# Keeneland catalogs 4,635 horses for 83rd September yearling sale **Published:** 2026-08-11T15:35:28.000Z **Source:** [Keeneland](https://www.keeneland.com/media/news/keeneland-catalogs-4635-horses-83rd-september-yearling-sale) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/keeneland-catalogs-4-635-horses-for-83rd-september-yearling-sale LEXINGTON, Ky. — [Keeneland has cataloged 4,635 horses for the 83rd edition of the September Yearling Sale](https://www.keeneland.com/media/news/keeneland-catalogs-4635-horses-83rd-september-yearling-sale), which will be held over 12 sessions beginning Monday, Sept. 14 through Saturday, Sept. 26. [The online catalog is now available](https://www.keeneland.com/sales/2026/12/september-yearling-sale/catalog-table/), featuring horses by 189 sires, including 24 first-crop sires represented by 1,072 yearlings. Of the catalog entries, 722 yearlings are by North America's top 10 leading sires, underscoring the depth and quality of bloodstock offered at the world's most important Thoroughbred auction. The 2026 sale comes on the heels of [a record-setting 2025 edition that generated $531.5 million in total sales](https://www.keeneland.com/media/news/keeneland-september-concludes-record-5315-million-sales), making it the highest-grossing Thoroughbred auction in history. Last year's sale included 56 yearlings that sold for $1 million or more, and achieved record average prices of $172,755 and a median of $80,000. "The 2025 September Sale established a historic benchmark," Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said. "With record participation and strong economic performance, buying power was evident at every level of the market." The catalog offers notable sire power, with nearly 200 yearlings in Week 1 representing stallions with their initial sales yearlings. Those include Horse of the Year Cody's Wish, who sires 84 yearlings in the entire catalog, along with Grade 1 winners such as Kentucky Derby victor Mage, Belmont winner Arcangelo, and champions Elite Power and Forte. Books 1 and 2 during the opening week will comprise the first four days of bidding, featuring more than 1,100 yearlings representing the sale's highest concentration of sire power and physical quality. A Dark Day on Friday, Sept. 18, when no sales are conducted, will give major domestic and international buyers time to inspect the premium yearlings before bidding resumes Saturday, Sept. 19. [The entire September Sale will be livestreamed at Keeneland.com](https://www.keeneland.com/), with online and phone bidding available. Print catalogs are scheduled to begin arriving in the mail the week of Aug. 24 and will be available for pickup at Keeneland's Information Center. ## Sources - [Keeneland](https://www.keeneland.com/media/news/keeneland-catalogs-4635-horses-83rd-september-yearling-sale) - [2025 Keeneland September Yearling Sale final results](https://www.keeneland.com/media/news/keeneland-september-concludes-record-5315-million-sales) - [Online catalog for 2026 Keeneland September Yearling Sale](https://www.keeneland.com/sales/2026/12/september-yearling-sale/catalog-table/) - [Keeneland.com livestream and sales information](https://www.keeneland.com/) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Keeneland, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://www.keeneland.com/media/news/keeneland-catalogs-4635-horses-83rd-september-yearling-sale.