Grade 3 winner Bishops Bay fetches $1.3 million at Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale

Bishops Bay, a five-year-old son of Uncle Mo, was the headline act of Wednesday’s Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale when Pedro Lanz, agent for KAS Stables, purchased the five-year-old for $1.3 million, a record price for the sale. 

Keeneland sold 108 horses through the ring for $10,455,000, an increase of 21.39 per cent from last year’s gross of $8,613,000 for 105 horses sold through the ring. The average of $96,806 increased 18.01 per cent from $82,029 in 2024. The median declined 20 per cent from $50,000 to $40,000.

“This was a strong finish to a remarkable sales season,” Keeneland vice president of sales Tony Lacy said.

“Setting a record for top price in this format is very satisfying and reflects an ongoing demand for quality, race-ready horses as we move into a new season. The momentum we’ve seen throughout the year carried right through to the end, and we are grateful to all the buyers and sellers whose participation and confidence make success like this possible.”

Consigned by Elite, agent, which sold six horses for $200,000 or more, Bishops Bay also captured the Grade 3 Salvator Mile and the Grade 3 Westchester this year and has posted five wins in seven starts with earnings of $468,600 in 2025. In his career, Bishops Bay has won eight races in 12 starts and has earned $702,800.

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Bishop Bay was most recently seen landing the Grade 3 Forty Niner at Belmont at The Big A ten days ago and could make his next start in the Group 2 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct, while future targets include Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park in January. A long-range goal is the Group 1 Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Saudi Arabia in February.

Lanz said Bishops Bay has been on his radar “all year” and expected the horse to bring a high price.

“That’s what usually happens when we have the Middle East fighting for the same horse,” Lanz said. “He was, for me, the best horse – two turns, long-distance horse. We [had] to be ready.

Liz Crow, Elite co-founder and partner, said: “We were thrilled with the price. When we had him here these last couple days, he just never put a foot wrong and showed himself beautifully. He’s a gorgeous horse, so I think he’ll make a nice stallion when he’s done running. I hope he goes on and does some great things in Saudi and really shows [up] everybody over there in those big races.”

The sale of Bishops Bay made Lanz the auction’s top buyer and helped Elite, agent, to through-the-ring sales of $5,370,000 for 41 horses to lead consignors.

“We take this day seriously. It’s kind of our Super Bowl of the year,” Crow said. “We try to recruit as many horses as we can so we have a good volume for people, so that we have the $20,000 horse all the way up to the million-dollar horse. We were really happy with the way things went. It was just a great day for our team. A ton of work goes behind the scenes to get that 44 sold [including three post sales] today.”

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