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Kameko half-sister among the star acts catalogued for 2020 sale
A total of 4,272 yearlings have been catalogued for the Keeneland September Yearling Sale which will be held over 12 sessions from September 13 - 23. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the auction will offer online bidding and expanded phone bidding for those buyers participating remotely.
The September Sale catalogue, which this year will allow buyers to conduct virtual inspections by featuring walking videos of yearlings, comments from vendors about their yearlings and links to each consignor’s website.
“Keeneland’s September Sale is vital to the Thoroughbred industry and the primary source globally of champions and graded or group stakes winners year after year,” Keeneland president-elect and interim head of sales Shannon Arvin said. “We look forward to welcoming consignors and buyers this fall, and we are collaborating with Fasig-Tipton and government and health officials on protocols to be announced in the coming days that will enable us to conduct a successful and safe sale.
“For those unable to attend, we have expedited our technology initiatives to provide real-time online bidding and expanded our phone bidding capabilities. We also have enhanced the resources available via our digital September Sale catalog to deliver more information directly to our customers.”
An Optimizer (English Channel) half-sister to 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) winner Kameko (Kitten’s Joy) is among some of the highlight lots catalogued at the auction.
