor Made Sales Agency sold 29 yearlings for $711,000 to lead consignors.

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Saturday is the final day of the September Sale, which begins at 10 a.m. ET. The auction is livestreamed at Keeneland.com.

 

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Since its first race meet 90 years ago, the Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. The world’s largest Thoroughbred auction house, Keeneland conducts six sales a year, in January, April, September, October and November. Graduates of Keeneland sales dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. On Oct. 30-31, Keeneland will host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for the fourth time, following 2015, 2020 and 2022. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a privately held company with a not-for-profit mission that returns its earnings to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses and millions of dollars donated in support of horse industry initiatives and charitable contributions for education, research, and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. Keeneland also maintains Keeneland Library, a world-renowned public research institution with the mission of preserving information about the Thoroughbred industry. To learn more, visit Keeneland.com.

For more information please email Keeneland Communications Associate Amy Owens at aowens@keeneland.com