Music City Stables acquired a weanling filly from the first crop of stakes winner Nashville for $85,000 to record the highest purchase price of Tuesday’s next-to-last session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

Consigned by Buckland Sales (Zach Madden), agent, the filly is out of the winning Cindago mare Be a Lady and from the family of Grade 3 winners Stem the Tide, Gottcha Gold and American Freedom. 

For the session, Keeneland sold 236 horses through the ring for $3,184,100, a 3.88% increase from last year when total receipts were $3,065,300 for 258 horses. The average of $13,492 was 13.56% higher than $11,881 for the corresponding session in 2023. The median of $10,000 rose 8.11% from last year’s $9,250. 

With one day remaining in the auction, 1,839 horses have sold through the ring for $184,644,600, which marks a 6.16% increase over last’s year’s cumulative gross of $173,925,300 for 1,873 horses sold through eight days. The average of $100,405 is 8.13% above last year’s $92,859, while the median of $45,000 is 12.50% higher than $40,000 last year.

Also on Tuesday, Machmer Hall purchased a weanling colt by Oscar Performance for $75,000. Consigned by Claiborne Farm, agent, he is out of the winning Ghostzapper mare Screenwriter and from the family of Canadian Horse of the Year Arravale.

Two horses each brought $52,000.

Machmer Hall spent the amount for Secret Ballot, an 11-year-old mare by Courageous Cat carrying a member of the first crop of foals by champion Arcangelo. Out of Private Status, by Alydar, she is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Secret Status and Grade 3 winner Alumni Hall. Secret Ballot is the dam of stakes-placed Savoy, by Honor Code. 

Secret Ballot was consigned by Lane’s End, agent, the session’s leading consignor with sales of $492,500 for 25 horses.

Also spending $52,000 was Sadie Racing Stable on a weanling filly by Tiz the Law. Consigned by Legacy Bloodstock, agent, she is out of Lightning Lucy, by Giant’s Causeway, and from the family of Grade 1 winner and sire Devil His Due.

Two horses brought $50,000 apiece.

The first was a weanling colt from the first crop of Belmont (G1) winner Mo Donegal sold for the amount to Shortleaf Stable. Consigned by Castle Park Farm (Noel Murphy), agent, he is a half-brother to stakes winner Baytown Chatterbox and from the family of Grade 2 winner and sire Pulpit. His dam is stakes winner Endless Chatter, by First Samurai.

Cem Sevim paid $50,000 for the stallion prospect Beatbox, a Grade 3-winning son of Pioneerof the Nile who is a half-brother to Grade 1 winner Guarana. Consigned by Lane’s End, agent, he is out of the winning Distorted Humor mare Magical World and from the family of Grade 1 winner Pleasant Home and Grade 2 winner Country Hideaway.

Tuesday’s leading buyer was Mahmud F. Mouni, who paid $191,200 for 11 horses.

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The November Breeding Stock Sale concludes Wednesday with a session beginning at 10 a.m. ET.

On Thursday, Keeneland will hold the November Horses of Racing Age Sale. The auction starts at noon.

All Keeneland sales are streamed live on Keeneland.com.