All in all, 3,213 of the 4,027 horses cataloged sold for a $205,899,500 gross and $81,966 average (up 2.13 percent) at the November Keeneland sale. The median remained steady at $35,000.

The RNA rate was 21.82 percent. A total of 18 horses brought seven figures, including the $3.9-million sale topper Aloof (Ire), a group-winning daughter of Galileo (Ire) who was sold bred to War Front. Naples Bay, a graded stakes winning half-sister to Grade 1 winner and major stallion Medaglia d’Oro commanded the second highest bid.

Dr. Duane and Susan Hopp’s second filly purchase was a weanling half-sister to $119,340 stakes-placed Jazz from the first crop of Whitney Handicap (G1) winner Tizway.

On day 11, WTBOA member Richard Kessler signed for a young Tapit mare bred to Posse, whose $111,237-winning dam is a half-sister to $1.2-million stakes winner Agnes Wing and $272,657 stakes winner Sea Span.