Keeneland yearling sale

Continues today... and from a sales stance... keeneland officials called sunday a quote: "solid day"..

L3: white keeneland yearling sale continues anticipated lower sales due to pandemic the opening day featured claiborne farm paying $1.25 million dollars for a tapit filly..

Compared to last year's $2.5 million payment for a tapit colt.

While keeneland sales officials say they anticipated lower sales this year... as a result of the pandemic... they say the safety changes have put a damper on the 'hype' normally generated -- which they say tends to drive prices up..

L3: white geoffrey sales, keeneland geoffrey russell, dir.

Of sales operations: "we have our buyers spread out over on the grounds in three different places and we also have them on the internet and the telephone.

We like doing the sales pavillion and our back ring where it can create more atmosphere and intense bidding."

Shannon arvin, president-elect, interim head of sales, keeneland: "that electricity kinda creates the competition.

In many ways, it's a competition."

L3: white 5 internet sales sunday, 111 bids keeneland yearling sale opening day as far as the rest c1 3 of the sale, they didn't put a monetary number on it, but said they simply wanted to finish strong and stay optimistic for the upcoming fall meet, breeder's cup and another sale in november.