Precipitate, a 5-year-old daughter of Pioneerof the Nile in foal to Tacitus, sold to James Wyenandt for $80,000 to be the highest-priced purchase of Wednesday’s next-to-last session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. 

From the family of champion Close Hatches, 2023 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) winner Idiomatic and Grade 2 winner Tacitus, Precipitate was consigned by Lane’s End, agent for Juddmonte. On Tuesday, her half-sister Forenoon sold as a broodmare prospect to JCB Stables for $150,000.

Lane’s End, which sold horses that brought five of the 10-highest prices Wednesday, was the day’s leading consignor with sales of $593,600 for 34 horses.

For the session, Keeneland sold 258 horses through the ring for $3,065,300, a 28.93% decrease from the eighth day of the 2022 November Sale, when total receipts were $4,313,300 for 260 horses. The average of $11,881 was 28.38% below $16,590 for the corresponding session last year. The median of $9,250 declined 15.91% from last year’s $11,000. 

With one session remaining in the auction, 1,873 horses have sold through the ring for $173,925,300, which is 15.45% below last’s year’s cumulative gross of $205,696,600 for 1,826 horses sold through eight days. The average of $92,859 is 17.57% lower than last year’s $112,649, while the median of $40,000 declined 20% from $50,000 last year.

Scarabea, a 5-year-old winning stakes-placed daughter of American Pharoah bred to Hightail for her first foal, sold Wednesday to The Racing Advisory for $75,000. Buckland Sales (Zach Madden), agent, consigned the mare, who is out of Grade 3 winner Starstruck (IRE), by Galileo (IRE), and a half-sister to stakes winner Turf War. Scarabea is from the family of Irish and English highweight Agnetha, Group 2 winner Areion and Group 3 winner Dancing King.

Lane’s End, agent, also consigned the day’s most expensive weanling, a colt by Tonalist purchased by Raylan Givens for $60,000. Out of the winning Distorted Humor mare Playful Humor, he is from the family of champion Pleasant Stage along with Grade 1 winners Marsh Side and Seattle Meteor.

Tonalist also is the sire of a weanling filly consigned by Lane’s End, agent, who sold to Boyd Crowder for $50,000. Out of the winning War Front mare Quant, she is from the family of 2023 Pennsylvania Derby (G1) winner Saudi Crown as well as Grade 1 winner Noble’s Promise, Grade 2 winner New Economy and Grade 3 winner New Normal.

Wednesday’s leading buyer was Triple Crown, which purchased 10 horses for $159,500.