$5.2 Million Quietside, In Foal To Nyquist, Tops First Day Of Keeneland November Sale

Keeneland’s 83 rd * The November Breeding Stock Sale began its run on Tuesday with the first book 1 catalog featuring a select group of accomplished sales, mares in foal leading to mares, and foals sired by prominent stallions and popular sires of youngsters. With 23 horses bringing in $1 million or more compared to 17 who reached the mark last year, Keeneland recorded nearly $96 million in sales – 31.88 percent higher than the first session of 2025.

At $5.2 million, the top seller of the session was Grade 2 winner and Grade 1-placed Quietside, a 4-year-old cash-earner daughter of Malibu Moon by Nyquist carrying her first foal. The Thoroughbreds farm was purchased by Erdenheim, which paid all buyers $7.8 million for the two horses. Erdenheim also paid $2.6 million for Grade 1 winner and moneyer Kilwin.

For the day, Keeneland sold 152 horses in the ring for $95,929,000, for an average of $631,112 and a median of $400,000. In addition to the double increase in sales, the average rose 5.85 percent from $596,205. The median dipped 5.33 percent from last year to $422,500.

“It’s an incredible day,” said Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin. “It was an incredible horse sale. The catalog was high and the buying bench was diverse and deep, and there was just great energy throughout the day. I think it really was a very successful Book 1.”

“I think that’s one thing that’s noticeable is customer confidence,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “It was a study of quality, and today we had a supply. We had the grace of sellers, consignors and owners who committed their stock with us. This is kind of like a proof of mixing things, because this is the very foundation of the industry: the rocks, the pushing. This is where everything starts.

“Sales are on a strong trajectory,” Lacy continued. “We almost double the gross two years ago. We see this trend in the confidence in Keeneland – what we do and we have tried to supply not only domestically but internationally. We will put a lot of time. We travel all over the world. That allows us to be the support system of the industry and happy, and what they expect from us the whole world. Here it is presented in spades.

Quietside, sired by Stone Farm, is out of Grade 2 winner Benner Island and out of the family of Grade 2 winner Spacy Tracy and Grade 3 winner Love Victim. It is the most expensive horse to sell at auction in North America this year.

“It’s spectacular,” Lynn Hancock of Stone Farm said of the sale. “We bred her, raised her and (John Ed Anthony Shortleaf Stables) got her on the track and sent her back to us. She’s a special horse. She ticks all the boxes. Beautiful physique. She’s a superstar, and she’s up here, she’s showing well and people have seen it. We’re just amazed.”

“We love Keeneland,” Hancock added, “and we thought we’d stand here and show well, and it just did. We’ve got a long history with Keeneland, and we’re happy to come here and get this kind of result.”

“My father (John Ed Anthony) deserves all the credit,” Ed Anthony said. “He’s been in the game for 50 years and had a lot of good horses. This race is pretty special because we nurtured it. And we got his mother (Benner Island), who was entered in the (2027 Keeneland) January (Horse of All Ages) Sale. My father is 87, and he’s starting a little.

In other Monday Sales:

Ahavah, a Grade 2 winning runner who is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Vahva and sold as a colt to Gun Runner Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa for $4.8 million. Agent Lane’s 4-year-old daughter, City of Lights, gave away the winner of the Sweat Soiree, Harlan’s Holiday.

“I think a lot of situations come with this family,” Jess Sikura of Hill ‘n Dale said. He calls it “every inquiry.”

MV Magnier and Peter Brant’s White Birch Firm bought Admitte, a 4-year-old Grade 2-winning daughter of Guilt in colt to Good Life, for $3.1 million. Claiborne Farm, agent, delivered a mare from the family of Pulpit’s first sire.

“It’s definitely a difficult project to sell,” Claiborne Walker Hancock said. “We have had a family since (around) 1951. We still have a lot of blood. We have two other fault mares in the family. It is bitter, and to regret. We eat a few mares today – we are just trying some new blood to infuse our balls. The purchase is tough. We had to give more than we wanted.”

Flag Day, a 10-year-old daughter of Giant Cause, who is the dam of a Grade 3 Hall of Fame winner and carrying a full brother to the runner Gun Runner, sold for $2.9 million to Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm. Consigned by Denali Stud, agent for Earl Mack A Complete Breeding Stock Dispersal, she is an extra sense winning stakes mare to compete and from the family of Grade 1 winner Diversify and Grade 3 winner Lady Digby.

“I know he’s (Giant’s Causeway) kind of old at this point, but I think he’s still just one of the top guys we’ve had, and we’re also like (Flag Day) out on Sea Sense Street,” Pope said. “I think it’s a good thing, and he’s coming back as a colt at the Gun Runner. The plan (at Keeneland in September) would be to come back with one yearling and three, three and a half million to come back to (him).”

Pope said that he “expected (Flag Day) about two (million dollars), but everything is bringing a lot of money, and if you want these types of mares, that’s what you have to do.”

Two horses sold for $2.6 million.

The Erdenheim Thoroughbreds paid top prize for Kilwin, a 4-year-old daughter of Twirling Candy who was fourth in Saturday’s Breeders’ Calculus filly and Mare Sprint. Considered a career prospect or broodmare, Kilwin is a half-sister to Grade 2 winner One Timer and Grade 3 winner Just Basking and is from the family of Bellomont Stakes winner Sir Winston. His mother is a Spanish star named Vito.

“We’re making plans,” said Chris Baker, who signed the ticket for Erdenheim Farm. “Whether there are any careers left has yet to be determined. We’ll talk to Rusty Arnold, who coached it, and what makes sense. Ultimately, it’ll be a ball rolling team. That’s a 10-to-15-year project.”

Kilwin was reported by Royal Oak Farm, agent for BBN Racing and Rick Howard.

“It’s quite a journey, it’s really special in its entirety,” said Brian Klatsky, founding partner of BBN Racing. “It’s hard to see her. Our members had a great time with her. New customers can have a lot of fun with her as well. She’s always been part of the family. We wish everyone the best.”

BBN Racing purchased Kilwin for $225,000 at the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

“We train here at Keeneland (on Rice Road),” Klatsky said. “He raced here in the Breeders’ Cup. We buy and sell everything here. This is home for us and BBN Racing.”

David Lanigan, agent/Heider Breed Stables, spent $2.6 million for the Grade 2 winner of the season Girl, a 3-year-old daughter out of the Grade 3 winner Girl Daddy, by Uncle Mo. Taylor Made Sales Agency, sired by In Time Girl, who is from the family of Grade/Group 2 winners Miss Coronado, Ludy Lucia 3 winner and Spirit Road and Step by Step.

“She was a very good filly, a winner of two and she was going to three,” Lanigan said, “She is very attractive from the right shot, and she is a sharp boss in the dirt mares bringing something more. He will make a plan with her and what he is going to bring to her. She has been a ranger and pedigree in the whole book.”

War Watch, whose 3-year-old son The Cat Puma was second in the $7 million Breeders Cup Classics Saturday at Keeneland, sold for $2.4 million to Al Ruwais Stables. The 9-year-old daughter of Declaration of War in Sierra Leone was born from the family of Grade 2 winner Gange and Grade 3 winners Bedanken and Apolda. Hidden Brook, acting, betrayed Eva Belli.

“We bought a quarter of the Cat five weeks ago,” said buyer Bertie Butler. “(Buyer Saleh Al Otaibi) wants to build a broodmare band for big races around the world. I want something less (in price), but I wanted her boss. I like the cover (Sierra Leone) on the mare and her chick (Hip 66, a weanling chick sold by Practical Joke for $900,000) is nice, and the Leopard is cake.

Dead heat winner of the Keeneland G1 Jenny Wiley in April and fourth in the Cup Filly and Sea Turf Maker’s Mark on Saturday, Expensive Queen (IRE) sold to Godolphin for $2.1 million. The 5-year-old daughter of Lope de Vega, who is reported to be an agent at Taylor Made Sales Agency, is a full sister to Group 3 winner Antonia de Vega. His mother is Witches Brew by Duke Marmalade.

At $1.3 million, Book 1’s top selling weanling was a colt by Justify who is a full brother to reigning G1 Betfred Two Thousand Guineas winner Court and sold to MV Magnier and White Birch Farm. Place nursery, agent, consigned the chick, whose mother is the winning Grade 3 placed runner Inchargeofme (GB), by High Chaparral (IRE).

“This is the first time in our first book 1, so we’re excited,” said Griffin Mayer of Nursery Place. “It was an incredible day. Very thanks to all our guys and everyone back in the farm. The horses came up here; they looked great, they showed great and we got the results we were really hoping for.

“We set up a ruling court,” Mayer continued. “I walked the court of dominance as a weanling and got to walk this one. And this horse was better. He really is. He has a bigger step in him. We sold up to Mark (half-brother of Court and weanling) for $1.65 million (at Keeneland) in September, which was incredible. We loved this horse. I’m not surprised by that (price).

Taylor Sales Agency was the session’s leading consignor, selling 34 horses for $22,885,000. Seven horses were included in the Arrangement of Aaron and Mary Jones, which brought in a total of $3.22 million. Bought by Al Ruwais Stables for $975,000, Jones’ top selling horse was Sweet Kisses, a 9-year-old daughter of Carpe Diem in foal. Sweet kisses mother stakes winners Donut God and Hammond.

The November Breeding Stock Sale continues Wednesday at 10 am ET with the first two-day book session of 2.

The auction runs through Wednesday, November 11 with all remaining sessions from 10 am. beginners

On Thursday, November 12, Keeneland will hold the November Horse Racing Sale. The auction starts at noon.

All Keeneland sales are live streaming on Keeneland.com.

This story was first published by Paulick Report on Nov. 4 2026, where for the first time in the News section Add the Paulck Report as Preferred Source by clicking here.

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