LEXINGTON, KY (July 29, 2010) – Keeneland has cataloged 4,857 horses for its 2010 September Yearling Sale, to be held Sunday, September 12 through Sunday, September 26. This year’s auction will feature a new format – kicked off by a two-evening select portion of the sale – designed to better serve Keeneland’s customers in today’s dynamic marketplace.

Recognized globally as the “gold standard” for Thoroughbred yearling auctions, the September Sale is represented by nearly 200 stakes winners to date in 2010, highlighted by 21 Grade/Group 1 victors including classic winners Lookin At Lucky and Drosselmeyer; champions Zenyatta and Gio Ponti; and Quality Road, Devil May Care, Life At Ten, Eskendereya, General Quarters, Ice Box, Stately Victor, Crisp, Evening Jewel, Kinsale King and Karelian, among others.

“The September Sale is world-renown for offering a quantity of quality;” said Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland’s Director of Sales. “International and domestic buyers both know they will find a strong selection of extraordinary individuals at every level of the market.

“This year’s list of stakes-winning September Sale alumni reads like a “who’s who” of the top three-year-old colts and fillies and handicap horses, led by Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky, Belmont winner Drosselmeyer and the unbelievable Zenyatta. It further confirms Keeneland’s status as the premier source for graded stakes winners,” Russell added.

Of the total 4,857 yearlings cataloged, 2,562 are colts, 2,292 are fillies and three are geldings.

Yearlings by 294 stallions will be offered in September, with yearlings by 121 stallions cataloged during the sale’s opening week. Of the 40 leading active stallions ranked on the General Sires List, 38 are represented, including the last two yearlings by leading sire Storm Cat. Also cataloged are yearlings by such prominent foreign-based sires as Dansili (GB), Montjeu (IRE), Holy Roman Emperor, King’s Best and Agnes Tachyon (JPN).

“This sale is impressive for the depth and breadth of its stallion roster, featuring an abundance of yearlings by many of the world’s most sought-after sires as well as exciting young stallions,” Russell said.

Yearlings by such established sires as A.P. Indy, Afleet Alex, Arch, Awesome Again, Candy Ride (ARG), Distorted Humor, Dynaformer, El Prado (IRE), Elusive Quality, Empire Maker, Ghostzapper, Giant’s Causeway, Green Desert, Indian Charlie, Kingmambo, Lemon Drop Kid, Malibu Moon, Medaglia d’Oro, Mineshaft, Mr. Greeley, Pulpit, Rahy, Seeking the Gold, Smart Strike, Speightstown, Storm Cat, Street Cry (IRE), Tale of the Cat, Tapit, Tiznow and Unbridled’s Song, among others, will be offered.

Also cataloged are yearlings by such top young stallions as After Market, Any Given Saturday, Aragorn (IRE), Bernardini, Bluegrass Cat, Bob and John, Corinthian, Discreet Cat, Half Ours, Hard Spun, Henny Hughes, Invasor (ARG), Jazil, Latent Heat, Lawyer Ron, Master Command, Political Force, Purim, Rockport Harbor, Scat Daddy, Silver Train, Stevie Wonderboy, Street Sense, Teuflesburg and War Front, among others.

Keeneland presents a new format for its 67th annual September Sale, highlighted by:

* Book 1 comprised of two select evening sessions during which 211 yearlings will be sold, to be conducted Sunday and Monday nights, September 12-13. Evening sessions will start at 7 p.m. ET.

* A comprehensive Book 2 featuring 1,302 yearlings, selling Tuesday – Friday, September 14-17. Roughly 325 horses per day will be presented in alphabetical order by dam in a single catalog.

* Following a “dark” day on Saturday, September 18, Keeneland will continue to offer a diverse selection of yearlings.

All sessions following the select portion of the sale will begin at 10 a.m.

September Sale catalogs will be available on-line at Keeneland.com beginning Tuesday, August 10. Print catalogs will be mailed the week of August 23.

Keeneland will provide live coverage of the entire 14-day sale at Keeneland.com.