July Selected Yearling Sale The July Selected Yearling Sale, previously known as the summer yearling sale, was held annually from 1943-2002. Wartime restrictions on rail transportation of yearlings to the East led to the inaugural sale, which took place under a tent in the Keeneland Paddock. The July Selected Yearling Sale has not been conducted since 2002. That final July Sale produced European champion One Cool Cat, the sale-topper at $3.1 million, and Eclipse Award-winning juvenile colt Action This Day. Milestones Highest Price Paid for a Colt: $13,100,000 for Seattle Dancer (Nijinsky II–My Charmer), purchased by BBA (England), consigned by Warner L. Jones, Jr. in 1985. Highest Price Paid for a Filly: $3,750,000 for Alchaasibiyeh (Seattle Slew–Fine Prospect), purchased by Darley Stud Management, consigned by Spendthrift Farm in 1984. Highest Average for Horses in Sale: $710,247 for 89 horses in 2001. Highest Average for a Consignor: $2,433,750 for 8 yearlings sold by Warner L. Jones, Jr. in 1985. Highest Average for a Sire: $3,446,666 for 12 yearlings by Northern Dancer in 1984. Most Yearlings Sold: 437 in 1944. Least Yearlings Sold: 87 in 2002. Largest Sum of Money for a Consignor: In the 1985 Keeneland July Selected Yearling Sale, Warner L. Jones Jr. sold 8 yearlings for $19,470,000, the largest sum received by a single consignor in the history of the sale. Highest Prices — July Selected Yearling Sale Colts Price Horse Breeding Purchaser Consignor Year $13,100,000 Seattle Dancer (Nijinsky II-My Charmer) B.B.A. (England) Warner L. Jones Jr. 1985 (World Record for a Yearling) 10,200,000 Snaafi Dancer (Northern Dancer-My Bupers) Aston Upthorpe Stud Crescent Farm 1983 8,250,000 Imperial Falcon (Northern Dancer-Ballade) B.B.A. (England) Windfields Farm 1984 7,100,000 Jareer (Northern Dancer-Fabuleux Jane) Darley Stud Management Bruce Hundley, agent for Ralph C. Wilson Jr. 1984 7,000,000 Laa Etaab (Nijinsky II-Crimson Saint) Gainsborough Farm Tom Gentry 1985 6,500,000 Amjaad (Seattle Slew-Desiree) Darley Stud Management Spendthrift Farm, agent for Mr. and Mrs. 1984 Louis E. Wolfson and Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs 5,400,000 Obligato (Northern Dancer-Truly Bound) B.B.A. (Ireland) Windfields Farm 1984 5,100,000 Wassl Touch (Northern Dancer-Queen Sucree) Darley Stud Management North Ridge Farm 1984 SALES 4,600,000 Professor Blue (Northern Dancer-Mississippi Mud) B.B.A. (England) Lane’s End Farm 1984 4,250,000 Empire Glory (Nijinsky II-Spearfish) B.B.A. (Ireland) Glencoe Farm 1982 4,250,000 Foxboro (Northern Dancer-Desert Vixen) B.B.A. (England) North Ridge Farm 1983 Fillies Price Horse Breeding Purchaser Consignor Year $ 3,750,000 Alchaasibiyeh (Seattle Slew-Fine Prospect) Darley Stud Management Spendthrift Farm 1984 3,700,000 Scene Seeker (Seeking the Gold-Escena) Reynolds Bell Jr., agent Denali Stud (Craig Bandoroff), 2001 agent for Falls Creek Farm 3,600,000 Born Perfect (Mr. Prospector-Molly Girl) Padua Stables Taylor Made Sales Agency, 2000 agent for Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mabee 3,400,000 Sophisticat (Storm Cat-Serena’s Song) D.L. O’Byrne Denali Stud (Craig Bandoroff), 2000 agent for Robert and Beverly Lewis 3,000,000 Ustoura (Storm Cat-Inca Legacy) John Ferguson Bloodstock Gainesway, agent for Marylou Whitney Stables 2001 2,800,000 Gone To The Moon (Gone West-Miraloma) Padua Stables Denali Stud (Craig Bandoroff), 1999 agent for Robert and Beverly Lewis 2,800,000 Platinum Heights (Storm Cat-Amelia Bearhart) Eugene Melnyk David and Ginger Mullins (Doninga), agent 2002 2,600,000 Onramed (Saint Ballado-Katies [IRE]) The Thoroughbred Corp. Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent 2001 2,500,000 Ma Petite Jolie (Northern Dancer-Ballade) Aston Upthorpe Stud Windfields Farm 1983 2,500,000 Savannah Dancer (Northern Dancer-Valoris II) Allen E. Paulson Bedford Farm, agent for Shira Racing, Ltd. 1983 2,500,000 Moon Light Miracle (Northern Dancer-Blue Tepee) D. Wayne Lukas Three Chimneys Farm, agent 1985 for Woodstock Enterprises 2,500,000 Yaqut (Northern Dancer-Christmas Bonus) H. Thomson Jones Lane’s End Farm 1985 Rev. 2/21/18 2018 Keeneland Media Guide | Sales 263 ® History of July Selected Yearling Sales Colts Fillies Grand Totals Year Cataloged Sold RNA Outs* Number Average Number Average Average Median Gross 2002 200 87 59 54 38 $ 510,921 49 $ 468,775 $ 487,184 $ 300,000 $ 42,385,000 2001 164 89 43 32 42 850,110 47 585,255 710,247 430,000 63,212,000 2000 208 130 50 28 67 705,522 63 531,143 621,015 400,000 80,732,000 1999 216 132 49 35 68 613,824 64 548,047 581,932 400,000 76,815,000 1998 231 149 52 30 92 545,783 57 381,053 482,765 360,000 71,932,000 1997 260 175 61 24 104 377,019 71 328,944 357,514 300,000 62,565,000 1996 219 167 37 15 86 402,616 81 293,889 349,880 300,000 58,430,000 1995 243 188 37 18 108 242,361 80 253,438 247,074 200,000 46,450,000 1994 287 194 63 30 109 251,193 85 210,412 233,325 200,000 45,265,000 1993 279 208 43 28 112 244,464 96 224,896 235,433 175,000 48,970,000 1992 288 183 83 22 109 284,725 74 220,203 258,634 125,000 47,330,000 1991 317 230 70 17 128 345,281 102 287,324 319,578 170,000 73,503,000 1990 326 234 64 28 110 393,909 124 314,839 352,009 180,000 82,370,000 1989 319 256 45 18 139 434,863 117 349,274 395,746 182,500 101,311,000 1988 334 266 57 11 126 431,905 140 310,179 367,838 200,000 97,845,000 1987 362 295 49 18 152 438,862 143 299,629 371,369 – 109,554,000 1986 304 256 35 13 143 448,790 113 356,743 408,160 – 104,489,000 1985 306 258 34 14 142 595,986 116 465,647 537,383 – 138,645,000 1984 342 323 – 19 165 637,527 158 447,722 544,681 – 175,932,000 1983 320 301 – 19 173 546,619 128 440,508 501,495 – 150,950,000 1982 314 297 – 17 168 344,625 129 328,760 337,734 – 100,307,000 1981 389 369 – 20 227 245,106 142 258,120 250,114 – 92,292,000 1980 316 301 – 15 166 209,367 135 181,489 196,863 – 59,256,000 1979 332 305 – 27 192 160,333 113 147,469 155,567 – 47,448,000 1978 373 350 – 23 193 135,984 157 104,038 121,654 – 42,579,000 1977 340 324 – 16 179 89,475 145 80,262 85,343 – 27,651,000 1976 359 346 – 13 207 70,082 139 61,353 66,575 – 23,035,000 1975 364 342 – 22 190 56,558 152 49,987 53,637 – 18,344,000 1974 344 320 – 24 180 53,764 140 53,136 53,489 – 17,116,500 1973 366 350 – 16 193 59,466 157 53,554 56,814 – 19,885,000 SALES 1972 346 324 – 22 174 41,221 150 32,321 37,100 – 12,020,700 1971 345 333 – 12 176 33,259 157 30,111 31,775 – 10,581,000 1970 269 262 – 7 149 33,628 113 25,571 30,152 – 7,900,000 1969 313 299 – 14 177 27,799 122 22,652 25,699 – 7,684,000 1968 260 248 – 12 141 30,900 107 30,369 30,671 – 7,606,500 1967 301 284 – 17 173 21,040 111 20,455 20,812 – 5,910,500 1966 306 292 – 14 161 20,460 131 15,435 18,206 – 5,316,100 1965 299 282 – 17 169 17,413 113 18,810 17,973 – 5,068,300 1964 291 271 – 20 179 19,203 92 14,200 17,505 – 4,743,800 1963 291 275 – 16 154 16,626 121 11,091 14,191 – 3,902,600 1962 298 273 – 25 143 14,224 130 11,640 12,993 – 3,547,200 1961 314 298 – 16 162 16,759 136 11,104 14,178 – 4,225,000 1960 322 303 – 19 179 13,432 124 9,556 11,844 – 3,588,700 1959 315 303 – 12 167 12,697 136 10,396 11,664 – 3,534,300 1958 389 357 – 32 200 11,375 157 7,374 9,615 – 3,432,600 1957 244 235 – 9 145 13,667 90 8,764 11,789 – 2,770,500 1956 364 350 – 14 189 11,570 161 7,920 9,891 – 3,462,000 1955 363 346 – 17 201 13,106 145 8,479 11,167 – 3,863,700 1954 363 344 – 19 197 11,331 147 8,075 9,940 – 3,419,300 1953 321 302 – 19 171 10,372 131 8,460 9,746 – 2,943,400 264 2018 Keeneland Media Guide | Sales Rev. 2/21/18 ® History of July Selected Yearling Sales Colts Fillies Grand Totals Year Cataloged Sold RNA Outs* Number Average Number Average Average Median Gross 1952 382 367 – 15 214 $ 8,500 153 $ 5,952 $ 7,438 – $ 2,729,700 1951 413 388 – 25 227 9,395 161 6,603 8,237 – 3,195,900 1950 407 381 – 26 251 6,462 130 5,133 6,009 – 2,289,300 1949 414 397 – 17 233 6,484 164 4,113 5,504 – 2,185,200 1948 443 425 – 18 255 7,489 170 5,218 6,580 – 2,796,700 1947 455 436 – 19 252 7,956 184 5,282 6,827 – 2,976,400 1946 428 415 – 13 231 11,201 184 8,295 9,912 – 4,113,600 1945 422 405 – 17 223 8,754 182 6,495 7,739 – 3,134,250 1944 482 437 – 45 249 6,128 188 4,043 5,231 – 2,286,000 Horses which failed to meet their reserve bid not included after 1984.