Hypersport Sells for $240,000 at Keeneland
The 7-year-old stakes-placed winner by Blame sold to Claiborne Farm during the November Breeding Stock Sale.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Equestrian
Hypersport, a 7-year-old stakes-placed winner by Blame, sold to Claiborne Farm for $240,000 at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. The mare is in foal to Fierceness and was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency.
Why it matters
The sale highlights strong demand for proven broodmare prospects at Keeneland, with Sunday's session gross totaling $10,180,700 across 264 horses. The result also reflects continued bidding activity in the Lexington bloodstock market despite a year-over-year decline in session gross.
Sunday's session produced a 16.7% RNA rate, with 55 horses failing to meet their reserve. Keeneland has cumulatively sold 1,399 horses for $239,119,900 so far this year.
The players
Keeneland
Keeneland is a Lexington, Kentucky racecourse and thoroughbred auction house known for hosting major breeding stock sales.
Claiborne Farm
Claiborne Farm is a historic Paris, Kentucky thoroughbred breeding operation with a long record of top stallions and broodmares.
Taylor Made Sales Agency
Taylor Made Sales Agency is a Lexington-based consignment firm that represents thoroughbred breeders at major auctions.
The details
Hypersport was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, the session's leading consignor with $1,305,500 in sales across 34 horses. Sunday's most expensive weanling, a colt by Yaupon, sold to Clover Creek Racing for $180,000 during the same session.
Timeline
Nov. 8, 2026: Hypersport sold for $240,000 during the sixth session.
Nov. 8, 2026: First day of Book 4 sold 264 horses.
Nov. 9, 2026: The sale resumes at 10 a.m. ET.
Season Trajectory
The November Breeding Stock Sale remains Keeneland's central autumn event, and this year's first day of Book 4 trails last year's gross by 8.2%. Keeneland's cumulative total of $239,119,900 across 1,399 horses positions the sale within its ongoing 2026 selling season.
Breeders and buyers tracking the market can follow the remaining sessions through Nov. 11 to see whether the Sunday median of $28,000 holds. The outcome of the 55 unsold horses may signal how later consignments are priced.
The takeaway
Sales at Keeneland this November show that proven broodmares with strong pedigrees still command six-figure premiums in a market where median prices remain far lower. Readers following bloodstock trends can use the session averages as a benchmark for evaluating future auction results.
What happens next
The November Breeding Stock Sale resumes Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. ET and is scheduled to conclude Nov. 11, 2026.
Further reading
Explore more Equestrian coverage from across the Lexington bloodstock market.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Blood Horse Interactive.
